Have you got an idea swirling around your head and you’re wondering if it could work? Maybe an idea for a business or a book or some other project? Have you been thinking about this for a while, holding off on getting started until you know your idea will work – that you can do [...]
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Losing a hero is tough…
Posted by John on October 7th, 2011
Today, I am still reeling from the news of Steve Jobs’ death. Losing a hero is tough and Steve has been a hero of mine for many years – from my time as a software geek to my life now, writing and running my own business. Yesterday when I should have been writing my new [...]
My great motivational speech: you’re going to die
Posted by John on September 12th, 2011
I’m not your typical motivational speaker. I’m not Tony Robbins (the big guy with the teeth and the headset) and I don’t try to be (not least because I’m over a foot shorter than him). And yet I often get asked to speak. Earlier this year one of those invitations was from the lovely, wise, and somewhat [...]
Why don’t we do the stuff we really care about?
Posted by John on July 18th, 2011
You get your important work done just fine in your job (even if it’s at the last possible moment). So why don’t you make such consistent progress on your own projects? What happened to your plans to change career, start a business or write that book you’ve been thinking about? Did you put it aside [...]
What’s your Minimum Viable Business? (Or ‘How to launch your idea as quickly as possible’)
Posted by John on April 8th, 2011
If you’ve got a good idea, don’t let it gather dust. If you want to make it happen, start now. Here’s something to help you. There’s a concept in product design called the Minimum Viable Product – something that has just those features that allow the product to be deployed, and no more: The product is [...]
