Heidi Cohen Interviews Carrie Kerpen New book – Work It: Secrets for Success from the Boldest Women in Business Q: What’s your best piece of advice for readers looking to improve their marketing? A: I actually think the career advice in the book around networking is essential to marketers. There’s plenty of good marketing advice […]
I had someone email me recently that their lack of purpose was driving them crazy. They felt lost; trapped. Surely the solution, if you are lost, is to figure out where you want to go. Right? Isn’t it easy? When we’re in a city we don’t know, and we are lost, what do we do?
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(This is a personal post so if that isn’t your thing then you should move on.) 2017 was a lot like 2016, but on steroids. That meant a 40% increase in the business, which unfortunately came with a lot more stress and angst. I did figure some things out and managed to make some decisions that I
I’m one of the least organised people you’ll meet. I have very little structure in my day. I don’t have a morning routine, beyond brushing my teeth and checking emails. I don’t use a weekly plan, and I barely touch a calendar. Some days I get up early, and others I work into the small hours.
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I haven’t posted an article in over three weeks. For someone who promised himself an article a day no matter what, that’s pretty crap. I gave myself excuses… “My time has been consumed by other things.” “I went out too much and glugged one too many beers.” “I need to feel great to write a great
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rawpixel / Pixabay Despite Silicon Valley in San Francisco being renowned across the globe as the place to be for a career in digital, a recent global study shows Silicon Valley as ranking way down at number 15. One of the reasons for this surprising result is the need for a work/life balance. ‘Happiness’ was
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Heidi Cohen Interviews Dorie Clark Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive Q: What’s your best piece of advice for readers looking to improve their marketing? We often get so caught up in new customer acquisition that we forget: the best and easiest sales are usually to our existing customers. So the question
If someone were to ask me what words I’d use to describe working for myself, many would come to mind… StressfulFrustratingUnstableScaryDraining (mentally and of cash) Of course, these are not words and emotions that are in play constantly, and they are rarer for me now, but it hasn’t always been sunshine and daffodils. Many times
A big struggle of mine has always been the need to do lots of different things. There is so much to keep us busy in this crazy world that can drag us in many directions. The problem with this is that it’s easy to lose focus. We end up doing less of more. We distract
Ray Bradbury once said that “you must stay drunk on writing so that reality cannot destroy you.” Some of you may have perked up at the idea that a famous writer has endorsed writing blog posts while smashed on gin and tonics. What this really reveals is something important about how useful writing is in
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