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Day: October 22, 2012

Dreams

Day 296 | Building dreams

When I began this at the start of the year I thought of the future and what it would mean. As I started working evenings, mornings & part of the weekends I sometimes wondered when I’d next have proper time off. But I never doubted if what I’ve set out

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Week 42 summary

Day 295 | Week 42 summary

Being surrounded by people pursuing their own dreams is incredibly inspiring. The Web Summit was full of that and it gave me a fresh boost of inspiration and motivation to keep creating, work hard and not loose sight of the finish line.

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Screen shot from Family guy episode 'Be careful what you fish for'

Day 294 | Getting what you wish for

Being at a conference surrounded by people pursuing their dream of starting and building a company is incredibly inspiring. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one wishing I had more time to dedicate to my own company and products. And before I knew it that’s just what I have.

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Open signs

Day 293 | On not leaving things too open

Today, as I was sat in Dublin, tired and waiting for my evening flight home I was kicking myself. Yet again I’d put something else before my own well being and where had it landed me? Well, not in a place I wanted to be.

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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.