Practical Sustainable Enterprise Support
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
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
Do you wear your busy-ness like a badge of honour? Many years ago, in another life, I was an HR Administrator for a busy manufacturing firm in south Somerset. The factory staff worked shifts but the office staff worked regular Continue reading Busy Badge of Honour – The Scourge of Busy
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
It was a tough week. Two new pieces of work, for two new clients, and neither went well.As if, ‘perfect first time’ is the standard my brain thinks it needs to hold me to?At the end of the week I Continue reading A Word on Self Healing
From ‘carbon neutral’ flights to ‘net zero’ bottled water, dishonest green PR is on the rise. Consumer demand for ethical, sustainable businesses is increasing, but some businesses would rather fake it, deceive, or distract us to avoid taking responsibility for Continue reading Clean Up Greenwashing
I went a year without shopping in supermarkets. What did I learn from the experience and would I go back to my old shopping habits? Continue reading Review Of The Year Without Supermarkets
I’m not a Royalist. I also don’t especially hold any strong opinions about whether the UK should be a republic. We’ve already had our Bristish Trump, thanks. Please, never again! I would describe my feelings about Royalty in general as Continue reading Leave Your Tributes, but Take Your Plastic Home
At the end of last year, I had a moment or pure frustration when attempting to buy a few bits in Asda. EVERYTHING I needed was only available in single use plastic. Including the bread that I watched a baker Continue reading The Joy Of Shopping Slow
What is the true cost of doing business? Climate change has become a climate crisis, inequality, poverty, Brexit, a cost of living crisis, a pandemic, war in Europe… With so many challenges to respond to, business as usual is more Continue reading Making Profit Is Not The Point (But Not For The Reason You Think)