I have technology fatigue. “Oh no,” I think, sighing, “here we go again…” It’s not the first time I’ve been through this. In recent years, I’ve suffered from Facebook fatigue, Twitter fatigue, smartphone fatigue, and even back in the day, email fatigue. In fact, I’m far enough along this journey that I can remember when the phone rang off the hook and drove me crazy. Before the convenience of just letting everything go to voicemail, I had been known to simply yank the telephone cord from the wall. I spend a good part of my working day researching,
It’s the time of year for reflection. Most of us are well fed and have spent the past few days reconnecting with family and friends and sharing the spirit of the holidays. There is breathing space now and a chance to rest and relax before the start of the new year. So, what does 2020 look like for you? That question can be big or small depending on where you sit. If you are an entrepreneur, every year poses a new opportunity to expand – to take more space in whatever area it is you’re passionate about. If you work for someone else, you may be looking to grow your
Multipreneurs are much admired. I don't just say this to be smug. People often marvel at how much we get up to and the sheer number of diverse projects on the go at any one time. For us, it's basically just the state of the nation. How it is. The way we live and work. Most multipreneurs I know are usually finishing a project, starting a project and in the middle of a project (or projects) all
Updated: April 2017 I meet many in midlife who exclaim, "I wish I could turn back time!", lamenting about lost opportunities or the lack of consciousness they had about the possibilities life would hold. For many self-employed entrepreneurs, our skills were late-blooming ones. We started out in typical nine-to-five jobs on a career track, or with businesses focused on a specific
Multipreneurs face a hard truth. It goes like this: we are basically as busy as we want to be. We have ideas. Lots of them. Even our ideas have ideas. While, personally, I dig the idea of being an idea generation machine (see, there's an example of an idea having an idea right there), what I know is that there's a way that we become hostages of these ideas. Our FOMO - or Fear Of Missing
It's Foodie Friday and Dishing in Kitchen published an awesome recipe today for a knockout summer appy or lunchtime main that's simple to make, beautiful look at and super-tasty. It's the kind of food I love to eat, make and serve. Get your gazpacho on. Om. The kitchen is where I find my zen. As multipreneurs, it is easy to become overwhelmed, taking multitasking to new levels
Remember Old Spice? I'm not talking about the uber-viral transformation of the brand in recent years epitomized by the "Old Spice Guy" suburban-porn style TV commercials (although that was pretty impressive). I'm talking about the way it smelled when men wore it in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. The way the Old Spice Old Guys wore it. My grandfather was one of them. Yours was, too, I'll bet. He shaved
As I write this, a batch of heirloom tomatoes are slow-roasting in the oven. It is foggy outside and cool. Leaves on the trees are that goldy-green colour they get at this time of year, especially along muddy riverbanks. It's peaceful. The aroma filling the house is heavenly. The tomatoes are roasting with thyme from the garden, olive oil and garlic. Later they'll be transformed into a Roasted