Book: The Daily Stoic365 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and The Art of Living.A welcome addition to my morning routine.Perfect with a cup of tea (or orange juice).Ideal to kick start your brain for the day ahead. Podcast: The High Performance Podcast125 Episodes (and counting) of Interviews with highly successful individuals.Almost perfect for the drive to and from work.A great companion on...
It’s Sunday, around 2pm.I’ve been sent on a mission.A mission with a 4pm deadline! My daughter has become a bit of an amateur photographer.It’s her BFFs birthday tomorrow and she needs some prints.I head to everyone’s high street photo retailer – Boots. Phone connected.Tap transfer.Select size.Make payment.Printing begins. “This was a piece of cake.” I...
(A title I didn’t think I’d ever actually write) A drop of experienceA pinch of emotionA smattering of factsA teaspoon of takeawaysA few grains of honestyBlend with a current topic or trendLeave to bake on LinkedIn for an hour (or so)Check occasionally for commentsIf heated debate, leave to cool for an additional 10 minutesServe with a tweet and a blog post Do not reheat once...
It was a simple concept.Share a little slice of positivity on a Friday afternoon. Each week the customer care manager would collate a few of the best reviews that we’d received over the last 7 days.They’d then be added to a very simple email and sent to everyone in the business at 3pm on a Friday afternoon.The subject line simply said ‘Happy Friday’. It was the perfect...
Last night I ran a 5k race, the last time I ran at an organised event It was 100k over 2 days. It felt very different! Short is about energy & speed.Long is about consistency & endurance. These are two very different distances that need different approaches.They also have different impacts on your mind and body. There are interesting parallels between running and working in a digital...
This was the motto of an activewear brand I worked for.It’s a beautifully simple phrase that reminds you to be mindful whilst being active.It came to me this morning as I cycled to work.Like most journeys, there are uphills and downhills. The UPHILL The anticipationThe energyThe burn There are a few options… Double down, grit your teeth and push throughWork through the gears, maintain...
The average human attention span has dropped behind everyone’s favourite childhood pet… The gold fish. The gold fish is now comfortably 1 second ahead of us, with a 9 second attention span. Microsoft revealed this updated statistic from a recent study they shared. Our ever decreasing attention span should be considered when you: – Create your email subject lines– Design...
A simple grid of squares.Columns and rows of data.A mathematical wizard at your fingertips. Loved by finance teams.Abused by marketing teams.Avoided by creative teams. Used by business to track budgets.Often home to your expense claims.Akin to a crystal ball for forward forecasts. Manipulated by marketeers to house their campaign plans.Displaying the social media teams colour coded activity plan...
David v GoliathSpeed Boat v Oil TankerAgility v RigidityGrowth v DeclineFlexibility v FormalityPurpose Driven v Profit DrivenSmall v BigPersonal v AnonymousRemote v CentralisedStand Ups v MeetingsSlack v EmailDoing v Debating
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Monday’s are all about numbers for me. Alarm at 5:30. Waking and working out to the numbers. 30 minutes of yoga and reflection.20 minutes of inspirational content.30 minutes for shower & breakfast. Work by 7:30. Crunching the numbers. Daily sales, weekly performance, month to date.Traffic, average order value, conversion.Channel performance, product performance, market performance...
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