Geoff McDonald – The Ideas Architect

Geoff McDonald: The Ideas Architect In this special 100th episode we turn the tables as Suzanne Mercier interviews The Ideas Architect himself Geoff McDonald – we talk about podcasting, board games, Book Rapper, Project Passion and purpose. The Ideas Architect Podcast In Episode 100 of The Ideas Architect Podcast we discuss: Why I created The […]

Brett Jarman – Expert Leverage with Teams, Systems, Content

Brett Jarman Brett Jarman from Help Me Leverage talks about two powerful ways to Expert Leverage so you can earn more and work less: Build systems to automate your actions; and Build teams to leverage your time. Brett Jarman’s business helps high-value experts, produce, promote and monetize their content. His niche area is a business […]

Project Passion: Inner Goals Over Outer Goals

Goal Setting

Inner Goals One of the reasons that we fail to complete our projects is that we focus on inner goals and not outer goals. Have you ever considered that you might be working on the wrong goal? And, I don’t mean writing a book versus getting a new job. Heidi Grant Halvorson is a social psychologist […]

Jack Schafer – The Like Switch Review

Jack Schafer - The Like Switch

Jack Schafer with Marvin Karlins In this review of Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlin’s book The Like Switch, I view it as an author and creator of books and ebooks. As such, I’m constantly trying to tune into why I pick up some books and not others. Why did I like the like switch? This […]

Business Strategy Rules Rule

Business Strategy Rules The big challenge around Business Strategy Rules and Project Design is to plan just the right amount. My first career was as an architect. Our role was to plan every single thing before any construction started. Whilst this worked for 50-storey skyscrapers, it’s unlikely to be the best way to design your […]

Stephen King – On Writing Book Review

Stephen King is one of the best-selling authors on the planet. I’ve just finished reading his book On Writing – A Memoir of the Craft. It’s kinda strange to say that a book sneaked up behind me and hit me over the head. And, that’s about what it feels like right now. Stephen King on […]

Business Coaching: Don’t Fix Problems

Group Business Coaching

Business Coaching In my experience working with clients and business coaching, I find they usually know what they want. The big three are: More clients and more money Get more done in less time Create something new and wonderful Whilst these are all desirable things for any business, we risk failing when we pursue them for […]

Wes Towers: Five Website Trends for 2017

Wes Towers Wes Towers is the principal of Omnific Design, a website design and development company based in Melbourne, Australia. They love to work with underperforming existing websites to improve their ability to generate leads and boost sales. In this Podcast Episode… In Episode 95 of the Ideas Architect Podcast we talk with Wes Towers […]

Jon Yeo: Presenting and Speaking TEDx

Jon Yeo

Jon Yeo Jon Yeo is an Executive Speaking Coach who has worked with over a thousand people to communicate a more powerful and influential message. He is the curator and license holder of TEDx Melbourne, which has created some of the best speaker based events in Australia. At the 2016 event around 1500 people attended. […]

How NOT to Plan Your Project

Plan Your Project The traditional message about how to plan your project is flawed. You’ve probably heard the old adage: to fail to plan is to plan to fail. And, if you only plan you will also fail. We are told to plan our project by only focusing on what we have to do. Typically […]