Tag: Week 1

Competitors

Day 008 | Excitement

It’s been a full on day today as I’ve continued my research and getting more specific on the different points that I’m looking at. It’s lovely to work on my own thing, but I’ve also had my first taste of how the excitement can be all the way up there

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Problem statement

Day 007 | Getting stuck in

I’ve been working away and starting to populate my ‘Market & competitors analysis’ deck. I’m not going to deny it. It’s really exciting to actually start getting my hands dirty and really dig into what I’ve been wanting to do so for long.

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Title page

Day 006 | Setting up

Today I’ve started getting organised for the next weeks of research. If all goes well this research will be part of more official presentations so today I’ve started setting up keynote templates.

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Research

Day 005 | Research, research, research

The start of this week has been about planning ahead, making a bit of a schedule, putting dates in the dairy and starting to try out some kind of routine. Over the next weeks I’ll be heads down doing research.

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Growing plant

Day 004 | Planting seeds

Over the years I’ve worked with some great people. People I’d love to work with again, for their brilliance and high standard of work. For being genuinely lovely people and because we work really well together.

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Skalman's food-and-sleep clock

Day 003 | Finding the balance

Today was the first day back in the office after the Christmas break here in the UK and that meant the start of prioritising and finding the right balance for me between work and life outside of work.

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Islands

Day 002 | Mapping the journey

Embarking on a new journey is a bit like sailing in an archipelago. You know some of the islands you want to visit and you’re probably pretty excited about them. Some may seem less interesting or perhaps even pointless to visit and sailing to some may even be a bit

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Setting sail

Day 001 | Setting sail

It’s the 1st of January and for many that means a new beginning and new year resolutions that we’re trying to keep. I have a few of my own and one of my main ones is to not just talk about my projects but to start doing.

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Why you should write every day

You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly. Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.