The $2000 Dilemma
I can’t really recall the date: I think it was Jan 25th 2009. I opened up the newspaper. And there it was: Air New Zealand was offering discounted fares from Auckland to London for just $2000. And in...
View ArticleWasting 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?...
View ArticleThree Minutes That Saves You Three Hours
I wake up every morning at 4am. And before I know it, it’s 7am. At 7am I take stock of what I’ve done Some days I’ll whistle through two or three articles, answer questions on the 5000bc forum, post...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleHow ‘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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleHow To Speed Up Your Article Writing By A Third
Speeding up your articles writing: Is that really possible? Do you want to write articles and write them faster? Do you want to write outstanding articles and write them faster? Do you want to avoid...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleCreating A Style Of Your Own: Why It’s So Hard (And Easy)
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...
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