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This week I have learned: that sometimes I can overcommit. Not too often, but this week I did. And then I got stressed trying to rectify my cockup. But it all resolved in the end. that I had some sort of unidentified cold-thing for over a week, and...

This is not a “thought piece”. This is catharsis. I studied social science research methods at University. When I went to University, it was in the very earliest days of the World Wide Web (actual quote from Information Systems lecturer: “I don’t think...

This week I have learned: the satisfaction and relief when you get a client from “prospect” to signed up and in contract. Mostly it’s the relief from worrying if it’ll all get pulled at the last minute for some reason. how nice it is to catch up with...

Friday’s coffee companion is an operations specialist. We talked about… the challenges of running events how the events industry is (or isn’t) adapting to the post-covid reality watch parties finding one’s niche being the only grown-up in the room...

This week I have learned: how resistant most of us are to admitting we are getting older. I’m probably as guilty as anyone. It’s fine. And life is probably better if one can be open to the idea. how much fun it is to go from idea to a manifestation...