Brainfood

And this month in my Flying Solo column…if you can’t pay your bills why are you off chasing butterflies?

Don’t worry, we are all guilty of doing this at some stage. But if it is a repetitive routine for you, perhaps now is the time to do something about Read More

A great meeting of technology and contribution

Not much more that you can say about this except it is a very cool idea. I’ve been donating blood and plasma for years and enjoy the feeling of contribution Read More

What’s the one phrase guaranteed to make people resent you?

This week on Inc.com I talk about the one phrase that we have all had someone say to us, that can not only make us resentful of the person saying Read More

My latest INC post on why writing a book is a great personal development programme

OK, so this article went live last night (around 10am New York time). In about 12 hours it has already been shared over 1,400 times. Clearly a lot of people Read More

WANT A FREE COPY OF SETH GODIN’S BOOK “MILLION DOLLAR WORDS”?

Photo by: Polo Jimenez Million Dollar Words is a book written by Seth Godin over 20 years ago. Yesterday he very kindly offered it for free to his followers (nice Read More

Want to listen to the recording of our Ultimate Productivity Webinar – 101 productivity tips in 90 minutes?

We all want to be more productive, but let’s be honest, whose got the time? Well in this webinar, I talk to Sam Harrop, the author of “Getting Stuff Done”, Read More

THE NEUROSCIENCE OF STORYTELLING FOR PRESENTERS

The Neuroscience Of Storytelling (For Presentations) from Ethos3 | Presentation Design and Training

HOLY CRAP…….HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MOVIE?

I’m a little speechless. I watched this movie last night – and whilst of course I am aware of the sugar epidemic, this Australian film left me shaking my head Read More

This week on Inc I write about building a “Rock Solid Reputation”.

I think it’s fair to say we are all very aware of how easy it is to destroy our reputation, so surely it makes very good sense to figure out Read More

CHECK OUT RAW CRAFT WITH ANTHONY BOURDAIN

This new show features two things I really like – people who are committed to mastering their craft and Anthony Bourdain. Now interestingly enough, I came across it on You Read More

Want to learn how to do events better? Then don’t miss this event.

On October 7th in Melbourne one of best event companies, if not the best event company in Australia, is putting on a workshop to help people run extraordinary events. There Read More

A sensational one day writing course for my Canberra peeps….

A great friend of mine, Chris Sheedy, a professional journalist and author has embarked on a wonderful business venture in Canberra – “The Hard Word Writing School”. Chris is running Read More

Are the disruptors being disrupted?

I love this. Most of us know Dollar Shave Club, the disruptor that changed the way millions of men buy razors (me included). So now we have Dollar Beard Club, Read More

And the latest episode of funny business is anything but funny – staying productive during a crisis.

Well it had to happen. At some stage funny business had to go dark. Of course it could be that Timbo and I are the only ones who think we Read More

Podcasts are flowing thick and fast – here’s one that I think is excellent for business owners.

  Now there are a lot of podcasts flowing this days – some great, some not so much. One that got my attention is “Not Another Business Show”. I was Read More