All of us cringe at the thought of getting feedback. Yet, we all need feedback to improve. There are formulas for feedback but they don’t work as well as they should. However, this method of balance is tricky. We can’t praise people all the time, and we can’t say what we really think. Is there […]
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Writer’s Block Series: Why Discussion and Feedback Are A Writer’s Secret Weapon (And How Professionals Use it to Their Advantage)
How do you speed up your writing process and what causes it to slow down to a crawl? Surprisingly, discussion and feedback play an incredibly powerful role in unblocking Writer’s Block. The more you’re stuck, the greater the reason to invite discussion and feedback. The moment you do, it causes you to explain the concepts […]
Why Clients Shy Away From Giving Feedback Despite Liking Your Products and Services
When a client buys your product or service, they obviously like it at some level, right? So why is it so very hard to get feedback? The answer may not lie in the act of feedback itself, but instead in trust factors, formats and follow up .Find out how the simple act of feedback is […]
How to Get Precise Feedback for your Articles (Lessons from Malcolm Gladwell)
Most of us aren’t really sure how to know if our articles are really good, or even if an idea is good. It gets more complicated when we have a story that we love. Does everyone love it too? Malcolm Gladwell shows us how to get precise feedback and do it in a casual manner. Right […]
How To Avoid The Clash of Testimonials and Feedback
I like tequila. And I also like lime juice. When you mix the two together, with a bit of Cointreau, you get a yummy margarita. The results aren’t quite so good when you mix up your testimonial with critical appraisal. So what is the difference between a testimonial and a critical appraisal? As you probably […]
Why Feedback is critical for you (and me)
Ronald was a good friend of mine. And Anita was his girlfriend. Well, not any longer. She was now his ex-girlfriend. They’d split up. And I got asked for my feedback: “So, what did you think of her, anyway?” Well, I told him what I thought about her. Did you ever get the feeling of […]
Why Negative Feedback Is A Gift
How can negative feedback be a gift? That sound ridiculous. Because no matter if a customer is screaming at you, or whispering their irritation in your ear, the feedback still rankles. And jolts. And you feel like defending yourself. But remember, feedback is never personal. We just take it personally. When a person says: your […]
Burnout: Why Friends And Family Are More Likely To Be Early Warning Systems To Avoid Overwork
“Hard work” has never been considered a problem. If anything, we’re all told to work hard. How do you know when you’ve crossed the line from hard work to overwork? Surprisingly, the answer doesn’t lie within ourselves. Here’s how to use your family as an early warning system of burnout. Right click to save this […]
How Do You Manage Everything? – Part 1
Podcasts, membership site, cartoons, photography, Whatsapp—the list goes on and on. And it’s puzzling to clients how I (Sean) manage so much. Well, there are bound to be some principles. Here are just four of them, and we cover two of them in this first episode. Right click to save this episode. Principle 1: Getting […]
Consistently Better Photos: The Four-Step Process to Getting Professional Pictures
Consistently Better PhotosThe Four-Step Process to Getting Professional Images (Even With Your Phone) Do you ever wonder why some people seem to take outstanding photos, even when they have an identical camera? Two people might have the same (or similar) camera, be in the same position, and yet one photo looks vastly superior than the [...]
