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Three things to do for telling better stories
Use stories to sell your work. Have an informed opinion. Organise your thinking. Think about things in your life that you know, that...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Take your time
We have learnt over the years that great work takes time. Those with lots of experience can perhaps take less time, but time is...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Don't sell yourself short, dream up!
Release the power money has over you. Say no to jobs that don't pay you. They're not in your best interest and it doesn't let you move...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


We do not give away our ideas for free
pitch (verb) To attempt to sell or win approval for one’s ideas by giving them away for free, usually within a competitive, buyer-driven...
Oct 25, 20212 min read


How do you qualify leads?
Criteria for qualifying business leads Money. Talk about value first or about money first? Talk about money upfront. Why? If the...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


How to politely say "I'm not doing that for free"
Thanks so much for considering me. Here is a link to the services and price packages that I offer. Let me know if you have any...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


We don’t like ROI
We don’t like ROI (return on investment) because solutions creatives bring businesses might not necessarily always have a positive...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Using analogies to unlock client conversations
Find it difficult to explain what you do? Adding too much information when explaining it? Confusing people (and yourself) and then...
Oct 25, 20213 min read


Apply what you preach
Consider mastering these 4 Service Design techniques in your own creative business: 1. Interviewing 2. Workshop facilitation 3....
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Freedom and value
Business founders, entrepreneurs, and organisational influencers - do you remember why you started your company, your profession? You...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Get your clients to buy!
Do you see more value you can bring your clients business? You're convinced but you need to now convert and close the deal? Here is a...
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Start with giving
Studio. Workshop. Design. (innovation, solutions, strategy). Craft(ing). Community. To create. To make something. To solve. The...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Are we worth it to them?
Everyone is just a click away. We have to make the decision whether we’re worth reaching, whether we’re worth contacting. Whether we’re...
Oct 25, 20212 min read


The two day rule for breaking habits
The two days rule is when we make sure we don’t break a habit for two days in a row. We can take multiple days off in the week if we need...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


Find time
You seldom hear us saying we "don’t have enough time". We’re all busy. We all get 24 hours a day. People often ask us, “How do you find...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


We only have 10 clients
Our laws we HAVE to abide by: No more than 10 clients at a time We can never sell (the business) or retire Unpaid written proposals...
Oct 25, 20211 min read
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