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The Cost of Free…

My good friend and colleague, Michael Leahy, was recently researching an article entitled “The Cost of Free”. I’m hoping that he will write the article soon. He’s an excellent writer with great insights!

Tonight, I came across an interesting online blogging discussion between Walter De Brouwer and Cheryl Miller in the run up to TEDx Brussels entitled “Free your Wallet and your Booty will follow”. The cost of free comes up frequently…

It’s an entertaining exchange and certainly a case of two people Thinking Differently!

Michael himself may find the Jimi Hendrix references interesting.

Check it out for yourself…

Burning the box

It was quite a privilege to be one of the 500 participants at the first TEDx in Brussels on Monday, 23rd. The theme for the event was Continue Reading »

TEDx Brussels

I’m off to Tedx Brussels in the morning. Should be full of people Thinking Differently!

Take aways

There’s something extremely energizing about attending one of John Niland’s seminars because Continue Reading »

Those who can, do and those who can’t, teach.

Or, so the rather cynical saying goes.

It seems I’ve always been a teacher of something. I taught music from an early age and continue to do so today. Several years ago I began giving training courses in a variety of skills, largely based around communications and communicating. I even teach modules on how to cope with stress and Continue Reading »

If you work for yourself, are an artist/musician or run a small business you will place a high priority on attracting new clients or projects. Sometimes, conventional approaches do not work as well as we’d like them to and we have to learn to Think Differently. Here is one opportunity to learn how to do just that.

Sign up for the free webinar: “Marketing via Partnership: The Power of Strategic Alliances”.

If we could all hear one another’s prayers, God might be relieved of some of his burdens.  ~Ashleigh Brilliant

Independence Day

November 23rd is National Freelancers Day [in the UK]. So what? Well, more and more people are choosing to be their own boss and offer their specific expertise in a given market place, not as an employee but as an independent service provider. It’s been a growing trend in the workplace for over 15 years now. Readers of this blog who work in Continue Reading »

“I do not believe you can do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow.” – Nelson Jackson (1872-1955)

Lost in translation

I’ve always had a nerdy interest in the etymology (origins) of words. When writing my last blog post I became curious about Continue Reading »

Casting a spell…

magic_wand_smallHow can an 8 year old child go from getting 30% in her spelling tests to 100% in under an hour? What difference did achieving that remarkable improvement make to the child’s life? Continue Reading »

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