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The business community of Bristol really is a small place! It’s surprising how many connections pop up. I met Laetitia Tempelman at a Business Blogging workshop I ran a couple of years back and we’ve stayed in touch since. Laetitia Continue reading Feed Your Productivity and Creativity
My theme for September is ‘Small Challenges’ and it spurred on an idea for one of my blog followers! I’m happy to host Dan Miller as a guest on the blog this week. Dan Miller is a Payments Officer with Continue reading The Small Challenges of Small Business
I saw a Tweet the other day; a business (who shall remain nameless) declared they were ‘the cheapest provider of their service in the market.’ It always bothers me when a business advertises they are the cheapest at X Y Continue reading Why Cheapest is Worrying: 3 Questions at the Core of Your Business
I first started blogging in 2013. Since then, it has been the foundation on which to build my business. Build A Blog, Build a Business I still keep that blog, it became my Amy C Fitzjohn author blog. But blogging Continue reading How I Became Amy Queen of Blogs – Build A Blog
“But, I’m not an expert!” Have you ever caught yourself saying this? Even in your head? It’s one of the common reasons I hear for NOT Blogging. “Who am I to talk, what do I know? I’m no expert, why Continue reading But I’m not an expert…
Living in the digital age opens up amazing possibilities. Technology is moving at a breathless pace and it can be both scary and exhilarating on any given day. (but there will always be a use for paper and pens!) Anyone Continue reading Why Pen and Paper Will Always Have a Place
Could a retreat rejuvenate your business? Inspiration is easier to find in the unfamiliar. When we see and do the same things every day, in the same place, before long we’re living our lives on a conveyor belt. Stagnant, swaddled, Continue reading Inspiration in the Unfamiliar : Top Tips for a Business Retreat Day
When I was writing the Sheridan And Blake books, I often found myself stumbling over writer’s block. Even the most imaginative, creative people can suffer with writer’s block from time to time. If you’re staring at blank pages or you Continue reading 3 Quick Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
When you work for yourself, one of the toughest challenges is staying organised. There’s no boss breathing down your neck, giving you ‘that look’ and no job description setting out your responsibilities. You must be disciplined to get things done. Continue reading So Much To Do, So Little Time: Getting Organised
Stories have enormous power to change our perceptions. A single story, repeated again and again, can quickly become an ‘Alternative Fact’. When all you hear about a person, a business, a brand, a place, a people, a race, is negative Continue reading The Power of Story – A TED Talk Review