Wise Wednesdays

Mainstream entrepreneurship views digital technology - like a website - as a tool for marketing and sales. I’ve had some time to think about it as I’m redesigning my own website (it feels like it’s time!) and view it somewhat differently. Designing a website can trigger all sorts of feelings - I’ve seen this many times. It can bring up procrastination, fear of visibility and soak up a whole lot of time, energy and money if not stall the whole initiative. This is counterproductive if you’re trying to operate as an independent professional. Hiring someone doesn’t always solve the problem and can make it more complicated. What I’ve found most helpful (and helps me spend less time on my website and more time on the work I love) is to think about the website as an aid to conversation. Here are 3 things I’ve learned about a holistic approach to websites as an independent professional: 1. Your website is a support for you (not a distraction or drain of your precious energy) Don’t spen...

  This year will mark 7 years of writing Wise Wednesdays and taking a career leap from medicine into coaching. It’s been 7 years of constant learning (like CPD on steroids) and a lot of experimenting – with me as the guinea pig! One of the things my clients tell me they appreciate about our work is that I coach based on real-life experience. I’m not coaching from theory or selling you some ideal lifestyle for that matter. I try to offer a safe space to experiment and discover who you are, what you want and your unique way of creating it. Here are 7 experiments I’ve run on myself recently that might inspire you: Experiment #1: Reducing decision making load If it works for Steve Jobs, Barack Obama and Buddhist monastics why not stick to a single, simple look? I’ve recently stopped dying my hair, chopped off most of my hair and taken to black turtlenecks and jeans…Result: As a solo responsible for all my household and business decisions, this has lightened the load. Recommendation: Hi...