How I got rid of 6 apps and 20+ spreadsheets in my productivity toolbox In the book Atomic Habits, James Clear writes about the British cycling team, who won more races after making small, incremental changes to every aspect of its training regimen. Rather than aim for lofty performance goals, the cycling coach found ways to makeContinue reading “1% Better Makes a Big Difference”
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Building Trust is More Important Than Building Your Portfolio
According to relationship expert John Gottman, it takes five positive interactions (aka “deposits”) to make up for one negative interaction. Gottman was referring to romantic relationships, but the same holds true for professional ones. Do you build trust at work by making “deposits” regularly? Or do you think having an amazing portfolio and doing great workContinue reading “Building Trust is More Important Than Building Your Portfolio”
Selling works best when you are not selling
I was reading “12 Timeless Principles of Selling” by Josh Braun and “Principle 5: Don’t Chase Cats” reminded me of a prospect meeting I had while running my digital agency. A cold enquiry came from a prospect in an industry in which we had no experience. I was convinced that the meet up would be a timeContinue reading “Selling works best when you are not selling”
2020 Review
I recently swiped this “Yearly Review” list from Marie Poulin at Notion Mastery and found it way more insightful than the usual “what went well, what didn’t …” retro format. What went really well? What surprised me? What am I most proud of accomplishing? What challenged me? What was my favourite day, moment, experience? What did IContinue reading “2020 Review”
Who Do You Say Yes To When Hiring?
Who do you say YES to when you are hiring? I say yes to people who: lift others up are resilient show passion and energy don’t wait to be told what to do own both their success and failure inspire and rally others to achieve the seemingly impossible don’t treat a job as “just aContinue reading “Who Do You Say Yes To When Hiring?”
Celebrating 5 Years in Canada
I am celebrating 5 years in Canada and 4 years as an employee at Apply Digital in January. Looking back on these first years living and working as a new immigrant, I can’t help but feel incredibly lucky and grateful. This country has welcomed me since day one. Despite my lack of professional experience in North America,Continue reading “Celebrating 5 Years in Canada”
Putting a Price on What You Do
In my last article, Your Clients Will Thank You for Charging More, I talked about creative professionals who price work based on their “costs” to produce it, not on their value, which leads to underpricing and a ton of problems. But what is the right price to charge? How do you figure out your value? LetContinue reading “Putting a Price on What You Do”
Does becoming parent make you a better manager?
Sometimes I wonder: does becoming a parent make you a better manager? I am quite late to this parenting thing, and seriously, this is the hardest job I have ever had. I consider myself a reasonable, logical and educated person with a decent career track record, but as a parent, I feel like a loserContinue reading “Does becoming parent make you a better manager?”
Delivering Happiness – RIP Tony Hsieh
These past few days I can’t stop thinking about Tony Hsieh. I got his book “Delivering Happiness” as a birthday present from my fellow entrepreneur Greg Sung exactly 10 years ago. It is one of the few physical books I still keep after moving onto Kindle. I displayed it on my bookshelf for years to remind myselfContinue reading “Delivering Happiness – RIP Tony Hsieh”
In defence of timesheets
Do you fill out timesheets? I do. 🤐 I know a lot of people hate them but I want to defend timesheets. Hear me out. When my personal trainer told me to log my food intake, I did it reluctantly. It wasn’t hard, I just thought it was tedious and not useful, kind of likeContinue reading “In defence of timesheets”
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