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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Project Passion Introduction Part 2
Project Passion and How to Bring Your Ideas to Life Project Passion focuses on how to bring your ideas to life. But how do you do that? If only it was as easy as going to Mcdonald’s and putting in an order… This would guarantee a quick response and only cost a few bucks. Plus […]
Project Passion Book Introduction
Whilst I read a lot of books, I’m also writing them too. I’ve already written and published six books and I’m currently writing a new one around Project Passion. Project Passion is our Group Coaching Program. It’s all about how do you bring your ideas to life, get more done and finish your projects. It’s […]
Seven Rules of Project Passion
Project Passion – The Seven Rules Project Passion is all about the big ideas we have every now and then. But, most of them are wasted because we do nothing about them or we fail to finish building them. This can cost us time, money, effort, reputation and the difference we could be making. Plus, […]