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Bruce Poon Tip, founder of travel company G Adventures, recently suggested that the collective travel industry could be considered the largest startup in the world today.

Now, you could argue that's a bit of a stretch. Or even an oversimplification.

However, it is a perspective worth exploring.

Many businesses in and around the travel space have been decimated and effectively brought back to zero as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

So, assuming that the travel industry does recover again at some stage, many of the old legacy players will no longer have their massive moats and barriers to entry.

The landscape will indeed be ripe for disruption.

Perfect conditions for startups.

#travelindustry #startups #opportunity

 

NB: Thanks to Dennis Schaal for the tweet!

Most of us tend to define our career success purely in terms of output - in terms of quality &/or quantity.

But Sam Spurlin reckons the better way to think about career success is in terms of the ratio of Effort (in terms of time, creativity, emotion, etc) to create that Output.

As Sam says, this allows more leverage points for thinking and behaving differently.

What I like about this perspective is that it's also a great way to hold ourselves more accountable for our own success.

Didn't achieve all you'd hope? Take a look at the Effort you put in. Now consider the ration of Effort to Output.

#careersuccess #effort #output

Many cities around the world cancelled their New Years Eve fireworks displays due to concerns about COVID-19.

A few went ahead with a synchronised drone light show instead.

Could these drone displays one day replace the fireworks completely?

Maybe.

Think about it. 

Fireworks are noisey, smokey and certainly not cheap. 

Drones are relatively noise free and no other real pollution concerns.

And as the technology gets cheaper, I think drones may well be a great alternative to fireworks.

Perhaps this year will prove to a tipping point for the end of fireworks displays?

#fireworks #drones #tippingpoint

Today is the first day of the new year.

This is the day that so many have been waiting for...to start that next thing.

The new diet. The new exercise program. The next job search.

But why? Why do we wait? 

Is today really any better than yesterday was?

We tell ourselves that by that future date that we've set, we'll be ready. Better prepared.

But is that really true or just the story we tell ourselves?

All we really achieve by setting these future start dates is that we rob ourselves of the few extra days of progress we could have made if we started now.

So...What Are You Waiting For?

#waiting #takeaction #procrastination

There's often a lot of anxiety at this time of year as we reflect and realise we didn't achieve all we'd hoped to this year or that we haven't arrived at the place where we thought we would be by now.

What we need to realise though...is that we've still got time.

If you're in your 50's and lost your job and worried that you'll have to find another career...that's ok. Why not? It's not too late for your Act 2 or even Act 3.

If you're in your 30's and still haven't decided on the right career path for you...again, it's ok. You have plenty of time.

For any age group, the advise applies.

Just go out, find a job doing anything. Not just to keep money coming in, but also to keep you engaged.

No job needs to define you...unless you chose to let it.

And there's plenty of time left for your next Act.

Happy New Year!

#careerchange #uncertainty #nevertoolate

William Shakespeare said, "Expectations are the root of all heartache."

That makes sense.

People have expectations. They aren't met. They're disappointed.

Many of us like to think we know what others are expecting from us.

But we can never really be sure.

The only chance you have of countering those expectations and avoiding potential disappointment is to communicate. In fact, over communicate.

#communicate #expectations #transparency

Empathy is a big part of what makes us human.

The ability to have understanding and compassion for others. 

But with the dramatic changes in behaviour during 2020, I wonder what that will mean for our ability to empathise in the years to come.

Half of our faces are covered by masks and so much of a person's emotion is hidden from us.

We are living our lives through a ZOOM lens. On virtual video calls. can we really understand the world through such a lens?

And let's not forget about the survival instincts that kicked in when lockdowns were announced and supermarket shelves were stripped of toilet paper and pasta.

These were certainly short-term changes in our ability to be empathetic.

But will they have long-term impacts too?

And if so...what does that mean for the future of society as we know it?

#empathy #COVID19impacts #compassion

Lockdowns and Work From Home has changed many habits and behaviours in 2020.

One of those changes for me has been wearing a watch.

I have a clock on my wall, on my laptop, on my TV, on my phone, in my car, and now...on my 'Garmin Fitbit' (ie: my activity tracker).

Do I really need to wear a watch too?

I don't think so.

So what of the Apple Watch? Will they rebrand it at some stage? After all, people don't really buy it for the watch?

Or, as with the iPhone, will they keep the 'watch' branding?

And what about the next generation of kids? Will they grow up wearing a watch?

#watches #changinghabits #thefuture

Over the past 6 months or so I've spoken with 5 different teams launching a new business.

A digital-first startup.

All of them talk about Scale...A LOT!

But what not enough of them are talking about is Relevance.

And THAT is the real key to success. 

If your product or service is not Relevant to your customers, you may never have to worry about Scale.

#scalingup #relevance #startups

I always used to believe that if you're going to donate money or time to a charity that you should do so quietly.

If not, it can come across like you want to be recognised and thanked for the effort.

But I think I've changed my mind on this one.

As long as your intent is pure, I now believe you should be as loud as you want about your charity.

Because the more noise you make, the more your cause is amplified and the more chance you have of getting it noticed by other people.

That in turn will hopefully lead to more people getting on board to help too.

So...with that in mind...here's a link to the Kitojo Empowered Girls School Project in Uganda that we're trying to raise some money for so they can keep helping break the poverty cycle for these kids...

https://lnkd.in/gSQPp2E

Appreciate your help if you can.

#publicity #socialchange #charitablegiving