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Tip The Web – the future for internet authors?

by Penelope Else April 12, 2011
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There’s a new way of earning money through creating high-quality internet content. I think it’s a winner. Where it starts So, one day I’m reading a top-class article online, and a rush of wild generosity bursts over me: ‘I wish there were an easy way to donate, say 20p, for an online article enjoyed, much [...]

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About Me

by Penelope Else April 7, 2011
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This might start to explain quite a lot. Or…nothing whatsoever. Definitely one of those. I always wish people would put something about themselves on their sites, but everyone is so concerned about looking professional that they cut out every last trace of humanity. ‘Look at me, I am a walking corporation, press here to fax [...]

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Dyslexia – a remarkably simple cure

by Penelope Else April 5, 2011
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For many people,the solution could well be incredibly simple. It’s all about your internal whiteboard. In association with Seeing Spells Achieving Spelling: not so tricky at all A difficulty in spelling, reading and remembering may be no more than a visual skill that needs practice and/or refinement. In that case it would take only a [...]

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Luck and opportunity – where does it come from?

by Penelope Else April 5, 2011
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There’s no real mystery about why some people are lucky and get the opportunities. It’s also not that hard to get some for yourself. What is luck, anyway? Is luck some kind ofcosmic gift – something you’re either given or denied? Or is it something you generate yourself? I’m not talking about the £100k bag [...]

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What is business strategy?

by Penelope Else April 5, 2011
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It helps if you know what you’re trying to achieve and why. It helps even more if you’re creative about getting there. At its most simple, business strategy is: expanding massively your ideas about what could be achieved and how knowing clearly your idea and niche determining which version of it is feasible planning how [...]

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Time management: the Time-Slasher method

by Penelope Else September 6, 2009

Summary: approaching your tasks a little differently can allow you to use your time far more effectively. The Problem How do you approach your day?  Do you feel you’re getting the most out of your hours, or are you just moving about all day without really progressing? I get so annoyed with myself when I [...]

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Procrastination: How to stay on the sofa as long as you like

by Penelope Else August 28, 2009

Summary: Procrastination is usually about fear, so “pull yourself together” self-talk has no effect. Here’s a practical exercise to convert procrastination into can’t-stop-myself enthusiasm. If there’s one thing that’ll kill a small business, it’s faffing about. I groan to my ankles, though, when I read articles which say “you should do this, and this, and [...]

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Procrastination Case Study – Steve’s Contract

by Penelope Else August 28, 2009

[For the article Procrastination: How to stay on the sofa as long as you like] Steven called me, needing to complete the first draft of an important contract, but procrastinating way past the end of his patience. This is how the conversation went (edited for brevity): Me: What objective is this task supporting? Steve: Getting [...]

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Procrastination Case Study – The Writer

by Penelope Else August 28, 2009

A case study based on the exercise in Procrastination: How to stay on the sofa as long as you like We’re all drawn to different professions according to our natures, and with those natures seem to go particular fears. Writers are a case in point: they tend to be introverted (as in inner-world, not shyness), [...]

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A few dozen reasons to procrastinate

by Penelope Else August 28, 2009
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A menu of reasons to procrastinate. The first step to getting past resistance is identifying it. Here’s a nice happy list: all the reasons you might have for avoiding doing the task ahead of you. It probably isn’t exhaustive, but you’ll almost certainly recognise something close to your favourites – and may also see a [...]

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