Black Plunger

Avoid cheap work

Cheap work is undervalued and seldom appreciated by the client.

Cheap clients tend to be excessively demanding and disorganised. They often make you wait for information and input, and require regular follow ups when it comes to payment. In addition to the time and revenue…

Pay for good contracts and use them

My team was poached several years back by our biggest client at the time. I didn’t have any agreements in place with any of our clients or staff back then so I didn’t have a legal leg to stand on.

Focus and Commit

If you’re launching a business or embarking on a new career, it may be tempting to work a second job for a sense of security.

What you really need to do is commit, decide what you want to do and focus on it. You need to give it your full commitment; if you don’t, you can’t…

Take Ownership

Whether you’re a business owner, a team leader or starting your career, you need to put passion, energy and pride into everything you do.

Taking ownership, to me, is more than taking responsibility and being accountable for your actions or lack thereof. You need to constantly…

Do what you love

You spend most of your adult life working so it’s only obvious that you should do what you love and get satisfaction from your career. You should love what you do so much that, if it wasn’t for needing to eat, you’d do it for free.

Micro Failure

Failure is not an achievement and it’s certainly nothing to be proud of.

When you fail in business you lose money and often wreck the lives of your employees. The current flippant and arrogant approach to failure is disrespectful to everyone who works with and depends on you…

How to make your iPhone’s battery last as long as your old Nokia

Currently my iPhone’s battery is sitting at 5 percent. It’s been on for more than 7.6 days and it could probably go for a few more hours.