You’ve got an idea you want to put into action – an idea for a business, a mission to become famous, or a vision of making a living doing something you love. But… it’s BIG. Too big. It requires you to quit your job. Or it needs a lot of money. Or a whole team [...]
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What to do when your idea’s too big
Posted by John on February 24th, 2011
Meet your tribe of players, scanners & entrepreneurs
Posted by John on January 9th, 2011
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re a creative person with a lot of ideas (otherwise known as a scanner). And your biggest challenges include choosing which idea to pursue, making it happen quickly, and turning your best ideas into something that might make you a living. If that’s the case, don’t try and [...]
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Why self-help books don’t work (and what does)
Posted by John on December 13th, 2010
I’m a fan of self-help books – as you might expect being an author of one. Self-help books have changed the way I view the world forever, they’ve inspired me to believe I can have what I want, and they’ve shown me how to create it. But we all know they don’t always work. We [...]
Neil Mullarkey – 25 years on stage without a script
Posted by John on October 31st, 2010
Neil Mullarkey is one of the pioneers of the Comedy Improv movement. The Comedy Store Players, of which he is a founder, celebrates its 25th anniversary today. Neil has had a remarkable multi-faceted career. He appears on stage at The Comedy Store with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence and other well known comedians, runs corporate improv [...]
The power of a play project
Posted by John on October 19th, 2010
I’ve been busy recently co-running the Screw Work Let’s Play Programme, helping ten people find out what work would really feel like play to them. The core of the programme is getting the participants to launch a play project – a 4 week project that will be fun to do and explores an area of [...]
Does your business idea pass the shower test?
Posted by John on October 12th, 2010
A central idea of Screw Work Let’s Play is that in order to be successful in launching something new – starting a business, writing a best-selling book, creating an income stream with Internet Marketing – the central topic of what you’re doing must be something you have real interest and passion for. There isn’t any successful [...]
The Times: Fed up with work? So play!
Posted by John on June 25th, 2010
Earlier this month The Times did a 2 page spread on Screw Work, Let’s Play and myself (John Williams) as the author. How did they represent play? By photographing me sitting on a space hopper (sadly the space hopper is cut out on this online version). It’s actually rather a good introduction to the book so [...]
“Cars are what I lived for” – John Haynes, creator of Haynes manuals
Posted by John on June 12th, 2010
At 16 years old, while still at school, John Haynes realised that “Cars are what I lived for”. He bought an Austin Seven Saloon, dismantled it, and built a lightweight, open two-seater sports car. Then he had an idea – as he explains in this BBC News interview by Mark Miodownik from last year, “I thought to [...]
How to Create a Billion Pound Business
Posted by John on April 12th, 2010
Mike Harris is one of the few people in the world to grow 3 multi-billion pound businesses. He was the founding CEO of the internet bank Egg, the wonderful telephone/online bank FirstDirect, and also grew a massive division of Mercury Communications. (I’ve used every one of them for their superb customer service.) Want to have [...]
“There is no reason now left to do shit you hate” says Gary Vaynerchuk
Posted by John on April 1st, 2010
Gary Vaynerchuk’s a guy who took over his family’s wine business turning over $2 million a year and turned it into a $50 million business. He is a master of the new media including online video and social networking. He’s also a very down to earth guy from New Jersey with strong opinions. He suggests [...]
