Nov
26
“The reason I talk to myself is that I’m the only one whose answers I accept.” George Carlin Who do you talk to? I’ve had the thought that if you don’t have someone to talk to things build up inside…
Nov
19
“It doesn’t matter how much we know. It matters how clearly others can understand what we know.” Simon Sinek Late today. And the later it gets the more distractions I have. So writing becomes a real challenge. Great fun. Over…
Nov
12
Doppler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ~Author unknown How many dumb ideas have you had? If you’re near my age the number will be less than you might think. Why?…
Nov
05
“If you want to give a man credit, put it in writing. If you want to give him hell, do it on the phone.” Charles Beacham I own an SME. Spike is one of the 97.4% of New Zealand businesses…
Oct
29
Magnus Walker has got a passion for Porsches. ‘Porsche Passion’ he says in an awesome video I have watched twice now. I can relate. I love cars. Someone asked me recently which ones I liked. My answer was all of…
Oct
22
When we talk to people we are not always communicating what we want them to know. We might be at complete loggerheads with their point of view because we do not know their motivations or what they might be thinking….
Oct
20
Oct
15
Lists. Love them or loathe them they really do work, sometimes. Why sometimes? I was thinking about lists over the weekend because we made one for the house and one for the office. They were long. The house one had…
Oct
08
“I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful…
Oct
01
Good morning How often does someone say that to you? “I’m not a mind reader.” How often do you say that? I will let you in on a secret – being a mind reader isn’t that difficult. And you don’t…