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Day: July 31, 2012

No more Mr Nice Guy

Day 213 | No more Mr Nice Guy

July 31, 2012

It goes against my nature to say “I won’t do it no more” but sometimes that is the only way. No matter how hard it is to put your foot down work is work and it’s not worth breaking yourself or put aspects of your life outside of work in

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Day 212 | Two weeks until holiday

July 31, 2012

Two weeks from now I’ll be in Sweden celebrating my dad and having some time off from freelancing. I’m on the first flight out of Heathrow, as normal, and I suspect that since it’s post the closing ceremony there won’t be many hours sleep in my bag. But, that won’t

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Why you should write every day

You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly. Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.