My Business (and Personal) Growth Strategy for 2019

For 2019 and beyond I want to focus all my attention on the things that matter; I mean the things that really matter. For my business, and for myself personally. And these things are closely related. Let me explain. There is a small number of things that really matter to continue to grow my business,… Continue reading My Business (and Personal) Growth Strategy for 2019

2,000 YouTube Subscribers Later-My 4 Fundamentals To Grow a Small Business Online

I got a great deal of quiet satisfaction this week from reaching my 2,000th subscriber to my YouTube channel. I uploaded my first video in March 2011 and it took from then until the third quarter of 2018 to grow my subscriber base to 1,000. But it only took a couple of months to add… Continue reading 2,000 YouTube Subscribers Later-My 4 Fundamentals To Grow a Small Business Online

Words Really Do Matter (Why I Hate the Absurd Overuse of This Word)

I don’t know when exactly this particular word entered into usage in the way that it has but like all these trends  it came from the United States. And it drives me bananas. Pass the sick bucket, please. The word I refer to is “super”. The use of the word “super” in describing something as… Continue reading Words Really Do Matter (Why I Hate the Absurd Overuse of This Word)

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Value in Showing Up

Is there value in showing up? Even when you are tired, and it’s late, and it’s the weekend, and you just want to go to bed and read your Kindle? Maybe that’s the time you get the greatest value, the time when you persist and commit when it’s least attractive and difficult. Perhaps that’s the… Continue reading Value in Showing Up

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Dombey & Son By Charles Dickens-an Early Feminist Novel?

One of the greatest pleasures I have discovered in the last ten years or so is the genius of Charles Dickens. It started with Bleak House as this was a book recommended as one that would interest anyone with an interest in the law and legal system. It took a while to get into his… Continue reading Dombey & Son By Charles Dickens-an Early Feminist Novel?

2 Books That Could Change Your Life

I read and listen to a large number of books on a monthly and yearly basis. Some are eminently forgettable, some are average, and a small few can change your life. I’ve read two such books in the last year or so. Both, coincidentally, were written by psychiatrists and both of them give the same… Continue reading 2 Books That Could Change Your Life

Where Have All the Gatekeepers Gone?

Not too long ago if you wanted to write and publish a book you had to get a publisher. The publisher, if he approved, would get your book into the bookshop. He was the gatekeeper. Now? You don’t need a publisher because you can do it yourself with Amazon. Here’s my Amazon author page, for… Continue reading Where Have All the Gatekeepers Gone?