Did you know that the most common word people used to describe themselves on LinkedIn last year was “creative”? Interesting. I seem to have missed that moment when the entire global economy turned into one big, bohemian silicon valley party where we all wear expensive trainers and work out of coffee shops attached to...
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My first cloak-and-dagger business meeting was in the foyer of a Michelin starred restaurant attached to a casino in Auckland. It was late and we could be sure we wouldn’t be kicked out if it got later because the casino is open twenty four hours. The only other people around were a few Japanese...
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Maybe “honouring” isn’t the right word? It has the potential to trip people up. “Honouring” risks implying that there is some sort of vetting process; like there is a cosmic Simon Cowell who decides who is in and who is out. The best phrase I have seen for what we could call an ‘ideal...
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Okay, so I have used this trick quite a number of times and have found it to be very useful. The results from the most recent enchantment have been so pleasing I think it’s time to share. My partner was going for a huge promotion with the large company he works for. I knew...
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I want to pick up on something Jack discussed that I didn’t get to cover in my previous post. It’s to do with destiny and the will of the gods. He quotes Crowley as writing “it is impossible to perform the simplest act when the Gods say no.” We have all experienced this. Sometimes...
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We all have a story of our absolute worst reading for someone. Mine was for my flatmate who was also (at the time) my little brother’s girlfriend of four years. And it was rubbish. Even now it makes me cringe. This spectacular failure always troubled me because by any classic ‘spirit’ or ‘energy’ model...
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So if you haven’t read it, I listed the details of a little book game I used to play. And so far there has been some really great responses. As Steve pointed out, it’s unbelievably helpful in working out what your core influences are. But it’s also a really good tool to assess your...
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Something I posted about prosperity magic a couple of months ago caused a bit of a stir but also included an excellent video (which you truly must watch) where Chris Anderson talks about the new economics of free. Chris opens by saying -somewhat facetiously- that his business model is just doing whatever Guy Kawasaki...
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There has been a bit of talk about how potent and generally shithouse this current Mercury retrograde is. Anecdotally, it seems more severe than any of the recent prior retrogrades -at least as far as I can remember. However, there are potential positive sides to retrograde planets if you know how to spot them....
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