Terry Gorry – Page 132

One of my most important tools: my journal

The journal you see on this page is one of the most important tools I own. When I refer to it as a tool I mean it is instrumental in maintaining sound mental health. It allows me to go to a place of complete privacy, solitude, stillness where I can gather my thoughts and put… Continue reading One of my most important tools: my journal

Do You Need to Carry Out a ‘Vulnerability Audit’ in Your Business?

When I was building a block of apartments in Edgeworthstown, Longford in 2006 I made it my business to learn how to drive a teleporter. A teleporter, as you probably know, is like a bit like a cross between a digger and a forklift because it is essentially a tractor with an extendable boom and… Continue reading Do You Need to Carry Out a ‘Vulnerability Audit’ in Your Business?

When I Was 23

When I was 23 I bought my first property. Since then I have bought and sold many others, perhaps as many as 17, but I have truthfully lost count. There have been shops, houses, apartments, freeholds, leaseholds, pubs, petrol stations, and sites. In Dublin, outside Dublin, in Meath, Cavan, Longford. In addition to the buying… Continue reading When I Was 23

Dennis Yu, the 1 Minute Video and Facebook Ads

Dennis Yu, who I came across again recently, is known as the $1 per day Facebook ads guy. But it is obvious that he knows his stuff and has a genuinely interesting approach to advertising on Facebook and the other social media networks. He suggests a 3 x 3 grid of 9 videos, each of… Continue reading Dennis Yu, the 1 Minute Video and Facebook Ads

Nothing to write about and the greatest benefit of writing

Writing anything today is difficult. I simply don’t have anything to write about. Although that’s probably not true. I have plenty of things to say and write about but cannot think of them at 6.55 am on a Thursday morning in the run up to Christmas. I have a lot of meetings today, a lot… Continue reading Nothing to write about and the greatest benefit of writing

My Aim for 2020: Stillness

2020 will be the year of stillness and focus for me. That’s the plan, anyway. I want to follow the Zen saying of “chop wood, carry water”-that is, do the work that matters. Focus on the important stuff and reduce or cut out entirely the distractions, the stuff that stops me from focusing and doing… Continue reading My Aim for 2020: Stillness

Things I Will Unhesitatingly Spend Money on Every Day

Are there things in your life that you would never hesitate to spend on? Leaving aside the basic needs of food, shelter, security there are some things that I spend money on every day or week. And I do so without question, unhesitatingly. What are they? Books I never hesitate to spend on books. I… Continue reading Things I Will Unhesitatingly Spend Money on Every Day

How to Write a Great Advertisement-5 Steps

Ever needed to write a good ad? If you are involved in business you should know how to write a good, or great, advertisement. Whether you are notifying the world that you have a job available or have a product or service that cannot be ignored you will need to tell the world about it.… Continue reading How to Write a Great Advertisement-5 Steps