Blame Excuses and Denial

Posted by on Nov 18, 2007 in Pondering | 1 comment Have you ever met someone who blames others, saying things like ‘it is my husband’s fault that I am not rich’, and makes excuses such as ‘we would have a better house if you hadn’t done…’ and denies any involvement in having had a marriage break up despite the fact that it takes two to tango? I was reading yesterday that blame; excuses and denial are the...
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Birthday Morning Musing

Posted by on Nov 12, 2007 in Pondering | 0 comments Today is my birthday. I started the day like any other. Got up at 5:30am and took the dogs for their morning walk with my darling Janine. The sun was just coming up over the mountains and the air was crisp from the rain the night before. As we walk through the empty horse paddock, we let the dogs off to run around in the lo dewy grass. I wish I’d brought my camera with me. It was a...
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How difficult will your next project be?

Posted by on Oct 1, 2007 in Pondering | 0 comments We lay in bed at sunrise; each contemplating the day ahead. Weekends can be like that. ‘What do you want to do darling?’ my other half inquired. ‘I think we should paint the hall’, I responded. Well, you’d have thought I’d said, ‘Are your bags packed because I’m taking you to an exotic overseas holiday destination!’ She really did want the...
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What is the big change in marketing today?

Posted by on Jan 15, 2007 in Soapbox | 0 comments Everyone is a marketer. Everyone is an advertiser. Everyone can get advertising commissions. Everyone can write and publish. Even a total novice can become a photographer or a graphic designer. Everyone can shoot, edit and publish video. We are creating a society of marketers: Where will it lead us? Thanks to the influx of simple IT solutions, the once professional industries of advertising,...
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What has ice-skating, drought and Steven Bradbury got to do with marketing?

Posted by on Jan 3, 2007 in Pondering | 0 comments I saw in the New Year at a friend’s property about 20 km north of Canberra (ACT). The dams are nearly empty and the grass is light tan colour. This has been a long drought. It was a warm summer night but the clouds looked promising. There were a few drops of rain but that was it. Unknown to the party goers, and yet there was a massive downpour in Canberra with minor flooding… such is...
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