Strategies and tactics to get lucky in business and in life
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 25th, 2010
I am part of team is going to compete in Targa Tasmania, one of the world’s great closed road rallies. The motor sport rally starts tomorrow and I am the navigator in a 1977 100 hp, Porsche 924, that for the purposes of the Targa Tasmania rules is stock standard. This puts us in the largest overall class, Classic, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 24th, 2010
Lest we forget our ANZAC heroes today and learn from them. Do something that matters and with courage.
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2010
Here’s a 45 minute-long live recording of a master class session that Seth Godin did last week in New York. No slides, no script, just a riff. Listen by clicking here
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2010
In the world there is a large group of people who think they know what is right for everyone else. A bit like your Mom trying to force you to eat Brussels Sprouts when you are twenty years old. Sufferers of the Brussels Sprouts Syndrome typically try to force their processes, systems, strategies and beliefs on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2010
Luck is random, so increase your exposure to random activities. Do new stuff, hang out with odd people, investigate odd things, interact with new people, visit new places.
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2010
Multi-billionaire and current Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg on planing vs acting. We made mistakes, of course. Most of them were omissions we didn’t think of when we initially wrote the software. We fixed them by doing it over and over, again and again. We do the same today. While our competitors are still sucking their thumbs trying [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2010
Being analytical is a excellent skill. However, if you limit yourself to just collecting hard facts, then you will not exercise your soft facts radar, your impressions radar or your vibrations radar. Soft facts, impressions, perceptions and “vibrations” are all sources of opportunity. How do you exercise your perception radar? Listen more. Have conversations, not discussions (eg like women do). A [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2010
Systems and controls are necessary and they are can save money, save time, increase customer satisfaction and increase profit. However, you can only put systems and controls around activity and action. Making a product / delivering a service and selling that product or service are the actions that must come first. Remember: Nothing happens until [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2010
I simply cant believe it, but its true. Big business and governments are out there trying to screw up everyone’s lives by printing and publishing double-sided paper. Yes you may have saved a bit of paper, but I reckon that there was 90% chance it did not need printing in the first place Moreover you have only be able to process it because you have [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2010
When you learn to love the thrill of the unknown, you will spend every spare moment seeking out and trying new things Jason Bresnehan, business consultant.