How better time management gave me my time back and you can claim yours too
Well, the new year is well upon us now. Writing 2020 takes some getting used to but it’s exciting to be entering into this new decade. It’s time to take stock of how you manage your time and how better…
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A decade in review part 2
I’ve had the chance to take another look back at the last decade thanks to an exercise put out by Marie Forleo. What have you done you are most proud of in the last decade? Apart from bringing my…
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A decade in review – growth, overheads, a rat, the Cloud and a possible dynasty!
As we are about to usher in not just a new year but a new decade, I’m taking this period of contemplation to look back at the last 10 years – a decade in review both as my time as…
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Is reading becoming a forgotten skill?
The reason I ask is that this week I’ve had three simple short messages misread by the readers. It had me scratching my head. Was I failing to communicate? Were the communications too complicated or convoluted? I looked hard but…
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Work in style, I say!
I love that teacup you see in the picture there, and I’ll tell you why as this blog progresses. But I need to set the stage first. Keep It Simple Stupid In 2018 and 2019, I have been focusing on…
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How your good intentions can really piss people off
Writing letters or emails is a challenge. If you aren’t aware of that then you may be doing it all wrong. Crafting a letter or email is (or should be) challenging. Why? You are not there to convey the body…
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Lesson learnt
Two things culminated today that made me look at my own behaviour and consider whether I’d set people’s expectations up to believe one thing when I knew I meant another. And I guess I’ve done it loads of times in…
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I’m a copywriter. But here’s 28 other things about me
As a copywriter, I’m almost duty bound to blog. But I’m aware that it’s easy to forget that there is a human being behind the words we read. So I thought it important that I lay a few things bare…
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Copy Warrior never takes the easy road
As the Copy Warrior, my role goes beyond taking briefs and spewing out relevant copy as a paid copywriter. It’s about really taking care of my clients. Making sure that not only do they get the copy they want, but…
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Sparking the passion of future entrepreneurs at a primary school talk
When I was invited by a primary school here in Singapore to present a talk to a group of Primary 6 students, I was so excited to go. It meant I would be sharing with these girls something I had…
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What is a Copy Warrior and do you need one?
What image does the word “warrior” conjure up for you? Probably a mythological soldier type ready to go to war for what he – or she – believes he – or she- has to protect. Sword and shield in hand.…
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