Launching Hen’s Tooth: The Story Behind My New Online Shop

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This shop is more than a business; it’s a celebration of craftsmanship, tradition, and thoughtful gifting. And I can’t wait to see where the journey takes us next. Continue reading Launching Hen’s Tooth: The Story Behind My New Online Shop

Reasons to Get Journaling

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A regular journaling habit can be a great resource for writers, bloggers, creatives, and entrepreneurs – but more than that, it’s easy to overlook the benefits to our mental health of decluttering our brain. Here is a snapshot of just Continue reading Reasons to Get Journaling

Slightly Improve Your Life With Little Effort

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The first snowdrops and crocuses are starting to bloom, and that’s a sure sign that spring is approaching. Hope and possibility, planning ahead, setting goals, looking forward to brighter mornings. It’s tempting to set ourselves big, ambitious objectives, that take Continue reading Slightly Improve Your Life With Little Effort

Are Self-Employment Transport Costs Driving You Around The Bend?

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Even when we are self employed and work from home much of the time, there will always be occasions when we need to travel for our business. From a sustainability point of view, if there is a sensible way to Continue reading Are Self-Employment Transport Costs Driving You Around The Bend?

Of Vision and Vanity

Every business needs a vision, but not every entrepreneur has to be a visionary. If you close your eyes and imagine where you would like your life to be in, say, 5 years, what might it look like? Try it. Continue reading Of Vision and Vanity

Here’s How To Ensure Your Business Appeals To Modern Customers

The needs of your customers are constantly changing and businesses that don’t respond will be left behind. Top tips here from a contributor to appeal to modern customers. Are you eager to ensure that your business appeals to modern customers? Continue reading Here’s How To Ensure Your Business Appeals To Modern Customers

Craft Your Vision Board for the Year Ahead

As the Earth completes another orbit of the Sun, we naturally look ahead. Preferably with hope and optimism – although that can be challenging in these trying times. It’s always around his time of year (December / January) that I Continue reading Craft Your Vision Board for the Year Ahead

The Cost Of Living Is Unsustainable

It’s a familiar mantra – reported in the media as a ‘Cost Of Living’ crisis – as if rising costs are a temporary blip, that we should sit tight and ride it out. Which would make sense, if there was Continue reading The Cost Of Living Is Unsustainable

Writing Through Creative Constipation

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Some days, it’s just hard. You’re sat there, straining to push it out but getting nowhere. You know you ‘should’ be writing – that blog, that course content, that story, those next 1000 words – but it’s blocked. Don’t Call Continue reading Writing Through Creative Constipation

The Art of Productive Procrastination

Two sides to ourselves. Negative and positive self talk to improve productivity

Procrastination is just a step on the path to productivity. I’m a terrible procrastinator. Productivity rarely comes easy! When you work for yourself, you are both the biggest asset and the biggest liability to your business! Self-Sabotage Becomes An Art Continue reading The Art of Productive Procrastination