As a solo entrepreneur, burnout is easily among the most frustrating problems you can face. Unfortunately, I face it pretty regularly. When you’re the only full-time person at your business, it’s a major issue. You’ll find your projects falling behind. You’ll realise you don’t have passion for personal or side projects. And there’s often no-one […]
Category Archives: Productivity Tips & Tricks
Travel Tips
I’ve just finished off a series of speaking engagements and events that have required a lot of travel—six cities since mid-August—and have had a lot of time to practice and hone my travel skills. Here are a few travel tips that guide my “travel philosophy”. Hopefully they’ll help you too. 1. Pack light Packing light […]
3 life tips for digital entrepreneurs
Short and sweet: Limit your time in front of glowing screens. And if you have to be in front of glowing screens—especially at night—use F.lux and low screen brightness levels. You’ll help your eyes, and make screen time more productive. Read more. Read business books, biographies, fantasy novels, hard-boiled crime thrillers. Read how-to guides, political […]
Motivation is a rare commodity
One of the things that people don’t tell you when you start your business is that motivation is a rare commodity. It’s like gold: everyone wants it, and people sure talk about it a lot, but they gloss over the part that mentions that very few people actually have it consistently, and in useful quantities. […]