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I'm a huge believer in the Power of Serendipity.

But, that doesn't mean you should leave it all to chance.

Even that random meeting with someone as you pass each other in the street...doesn't happen unless you get off your bum and walk down the street.

It sure wouldn't have happened if you just sat at home on the couch.

You need to give Serendipity a bit of a nudge.

That nudge can be as simple as publishing a blog, contributing to an article of even just a simple social media post.

Do that. Put it out there. Then just watch the Serendipity happen!

#serendipity #dothework #makeithappen

Confidence grows with action and shrinks with idleness.

So says @TheStoicEmperor.

And I reckon that pretty much sums it up.

So often we defer the start because we lack confidence.

We're worried about the outcome. We're worried about failing.

But just sitting around waiting for confidence to appear is probably not going to help.

You need to start. That will generate the confidence you're looking for.

BTW - If you're looking for some help with confidence, check out the Confidence Connoisseur herself...Beverley Spencer - https://bit.ly/3uHUfcH

#confidence #noexcuses #juststart

Many companies have an Assets Register to keep track of that company's physical assets like computers, furniture, etc.

But surely one of the most valuable asset of any company is its Learnings.

The lessons learned, from both successes and failures, are invaluable company assets.

Unfortunately, we often fail to recall the lessons we learned when we need them most.

So, why create a Learnings Register?

This situation occurred - We did this - The result was this - This is what we learned.

As simple as that.

Then, the next time a similar or relevant situation occurs in the future, we just refer back to our Learning's Register to improve on the outcome this time around.

Does anyone know of any company that has implemented a Learnings Register?

Would love to hear about it.

#learnings #lessonslearned #assets

Thanks to streaming services like Netflix and services like BitTorrent, we no longer need to wait till next week for the next episode.

These days, we can consume the whole story, from start to finish, in one session.

So, if that's the way we are consuming stories, how does it effect the way we tell the story of our business or brand?

Do we need to change the way we tell our story?

Maybe. Have a listen...

#storytelling #consumerbehaviour #businesslessons

It's great to be Optimistic.

But that's not necessarily the same thing as Wishful Thinking.

Optimism usually suggest some base in rationality and reality.

Wishful Thinking, on the other hand, is little more than you hoping for something to be.

If you get yourself locked into Wishful Thinking, there's a good chance you'll end up being disappointed.

Looking to the future with Optimism, however, sounds like a pretty good way to approach life.

#optimism #wishfulthinking #grounded

The experts will tell you that you must contextualise your social media content to the platform you're posting on.

Tik Tok skews younger and music is a big part of the platform. So your content should reflect that.

And that same video that works on Tik Tok, wouldn't really suit Linkedin, which is a business / professional network.

I agree with that.

BUT...I don't do it!

Why? 

Simply because I'm not willing to put in the time and effort to reformat the content for each platform.

And I say...that's ok.

Even without contextualising the content for the platform, it is still expanding my Reach.

Sure, the posts may not perform as well on the other platforms.

But that's ok.

As in life, social media is never a matter of all or nothing.

#socialmediaplatforms #socialmediacontent #reach

I've noticed a lot more ambulance sirens around lately. 

Must be due to the spike in Covid-19 cases here in Malaysia.

Or maybe, neither is the case.

I certainly don't know if all those people in ambulances are Covid-19 patients.

And I don't know if there even are more ambulances around.

Maybe, it's just that I'm more aware of them now?

With the surge in cases here in Malaysia, Covid-19 is all we ever seem to talk about. It's front of mind for everyone.

So, of course I'm going to have a heightened awareness around ambulances.

But that doesn't mean there's actually more of them.

Just because we're more aware of something, doesn't mean there is more of it.

#awareness #cognitivebias #perception

People who have been the same type of job or the same industry for several years can sometimes feel they are pigeonholed into being 'that guy'.

After I'd been in the hotel industry for several years, I was known as a 'Hotel Guy'. 

And that's the type of career opportunities that I got.

The best was to avoid being pigeonholed is to view your skills and experiences from a Meta level, not a technical level.

For example, a hotel Food & Beverage Manager has specific technical skills that fit that role.

But...if she takes a Meta view...she's a manager of people, systems and processes'.

With those skills, she can cross over to just about any industry.

Once you've established the Meta view, just ensure all of your messaging around yourself - you resume, Linkedin profile, social media posts, etc - all come from that Meta viewpoint, not the narrower, more technical one.

Good luck!

#careeradvice #careerchange #resumetips

Self-Driving Cars are basically here already.

As the 5G network becomes mainstream, that may be the final piece needed to make fully autonomous vehicles a practical reality.

Some say that will take another 5 years. Others say it's maybe 10 or 15 years away.

Regardless, most would agree that it's going to happen sooner rather than later.

When it does, I believe it opens up a potentially lucrative niche market for Seniors Domestic Tourism.

The would-be traveller that can no longer just get in a car and drive themselves to a holiday spot 2, 3 4 or more hours away.

But they could jump in a car, tell it where to go...and sit back and relax.

And now could be a really good time to start establishing yourself as the leading expert in this soon to emerge new space.

#selfdrivingcars #businessideas #seniors

Seth Godin suggests that 'Changes in the culture often happen when someone is gutsy enough to reorganize the time stack.'

We've established generally accepted time frames for things in our life.

This is how long a doctor's appointment will be.

This is how long a spa treatment will be.

This is how long it will take to build a new house or a new car.

And if you, in your business, spend about the same amount of time as everyone else is spending to do those things, you'll end up with roughly the same result.

The way to stand out, says Seth, is to change the Time Stack.

Maybe you spend a lot MORE TIME making your product or delivering your service. And in so doing, you can hopefully now charge more for the high quality you have created.

Or, you spend LESS TIME. Get it done quickly. Then move on to other things. new innovations and ideas. Or marketing your thing to a wider market.

Either is fine.

But, if you want to create a significantly different value proposition, you'll probably need to choose one.

#time #valueproposition #thinkdifferently