What’s Your Gift?
I love to play with words. And, I love phrases that have a double meaning. ‘What’s your gift?’ is one example. I suspect most people will read this as ‘I have a gift or a super power…’ That might be so. And, I want to point to the other way to answer this question. When […]
7 Resilience Lessons from Football
I love sport. And, I love it because I see it as a place to test your limits. I love the physical toughness of the various football codes. I love the finesse and skill of tennis and cricket. And, I love the mental toughness of cycling. The other arena that comes to sport as a […]
CEO of Your Life
Here’s a peak at our latest Book Rapper issue CEO of Your Life. It’s derived from: Clayton Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon, How Will You Measure Your Life. We reviewed this book here… [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one][/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last][/twocol_one_last] […]
What’s Your Excuse?
Previously, we talked about flag design as inspired by Roman Mars from my #1 favourite podcast 99% Invisible. It sparked several posts and I even designed my own flag as a result. Today, I’m reflecting on a post from my #2 favourite podcast: The Primal Blueprint Podcast by Mark Sisson. I love the content – […]
5 Reasons You Need a Uniform
One of the eight primary elements of Ideas Marketing is the artifact. And, one of the most under rated artifacts in terms of branding building, attracting a tribe and community and personal image is a uniform. And, I’m not talking about the type of uniform that the military or the police wear. I’m thinking more […]
My Flag Design
Following on from our previous post on Five Reasons You Need a Flag, I was inspired. And, I felt like I couldn’t just leave it there. So, I’ve created my own flag design. Here’s my flag design and the story behind it… Purpose, Meaning, Story I believe all good design starts with the end in mind […]
5 Reasons You Need a Flag
In our previous post we talked about five principles of good flag design. And, we suggested you that you need a flag for your business. In this post we share five reasons that you should design your own flag. 1 The Need to Think The most compelling reason that you need a flag is because […]
Five Principles of Good Flag Design
Previously, we shared Roman Mar’s TED presentation on Flag Design. We’ve added the TED talk here also. Good Flag Design In Roman’s presentation he talks about his obsession with flags. And, along the way he showcases some great designs and some lousy ones. Plus he shares five principles of great flag design from Ted Kaye’s […]
Roman Mars and Flag Design
My Favorite Podcast My all-time favourite must-listen-to podcast (apart from the Ideas Architect podcast) is 99% Invisible created by Roman Mars. It’s a beautifully crafted, professionally polished set of stories about design. It tickles my fancy in multiple ways – it’s about design, the quality of production is beautiful and the stories are entrancing. I […]