If you were to look at Picasso’s work, you could spot it anywhere. If you were to listen to Sting’s music, you’d know it was Sting. If you were to read Dan Brown’s book, you’d know it was Dan. So how come these folks have a style, and you don’t? How do you create your […]
Why Lack of Talent Can’t Be Blamed on Genes
It’s easy to blame your parents for your lack of great genes. It’s just as easy to praise your parents for their superb genes. But while genes may be a handed down trait, talent is not. And to understand talent you have to first understand genes. Genes are sequences of DNA letters that when activated […]
How To Get High Scores In Seminars and Workshops
When I first started doing seminars in the year 2001, I’d start off talking. And flipping slides. And then talking some more. And then two days or three days would pass. Then I’d hand out the feedback forms. And invariably someone would be upset. They’d think the music was too loud. They’d wonder why there […]
Why Do Press Releases Get Rejected?
As a journalist, I might reject your PR piece for lots of reasons. Here are just a few. Avoid as many as you can, and you’re more likely to have positive results. 1) It’s irrelevant to what I do or what I’m working on. If I cover health topics exclusively, don’t send me a release […]
How ‘Hearing Problems’ Cause People to Fail
If someone says pass the ‘cheese’, what are they saying? They’re saying: Pass the cheese, right? Except that’s not the way some kids hear it. They hear pass the grease. Or pass the peas. Or pass the fees. And in many cases these kids don’t even hear a word in English. Or Japanese. Or French. […]
The Concept of Spinning Plates
Most people want to do everything. They want to do blogs, websites, video, Twitter, Facebook and add another twenty thousand things to that list. What’s worse is that they get bad advice. People giving advice tell you, you should branch out, do different things. And that you if you do different things, you can become […]
Wasting Time vs. Time Well Wasted
You probably haven’t realised it. But there’s a difference between the two. Time well wasted is a good activity. Wasting time is a silly activity. So what’s the difference between the two concepts? And how on earth could either of them be ‘good’ activities? Let’s tackle wasting time So I woke up today, and got […]
