My girlfriend just lost her job. Everyone’s reaction was, “Oh, that’s too bad!”. But it was probably the single-best thing that has ever happened to her. Why? She was a drone. She went through life doing something she was comfortable in. But in truth she hated her job. The thing is that it paid very […]
A compelling image can stop your target in their tracks, it can visually communicate what you’re saying in words, and heck, it can just make your blog look more attractive. A picture speaks a thousand words, and in some cases costs thousands of dollars. A friend of mine was sued a little over a year ago […]
Yesterday I went to my favorite local butcher to pick up my meat for the week. After that I got back in my car and drove a few blocks away to my fish monger to buy some salmon and shrimp. Later that day I biked over to the farmer’s market and bought some fruits & […]
One of the simplest rules of business is this: You have 2 options for your business strategy, but you have to choose one: 1) Be the lowest cost provider The largest retailer in the world, Walmart, uses this strategy very successfully. Their single-minded goal is to be the lowest price leader in every community they […]
This latest instalment of Sunday Spark focuses on a presentation given by Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV fame at FOWA London 09. My takeaway from his talk is that we live in a care economy. A time when being passionate about what you do helps you stand out from the crowd and when caring […]