How Structure Supports Creativity
How Structure Supports Creativity There’s a persistent myth that creativity hates structure. That if you add systems, routines, or plans, your ideas will shrivel up and die. That being organised means boring. That freedom only exists when everything is loose, spontaneous, and vibes-based. Honestly? Rubbish. In my world, structure is the thing that creates freedom, […]
How To Design A Successful Business
How To Design A Successful Business If you’ve built something that pays the bills but still steals your peace, maybe it’s time to shift how you define success. Here’s a question that might sting a bit: if your business is making money but you’re still exhausted, resentful, or feeling trapped by it, is that actually […]
Seasonal Living
Seasonal Living This past week, was hard, I sat in my office wearing two jumpers, a blanket, and a hot water bottle glaring at my to-do list like it had personally offended me. It wasn’t that I don’t enjoy my work, I do, but every fibre of my being felt bleuurgh. Not tired, exactly, just… […]
How To Create A Meaningful Year
How To Create A Meaningful Year “If it ain’t in the calendar, it ain’t happening” This started as a family logistics thing in our house, a way to keep track of who was where, when, and doing what. With multiple people trying to manage work, kids, appointments, plans… you get the picture. If you didn’t […]
How Do You Build A Community Without Making It Hard Work?
How Do You Build A Community Without Making It Hard Work? I’ve had some great questions come in about creating community, and I’ve picked a few of the best to share with you over the next few posts. This one, or a version of, was popular… “How does one plan to build a community but […]
1 Simple Metric For Growth
1 Simple Metric For Growth If there’s one thing that’s true about running an online business, it’s the shear amount of conflicting advice that you constantly have to wade through. Even more so when it comes to analytics, data and metrics. Now don’t get me wrong my inner geek likes a bit of data, but […]
How To Automatically Add Page Numbers To Your Canva Doc
How To Automatically Add Page Numbers To Your Canva Docs If you’ve ever created an absolute monster of a guide or eBook in Canva and then had the unenviable task of manually checking through and adding the corresponding page numbers, I’m about to make your day… Canva now has automatic page numbering – cue the […]
Prompt Engineering Tips
Prompt Engineering Tips Have you ever been on the receiving end of vague directions? Like being told to “turn left after the big tree” only to be surrounded multiple big trees. It’s frustrating, right? And, if you’ve spent any time playing with AI, I’ll bet you’ve felt that all familiar frustration there too; you’ve asked […]
What The Hell Is A Content Pillar?
What The Hell Is A Content Pillar? When I talk about marketing I alway refer to content pillars and I always have a few people ask “What The Hell Is A Content Pillar”? So let me explain Think of content pillars as the main themes or topics that are central to your business and brand. […]
The Next Time Someone Asks To Pick Your Brain, Do This…
The Next Time Someone Asks To Pick Your Brain, Do This… If you’re anything like me, you probably get asked tons of questions, and get lots of people wanting to pick your brain all the time. While it’s nice to be in demand, answering them all can really eat up your time, so we need […]