Project Passion: Inner Goals Over Outer Goals
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 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
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 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 […]
Project Design Books – Twelve of the Best
The thing that I am most proud of around Project Passion is that it was fuelled by Book Rapper. Yep, re-reading my own material provided the insight I needed. It’s a neat reminder for me about the value of great books and the RAPs as a quick reference guide. Thus, this list of Project Design […]
Introvert Entrepreneur Book Review
The Introvert Entrepreneur by Beth Buelow Amplify your strengths and create success on your own terms in ten steps Are you an Introvert Entrepreneur? I am. And naturally as a result, I was curious about this book, The Introvert Entrepreneur by Beth Buelow. In particular, the sub-title ‘amplify your strengths’ caught my eye. I’m big […]