Stop Time Travelling A couple of weeks ago while I was talking to my fourteen- year-old daughter, she told me she couldn’t wait till the weekend. It was only Monday, so I suggested she should stop time travelling. It’s like the Adam Sandler movie (I know, who the hell would’ve watched that?) where he has […]
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The Amazing Imageneralist.com Giveaway
The Amazing Imageneralist.com Giveaway 7 Must read books for the budding Generalist. Why use trial and error when you can learn from the best, people that have been there and done that. I’ve recommended these books over and over now I’m giving them away. Here’s the link, please sign up, and spread the word. […]
When We Recommend
I was walking into the city feeling pretty sorry for myself. I’d just missed out on a job I wanted and I really wasn’t sure what to do next. Then I got a text, “loving Altucher”. It was from a friend I had recommended James Altucher’s material to. In that moment, I felt grateful that I’d […]
‘Content Is Dead, Long Live Content!’
We were busting a gut to find the next story for our weekly show. We call this a black hole – a space in the rundown that needs filling. A black hole can keep you awake at night. As a group we’d throw ideas around; the closer the date for that show got, the crazier the […]
Authentic Voice
Authentic Voice (Do I really sound like that?) Try this: pick up your phone and record a voice memo. Go on, do it right now – it won’t take a moment. Now play it back; what’s the first thing you think? Shit, do I really sound like that? Now imagine this with everything you do: […]
My First 1000 Fans. Ten, To One Hundred, To One Thousand.
Kevin Kelly wrote a short article in 2008 called “1000 True Fans” . It’s an article that every aspiring Generalist should read. I won’t try and explain it, as Kevin is a much better writer than me, but I will tell you what I’m going to do with the information in the article. At […]
Why I’m S*$t Scared Of Writing
I left school at fifteen years of age, and have spent all of my adult life worried that people would think I’m an idiot. I’m dyslexic, now I’m not going to run through the list of famous gifted folk that had dyslexia because I think they’re outliers. For every famous business tycoon, or artist […]
Read These Blogs Or Else
Read These Blogs Or Else These three blogs alone have enough information in them to change your life forever. Not only that but it’s all free: they ask nothing of you other than that you read them. I’ve been following these three for some time, and I wish I’d just got on with the […]
The Middle Class Are Getting Fired
The Middle Class Are Getting Fired It’s true. James Altucher told me so, and he’s a smart dude. The world’s economy, especially America’s, is finally finding its feet again, stock market is up, corporate profits are up, – but how’s your pay cheque? Probably not so much,. See, the corporate world has realised it doesn’t need […]