Meetups and connections

Meetups and connections

In my corporate life I rarely met the actual owners of businesses. Most of the people were employees, some were executives, but very few of them were owners. Of course that is totally fine, I simply have learned so much more about people and about the things that make...
How I do stuff in my business

How I do stuff in my business

The first part of my business that I hired someone to help with was ‘admin’. At the time I had a 3 month old baby and wanted to start working a few hours a week. So I found a VA who helped for 5 hours a month. It was exactly what I needed at the time and having...
Inspiration – where do you get yours?

Inspiration – where do you get yours?

Where does your inspiration come from? My friend and coach, Katie, gets ideas everywhere and when we’re on a call she’ll quickly write down a word or phrase that she turns into content. Andy often gets new ideas when he’s on a dog walk or doing wood working. I’m sure...
True to your core

True to your core

One thing that was always key to the way I work was being aligned to my values. But until about 2 years ago I had never spelled them out clearly. All I knew was that if my gut told me things weren’t quite right with the way I worked or what I was asked to do, then I...
Patience and the smell of soap

Patience and the smell of soap

One of my favourite places on this planet is the south of France. More specifically a small village in the Gard department where I spent many holidays as a teenager. And one of my favourite activities to do was to visit the local markets that always smelled...
What if doing it yourself is the whole point?

What if doing it yourself is the whole point?

When I told Andy about my process for writing the weekly Job Drop, he stared in disbelief and said “can’t you automate that?” Maybe I can (I probably can’t but I’m sure it could technically be done), but I don’t want to. Here’s what I currently do (and I...