Complexity is ubiquitous in the personal growth world, especially when it comes to productivity, nutrition, exercising, weight loss or weight gain. Experts have us believe that elaborate solutions and strategies are the key to success—when in fact the opposite is true. Simplicity and fundamentals are the key to success. Complexity is a form of avoidance. […]
The two main success factors Read More »
Problems recur for two main reasons: either because we’ve been ignoring them, or because the solutions were not effective. In either case it’s our inability to be with the friction that problems create that causes recurring problems.
Recurring patterns Read More »
A lot of the marketing advice for entrepreneurs, creatives and businesses is to niche down and create a very clearly defined and narrow offering, for a very clearly defined and narrow audience. This makes sense in many ways. Consistency builds results. Having a distinguishable definition, as an entrepreneur or business, helps people know who you
Box yourself within your own box Read More »
Leaders and organisations need more “no people” not more “yes people”.
Growth results from challenging Read More »
Selling is often seen as the act of forcing something undesirable onto someone who’s not desiring it. No wonder so many of us have so much resistance to it.
How to overcome resistance to selling? Read More »
One of my main observations from being an entrepreneur for ten years is that the closer your product or service is aligned with who you are, who you really are, the higher your chance of success. I think there are two reasons for this: a) when what we do isn’t just what we do, but
Identity-driven work Read More »