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What happened when I listened to my own advice and did not answer the phone, or emails or browse on my phone? A few things: The world did not end (no surprise here) Nobody noticed that I had gone into ‘radio silence’ My kids were still feed (I remained an acceptable parent) The husband was […]

Naysayers of the world beware – we are no longer listening to you. How often do you read or hear stories of businesses that have succeeded regardless of those who foretold that it was certain to fail? Similarly, with writing and publishing a book – whether it be external naysayers, or that internal naysayer in […]

Are you often confused about which business you need to engage in publishing, marketing and providing public relations for your book? Some businesses offer a one-stop shop while others will work in a specific area. At this stage, my business’s focus is publishing books and collaborating with other businesses to support the marketing and public […]

When I heard this quote spoken by our local dentist, it resonated with me, not just about the food that we consume, but also the food that we consume via visual consumption. Is the use of junk media just as harmful to our brains as junk food is for our bodies? How can you ensure […]

Those who know me, nice would not be one of the words that are usually used to describe my personality. General feedback from people are more along the lines; direct, abrupt, or straight to the point. To me there is a very fine line between being honest respectfully and being honest disrespectfully. The line of […]

How often have you heard this statement thrown around, whether you are purchasing goods, held up in roadworks or considering if you should commit to an activity? A person’s perceived passing of time can be an individual as they are. What happens when it is stated that the time to do a task ‘will only […]

Seth Godin occasionally writes about the effects of anonymity. He suggests that if anonymity was removed, we would no longer receive junk mail or unsolicited mail. Wouldn’t that be nice? Unfortunately, there’s no sign of junk mail disappearing just yet, but we can all reduce the distraction of emails, and increase our focus, by unsubscribing […]

As so much of our communication moves into the electronic realm, how do we keep up with what’s polite, cool and useful? I’m reminded of the convoluted (but true) concept of ‘known knowns’, ‘known unknowns’ and ‘unknown unknowns’. Sorry, bear with me here… Basically, we usually know that we know something (although sometimes we’re wrong). […]