Why keep on going? I’m sure many of you have heard the joke about finishing what you start: A doctor on TV said that to have inner peace we should always finish things we start. I looked around my house to…
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Why keep on going?
Tagged with: change, giving up, moving on, persevering, problem solving, stopping, values
Posted in writing
Posted in writing
How to get rid of a client
How do you decide to get rid of a client or turn down work? Some clients are just no good for you. When you start a business, you take everybody who comes. You don’t vet them in any way—you’re just…
Tagged with: business, business emails, Business Writing, dropping clients, problem solving, saying no, turning down a client
Posted in Business, observations, writing
Posted in Business, observations, writing
Do you always plan the same way?
Experimentation v Planning v Emergent Strategy Experimenting isn’t something I usually enjoy, but sometimes you just have to go against everything that you’ve learned and experience something new! I’m an organiser. I enjoy planning and I enjoy taking steps one by…
Tagged with: book writing, business book, Business Writing, emergent strategy, experimentation, experimenting, planning, problem solving, writing
Posted in Business, writing
Posted in Business, writing
Problem solving—the easy way
Things are never too hard For a few seconds, it all seemed too hard. I had five articles to write last week, none of which I’d started, and it was clear that I should fly down to Melbourne and spend…
Tagged with: Business Writing, coping strategies, family memories, problem solving, stress, writing
Posted in The Family Memory Project, writing
Posted in The Family Memory Project, writing
What to say when things go wrong
This blog post is a little later than usual, because my Census contract has kept me particularly busy. Those of you in Australia will know a little of why that might be. Census night was a PR disaster. People ask if…
How To Handle Email Bullies
Cyber bullying includes bullying via any electronic communications method such as text messages, emails, instant messaging, and social media. It’s bullying when it’s used to threaten or humiliate someone. The consequences of cyber-bullying are serious, and can be just as…
Tagged with: bullying in emails, business emails, Business Writing, courtesy, courtesy in business writing, email bullies, email bullying, emails, problem solving
Posted in writing
Posted in writing
How to become an Expert Blogger
Why is a blog so necessary for today’s businesses? And what do you need to know in order to be a successful blogger? Two huge questions, and ones that I could spend hours and thousands of words talking about. However,…
Tagged with: blog posts, blogging, Business Writing, newsletters, problem solving, writing
Posted in workshops, writing
Posted in workshops, writing
I can’t do it any more!
Have you ever sat down, exhausted, and wondered WHY you were doing what you were doing? Why am I going to work day after day when I hate it? Why am I rushing round stressfully trying to get things done?…
Tagged with: problem solving, stress, the family memory project, writing
Posted in The Family Memory Project, writing
Posted in The Family Memory Project, writing
