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What Do You Mean by “Success”?
I decided to break this down for myself before writing this, and it was a very worthwhile exercise. We get distracted with our current obsession with KPI’s to measure success of anything – revenue targets, profits, stock price, engagement, followers, steps per day… you get the idea… you probably have your own list of KPI’s,… Continue reading
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How to be “Bored”
Boredom is misunderstood and overlooked. We celebrate productivity and efficiency and, counterintuitive as it may seem, boredom can be a secret weapon for success. In this blog post, I’ll explore how intentional boredom can transform our lives and businesses. The Decline of Boredom Boredom has been a part of the human experience since the dawn… Continue reading
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Excellence is Hidden in the Mundane
We tend to romanticise talent as something mysterious and unattainable. Something borne out of grand gestures or extraordinary moments, but it’s the relentless dedication to the boring, day-to-day details that lead to the mastery of a craft. The Illusion of Overnight Success Our age is obsessed with overnight success – “I make $5m a month… Continue reading
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F*ck your Silo: Start Thinking In-between Disciplines
One thing I despise is siloed thinking and worse, siloed operations in business. Where nobody knows what other departments are doing. It’s insanely inefficient and ineffective. Strategy can only work effectively if all the parts of the whole work together “The best ideas do not emerge within disciplines, they emerge at the intersections between them.”… Continue reading
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Paralysis to Progress: Why, What, Execute, and Iterate.
The TL;DR of this entire of this post is to lament being stuck in one’s head and not taking action. Endless strategy development, being held back in fear of the enormity of what you want to accomplish, so much so that it paralyses you and you either don’t start or you get stuck in a… Continue reading