Getting Grit – Book Review
Book Review: Getting Grit Caroline Adams Miller; Getting Grit: The Evidence based approach to cultivating passion, perseverance and purpose. In creating Project Passion I had compiled a great selection of strategies for getting more done. (Many of them are in my book Done) When I read this book I realized I’d made a really big […]
Why We Write: Book Review
Why We Write – Book Review Editor Meredith Maran has compiled a peek behind the curtain of some of the world’s best writers in her book, Why We Write. She secured 20 acclaimed authors to share their thoughts on how and why they do what they do. Each of the authors has written a short […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jason Fox: Design Your Motivation Strategy
Jason Fox is the author of The Game Changer and an expert on motivation strategy and design. This is episode 033 of the Ideas Architect Podcast. Our Topic: Jason Fox Dr Jason Fox is a speaker, author and consultant on motivation and design. He has a PhD based on learning how to motivate people to […]
What Are You Building With Your Blog?
I’m often asked, “How can you justify the time, effort and energy to blog everyday?” Here’s four ways I could respond… 1 I’m not writing a blog, I’m writing a book Generally, I’m writing about stuff that I will at some point collect into a book, ebook, online course or something similar. So… how many […]
The Five Big Reasons NOT to Have a Manifesto
Manifestos are not for everyone. Previously I shared 17 reasons to have a manifesto. But a manifesto is a high-powered tool and in this post, we provide the alternative view: The five big reasons NOT to have a manifesto. Are you happy with your current results? If you’re happy with the current level of results […]
17 Reasons to Write a Manifesto
Do you need to write a manifesto? [Updated and expanded November 2021. Previously titled as ’17 reasons you need a manifesto’] A manifesto is a public declaration of your intent. In other words, it’s you standing up in front of other people and saying, ‘I’m going to do this’. It could be a goal, a […]