One of the hardest things I have experienced in business since starting up is judging if I can or indeed should trust people. It is a question that has quite surprised me, to be honest, and something I hadn’t really expected to ask when I entered self-employment. My journey over the last 18 months…
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We live in an increasingly technological world. It feels like the advancement of technology progresses at such a rate that us, mere biological creatures, cannot keep up. Considering social media as an example; we developed a communication tool so powerful to connect the world, offer instant feedback and inform us, but little did we predict…
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There seems to be a large focus on business growth. From funding and investment to scaling up, the emphasis seems to be about taking your business to the next level. While transitioning from a lifestyle business to more serious revenue generation and then progression into passive income models is great for some… Not everyone wants…
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Is it me or is pricing the most difficult thing ever? I know many individuals who have non-negotiable rates and others for whom it is all pure negotiation. I probably land somewhere in the middle of this. In an older episode of Colleagues Getting Coffee, Steve Reeve and I talk about “confidence” is the key…
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They say you write the advice you need to hear, and here is definitely some advice I have needed in my career. Saying no is problematic, sometimes uncomfortable and can be a bit awkward. How do you navigate this tiny word? As a confessed people pleaser, I find it very difficult because I…
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Now, this could be quite a controversial article, but I think it is something that needs to be discussed. Blocking people on LinkedIn might be a necessary approach if someone is particularly challenging or perhaps over-familiar. Still, I do feel blocking people is quite a significant statement, and it begs the question… Does it belong…
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I have a problem. I can’t stop talking about Popeye! It started last year when I tried to explain the difference between features and benefits during a Personal Branding talk. It is funny how simple things strike you and make a lot of sense when translating concepts. And it seems to capture the audience too.…
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Is it true that nothing is original anymore? It seems you can’t go online at the moment without people having duplicated or repurposed something for their own use and promotion. I even went to a seminar recently where the speaker advocated plagiarism. But when does this become a problem? Or does it even matter? Original…
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The truth is I love and hate social media content. What’s wrong with it I hear you cry? Well, in my opinion, social content can be inauthentic, self-promotional, self-perpetuating, clickbait nonsense. There I said it! People sharing meaningless stuff they believe will get likes but for no real reason and tagging in irrelevant people to…
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In the age when almost everything is branded, and people feel a connection to branded objects, it is a good opportunity to use the power of personal branding to ramp up your engagement and potentially sales. Becoming a personal brand is quite complex and takes a lot of self-discovery and reflection, but if you master…
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