Solopreneruship is self-improvement in public — January was a gut punch. Overnight, my monthly income dropped 50%. I’d started my business 90 days prior. Things were going well. Better than expected. I began the new year riding the high of the back of my early “success.” …

So many things to say about this. I wish I’d had something like this to read in my teenage years. Would I have listened? I hope so :) Your kid’s a genius and number 16 hit melted my heart, and brought tears to my eyes. In the short time I’ve been getting to know you, I can tell you breath these values. This is hard earned wisdom from a life beautifully lived and, no doubt, many mistakes along the way. Because it’s in the places we crack open, that we learn true comparison. And your words drip with humanity.

Not writing on Twitter? You’re missing out. — “Comment to grow. Or ‘die’ in obscurity”. They’re not wrong. Commenting fuels the algorithms. reach exposure recognition All valuable metrics. But if you chase these metrics alone you’re missing one of the most valuable aspects of the skill (yes, commenting is a skill). Let me explain. I don’t know about…

I know what you’re thinking — Because I thought the same for many years. How can you be a writer? So I took a detour in teaching. Now I don’t know why I thought this would be any easier. Are any other dyslexic teachers out there? Funny that an institution that is generally good at supporting…

Get ahead of the game. Learn the secret of taking action. — Most people don’t understand action at a deep enough level. You know it’s important. Something you want to improve. Everyone’s talking about it. But no one’s explaining it. I’ve been a creative educator for ten years. And racked up more than 7,000 hours of academic study. If you want to…

You can discover a lot of your experience has value. — Have you ever felt overwhelmed in your 9–5? Unspoken expectations, an overflowing inbox, working all hours. You might be more unfortunate still, and have the added burden of a d*ckhead boss. In corporate culture, productivity is your deity. You sign up for overworking, constant availability, and inflation wage loss. …

Use this surprisingly simple way to develop it and give yourself an edge. — I love the freedom of being a solopreneur. It’s hard work. Sometimes lonely, working from home. Yet getting to choose what’s on your calendar, and when you work is priceless. But time freedom relies on a certain level of discipline. The other week, for some reason, I just couldn't settle…

Use this simple idea to make daily progress on your core goals. — It’s often said that freedom exists on the other side of discipline. I think about this often. In part, because I spent a good amount of life undisciplined. Childhood was ‘organic and free-range’. Child-led, to the extent we raised ourselves. …

From FA ban to centre-stage, gender equality in sport never looked so good. — In the 2009 Euro final, we were semi-professional at best’ said Alex Scott, Lionesse legend, turned BBC commentator. Like the rest of the UK, my eyes were on the box, gripped by the drama of the match. Russo had just delivered the magic to take us 1–nil against Germany. My…