3 steps to meaningful change
LATEST ARTICLE · Big Ideas · 5 mins
Three key phases can describe all of the meaningful changes in my life - including weight loss, learning to code, releasing my first album, and running a business.
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When did we become scared of our own ideas?
Many of us have ideas about how to be better, but haven't acted on them out of fear of getting it wrong and wasting time, money and goodwill. When did we start to fear our own ideas?
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3 ways to start thinking creatively
Now more than ever you need to strengthen that which is uniquely human and uniquely you: to be a creative thinker. But what do you do if you're not even the slightest bit creative?
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Does AI help or hinder business growth?
Misguided assumptions about business growth plus AI is limiting growth for many SMEs. How can we use AI to actually help business growth?
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Is your vision for success demotivating you?
Many leaders I hear from feel they've made a prison for themselves out of what used to be something fun and exciting. How do you have goals, without them being a straitjacket?
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Why your ideas never go anywhere
Often, we don’t need someone to tell us what better looks like. We have plenty of ideas of how to be better, we just can't get started on them. And in my experience, that happens for 3 reasons.
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In defence of generalists
The pressure to specialise can be strong - as early as school we’re asked what we want to specialise in. But is there merit to being a generalist instead?
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Becoming comfortable with discomfort
As small business owners, we're often faced with discomfort. We're taught that discomfort should be avoided, fixed, resolved. But what opportunities are we overlooking by rushing to fix every problem?
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Seek the tiger, find the jungle
Opportunity cost, accidental innovations and the value of paying attention to your surroundings.
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6 ways I'm using AI to be more creative
A recent report lists curiosity, flexibility and imagination as among the most crucial skills for 2030. Many believe AI is threatening our imagination and creative thinking, but can we use AI to actually make us more creative?
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The speed of innovation
When we hear about "the pace of innovation", or that someone is "buzzing" with new ideas, it conjures up images of high speed, or constant movement. But does innovation really happen quickly?
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Lead like a keystone species
At the recent Earthed Summit, Navajo scholar Lyla June Johnston presented a view of humankind that not only changed my view of our relationship with nature, but inspired a new approach to innovation.
