5 Useful Tips on How to Write an Effective Email
There are several things to consider when composing an effective email. In this article, I'm going to lay out a simple guide to help you create a succinct and focused email that is quick to read, easy to understand, and should trigger a fast and efficient response.
How to Push Forward When Life Gets in the Way
I’ve noticed that many people have set high expectations for themselves this year, both personally and professionally. Whether this newfound enthusiasm is because the COVID pandemic is now largely behind us, or because people are hoping to make up lost ground from the past three years is unclear, but either way, it’s great to see people enthusiastic about goal setting.
Founder Guilt - When watching a Youtube video feels like a crime
I have literally forgotten how to rest, because I feel like I need to work all the time. In today’s article, let’s take a look at ‘founder guilt’, how I got there, and where I go next.
Amplifying Your Successes and Managing Your Challenges - Part 2
In the first part of this article, I covered the concepts of knowledge, motivation and action, and the important role they play in effective change…
Amplifying Your Successes and Managing Your Challenges - Part 1
It’s fair to say that I spend a lot of time reviewing my own personal performance. I’m fascinated by techniques that improve my professional approach…
Building Your Own Personal Management Team
Imagine walking into your kitchen and, sat around your breakfast table, was your very own management team, with your personal and professional development at the core…
How to Get Promoted Throughout Your Career
I am frequently asked, “How do I get promoted?”. I’m not an HR specialist, so what follows is nothing more than my humble opinion, but over the past few years…
3 Top Entrepreneur Attributes to use in a Corporate Environment
I’ve always been fascinated by different people’s opinions and approaches, whether in their personal or professional lives. In a work environment, this applies all the way…
Three Ways to Work More Efficieltly in 2021
A recurring theme in recent conversations has been productivity, avoiding burnout, and developing a desirable work-life balance. Common obstacles include an inability to focus…
The Power of Mentoring in 2021
As someone who is naturally inquisitive about human relationships and having been involved in several mentoring programmes, I felt it was worth reflecting on…
The Power of Trying, Even if You Don’t Succeed
I had a great conversation with a good friend, James Marsh, about my various escapades in 2019 and we got into an interesting discussion about the power of trying…
Enhance Your Communication Skills by the Power of 3
If you were to rate your communication skills, whether verbal or written, out of ten, how would you score? What can you do to improve that score by a couple of points…
(Re)Defining a Routine with Personal and Professional Development
The world is not going to go back to how it was … we can only learn from the past and push forward. I have found that personal development comes about by…
Unextraordinary attempting the extraordinary – How to tackle challenges and carry on
Anyone who knows me, or follows me on social media, will know that I have been involved in trail running and other endurance events since moving to Hong Kong…
Dealing with injuries
I don’t always treat my body as well as I should, and often push myself too hard. I discovered late into my running career that an equal balance between fitness and…
What I think about when I’m actually running
I’ve been running endurance races for almost 10 years, during which time I’ve competed in international races all over Asia, including trail runs, triathlons and…