Posts Tagged ‘success’
The Advantage Of Not Knowing For Sure
Success is as unpredictable as failure. Nobody knows for sure what will be a hit or a miss. Every runaway success is only obvious with hindsight. And yet we expend so much of our creative energy trying to be successful to our detriment. When you liberate yourself from the pressure of having to win, you’re…
Read MoreThe Unexpected
Contrary to what we often believe, people want more than what was expected.
We consistently underrate, undervalue, and underutilise our humanity.
Care Most
We mistakenly believe that we are powerless to make a difference in an all is lost moment when in fact the opposite is true.
Read MorePerfect Timing
An ideal audience isn’t just one that’s available—it’s one that’s receptive.
When we say something is just as important as how we say it.
Gap Bridging
What gap does your product or service help your audience to bridge?
Read MoreNeeds And Wants
If we are to do our best work, we must also be intentional about the kind of business and life we want to build. We often default to prioritising our needs while neglecting our wants.
Read MoreThe Daily Opportunity
Meaningful progress doesn’t happen in a single, magical alignment of the stars. Opportunity can’t pass us by because it’s available to us in this moment and the next one.
Read MoreGrowing Small
I remember landing my first ‘real’ job like it was yesterday. One of the big British supermarket chains was opening a huge store not far from where I lived in Dublin. It was good news for the hundreds of people who would be employed there—more jobs, more choice for consumers—a win-win. At fifteen, I thought…
Read MoreThe Stories We Live And Leave
In the end, all that will be left of us is the stories other people share about us.
How can we make those the stories worth telling?
Like The Weather
Often the thing we can’t control distracts us to the point of getting in the way of the things we can affect and change.
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