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Reviews and referrals are the lifeblood of a business. In a world that is dominated with the internet and freedom of speech, it is absolutely essential your business actively seeks and encourages feedback from your clients. When I first started running a business I was scared of reviews. Imposter syndrome…

Being self-employed has many advantages, the freedom to choose how much you want to work and earn are just a couple. However, when it comes to applying for mortgages and any other lending, it’s absolutely essential you plan ahead with your finances and how you manage them. A few years…

I was introduced to Kevin Kelly via the Tim Ferriss podcast and would agree with Tim that he is possibly one of the most interesting human beings on the planet. Kevin’s excellent essay 1000 True Fans has been a sort of operating manual for my life and business since it…

I have had plenty of jobs where I clock-watched. Counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until I could clock off, finish my day’s work and do something interesting with my time.  This whole concept has always terrified me. When you lay out the principles in play, it doesn’t seem…

As a society we’re obsessed with metrics. From a young age we’re taught that numbers, scores and grades are the ultimate goals. As the saying goes, “what you can measure you can manage”. With the addition of tracking software and devices we’re surrounded by metrics of achievement and getting 10,000…

If you enjoy any outdoor sport and have a smart phone, subscribing to the Ordnance Survey really is a no brainer. For just £23.99 a year (or £2.99 a month) you have access to the whole of the UK’s mapping in 1:25000 and 1:50000. In addition to this, the app…

Since reading the Slight Edge many years ago I have seen the value of habit forming. Just like eating one chocolate digestive won’t kill you, eat one every day for a month and you’ll soon see the negative effects. At any point in your life you’re either performing habits that…