• An interesting email

    Wow!… Sunday has rolled around fast! So that means it’s… mailbag time! Scooping out the question for today… this one comes in via LinkedIn. I already replied to this person. But little did they know their innocous question and my… Read more…

  • Social media shifting sands

    This is a rant-ette. Just warning you now. It’s about one BIG reason why I think putting all your business eggs in a social media basket can be a high-risk recipe for disaster. Here’s why: You’re probably already aware of… Read more…

  • She reminded me of Gary Halbert

    As I opened the kitchen door this morning… Nellie was all over me. Anyone would have thought I’d neglected her for a week! Truth is… I was 3 hours late feeding her. Oops! I let myself get caught up chatting… Read more…

  • The antidote clothed in simplicity

    People often unintentionally screw up because they don’t realize they’re thinking more about their next thing than their current thing. In life, your next thing will tend to go way better if you focus first on not screwing up your… Read more…

  • Marty McFly moments

    If the name “Marty McFly” doesn’t ring a bell… Perhaps DeLorean, Doc Brown, or Flux capacitor will. Back to the Future is a Robert Zemeckis-directed masterpiece. In my humble opinion. It’s about Marty accidentally going back in a time travelling… Read more…

  • It’s like family

    In my 32 years of driving I’ve never caused a collision. Rather proud of that. But notice… I picked my words carefully. You see… During that time I’ve lost a wheel… got stuck hanging over a bank… and been stopped… Read more…

  • LinkedIn image magic

    I answered a question on Facebook this morning from someone wanting to make changes to their LinkedIn header image. They were hoping to upload a second picture that would show on top of the main one. But LinkedIn ain’t no… Read more…

  • Plummeting over the cliff of organization into the canyon of complexity

    In a previous email I said: “I realised I’d overcomplicated a lot of things”. I’m talking about my business here. The irony is that some of that complexity came in the guise of being more organized. An example: I did… Read more…

  • Should’ve stuck to monkey apples

    Tim’s yelling and screaming and clutching his face. And I’m like “Oh, crap… I’ve taken out his eye.” We gathered around anxiously. While Paul races off to look for a first aid kit. Man… If our parents find out about… Read more…

  • De-Microsofted Bliss

    24-hours ago I was in the clutches of one of the big tech behemoths: Microsoft. Now? I’m just about free. Cancelled my Microsoft 365 subscription. And soon will be waving bye-bye to Windows 10 on my main computer. A couple… Read more…