This has always been my advice when writing an email/blogpost/sms/slack…. basically any form of communication that isn’t direct when the message you are delivering is negative, verbalises criticism, is questioning someone’s judgement, or is accusatatory. Emails to the boss That nasty email you’ve written your boss because you think they’ve over stepped the mark, or […]
Yesterday I noticed a little icon in the menu bar on my Microsoft Outlook with the label “Insights” underneath it. I’m a sucker for any kind of analytical data. In the past, I’ve run Rescue Time to keep an eye on what I’m doing when I don’t know I’m doing it. I use Toggl to […]
A new form of life has been found some 7,900 feet below the Earth’s surface in a mine 350 miles north of Toronto, Canada. (see original article) This life exists without sunlight, doesn’t breathe Oxygen, and feeds on Pyrite (Fools Gold). If this isn’t something out of Science Fiction Movies I don’t know what is…. […]
Now that I’m writing her on a daily bais I want to make sure that I’m keeping this site as lean and fast as possible to increase the chances that people are going to be able to read the content. One of the most important aspects being able to read content is seeing it in […]
Yes. End of. I came across a tweet this morning from Jen Simmons along the lines of this post title. As a professional speaker, I continue to be amazed at how many conferences ask their speakers to cover the event’s airfare and accommodation costs out of their own pockets. Be humble. It’s a privilege to […]
I was in a meeting the other day where I mentioned the we had (the royal we) built over 100 websites. It got me thinking about just how many websites I had been involved in over the years. To that end, I decided to try and keep an up-to-date list of all the sites I’ve […]
When I arrived home last night I did the quick round of goodnight kisses and tuckins for the kids before I retired downstairs to have some dinner and unwind after a days work. As most of you would also do, I’m guessing, I flicked on the TV to see what was on so I could […]
Today I came across Jordan Moore’s tweet about a patent he came across… The patent itself is System for converting television commercials into interactive networked video games and looks scary as F. I can see that as soon as you yell out “McDonalds” your Google Home, Nest, Ring, Alexa, Cortana, and Siri will race to […]
We had a solid win today against the mid table Abingdon 3’s. Winning the toss we elected to bat first in a 45 over win/lose game. Batting number 3 I managed to find the middle of the bat early but was caught out at point chasing a wide delivery from the first ball of a […]
Writing is hard. It is especially hard when you have to do it consistantly. The thing is that I love writing. I love telling stories. I love explaining things (whether it’s through written word or voiced, and whether or not you want to hear it). When it comes to a blank page though it’s difficult […]