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Break Your Own Promises

A few weeks ago–September 5 to be exact–I ordered myself a shiny new car. The experience went along these lines. First, I did lots of research and decided on my ideal vehicle make and model. Then, I went to the… Continue Reading →

Nine Ways to Have a Better Lunchbreak

Do you stay seated at your desk for just about every lunch break? Even worse, do you find yourself eating with one hand and working with the other? Is the line between work time and break time increasingly blurred? We’re… Continue Reading →

The Best Business Insurance

It’s no coincidence that many of the popular goals on 43 things are related to health and fitness. Stereotypical as it may seem, office-bound workers are normally not as physically active as those in other occupations, and probably not the… Continue Reading →

Why You Should Attend Two Conferences a Year

So why do I feel that you should attend two conferences a year? Why should you attend a conference at all? Well, let’s start with education and professional development. You’ll learn more from attending one conference than all the books… Continue Reading →

Why We All Need to Learn to Say Sorry to Customers

Earlier this year, I organised a loan for my new house with my usual bank. All went well, they approved it quickly and before long, I had the removals people at my door. Then the trouble began … payments not… Continue Reading →

Break Free, Work Mobile: Remote Work Tips for Solopreneurs

As part of a side project, I have been spending regular amounts of time the last few months working from local cafes on my laptop. Mostly, I have ended up at coffee houses with wifi, other times, I haven’t been… Continue Reading →

Definition of a Freelancer

I’m working on a project at the moment which involves me speaking to a number of people who I would loosely term as a ‘freelancer’. In speaking with these folks, I am finding that the definition isn’t so black and… Continue Reading →

Presentation Tips III – Interview with Eric Scheid

As the third post in my recent series about presentation and public speaking, (see Public Speaking Tips and Templates and Interview with Maxine Sherrin) I couldn’t neglect to speak to Eric Scheid, the brains behind the popular Australian Information Architecture… Continue Reading →

How they could make money from Twitter

Since the social networking application, Twitter, hit the popularity stakes, there’s been a silence from Twitter Corp, the crowd behind it, as to how they are going to make money from it. I know Web2.0 is about getting investors to… Continue Reading →

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