Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Mar 14GoBusiness Or Personal Brand, Can They Work Together?Maintaining a balance between the businesses we build and the personal brands we create can result in opportunities that start with the effort you put in. Whilst it’s not a direct reflection of me and my businesses, this blog piece called “I wish I never built a personal brand.” …3 min read3 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Feb 23Aim For Perseverance Not PerfectionBeing present and being able to keep going, starts to open up different media to experiment with. I recently produced a video that introduced what I do and the response has been significant. Let me share how you can do it. The reason behind the video is that I am…Video3 min readVideo3 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Jan 19We Keep Going, There Is No EndThe end of January still mean promises and resolutions to stick with, but what if the goal is to just keep going? The new start, new vows and goals are not generally my thing. All too often they fizzle out by February. I used to think I talk a lot…2 min read2 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Dec 29, 2022How To Build Your Reputation, If You Are An IntrovertEven if you are an introvert, you can still build your reputation, have a voice and people to notice you. You don’t have to be the loudest in the room to be seen. If your nature is to be quieter, being persistently generous is how you achieve recognition. Let me…4 min read4 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Nov 15, 2022Why We Have To Defend Our SpacesTo draw other people to us, we have to pick our places, on purpose and then we have to lean into it. Those that follow me on social channels will have seen my rambling posts. I don’t mean rambling as in me waxing lyrical on all things random, but links…3 min read3 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Nov 5, 2022Kindness Is Easy To Say But Can Be Challenging To DoShowing up and taking a seat at the table with others, always sounds easy, when in fact it can be quite difficult to do, The ability to be kind can sometimes get forgotten when we have targets to hit, people to convert and metrics to measure. …4 min read4 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Aug 31, 2022The Long Term MattersWhen you have the long term in mind, when you look back it can show that what you did was right. It is important to have a scrapbook to come back to. It can show that what we did was right and we have the proof right beside us. In…3 min read3 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Aug 15, 2022We All Need To Be A Good HostWhen you act as a good host for others, you might not know it, but you’re helping out in so many ways. It’s not about being scripted or wanting something, but encouraging rapport with others. In the past month, I have shown people such as Matt Denyer, Rebecca Perl and…3 min read3 min read
Published in Co-hosted by Datacenta·Jul 1, 2022Who Knows You?When people can see you put the time and effort in, decisions to join in become easier. Never burn your bridges has always been good advice and a fine example of this happened in June. An ex-customer from 2000, Das Candler, contacted me about an event I shared on LinkedIn…5 min read5 min read
May 31, 2022Kickstarted By The CrowdIt is easier to make something happen when others are encouraged to take part too. I’ve started many side projects such as the Cyber Security Awareness events and the SoBo Mile videos highlighting foodie businesses around where I live. …3 min read3 min read
