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Why you’re never too old to start a business (or reinvent your work)
Why you’re never too old to start a business (or reinvent your work)
Most people think startups are a young person’s game.
Laurence McCahill
Sep 5
4 clues that you might be heading for a mid-life ̶c̶r̶i̶s̶i̶s̶ awakening
4 clues that you might be heading for a mid-life ̶c̶r̶i̶s̶i̶s̶ awakening
Why more and more people are ditching the clichéd trophies of success for a richer experience of life
Laurence McCahill
Jul 23
💡How to have a big idea
💡How to have a big idea
John Parkin knows a good idea when he sees one.
Laurence McCahill
Jul 5
🐺 Don’t be a lone wolf
🐺 Don’t be a lone wolf
Finding lasting colleagueship in business
Laurence McCahill
Jun 7
A perfect 10
A perfect 10
A tale of serendipity and success
Laurence McCahill
May 9
10 things we learnt about time and how to use it with Oliver Burkeman
10 things we learnt about time and how to use it with Oliver Burkeman
From our most popular Friday Fireside show to date
Laurence McCahill
Apr 27
Just 4000 weeks
Just 4000 weeks
Join us with Oliver Burkeman this Friday 21st April at 12pm UK time on Crowdcast
Laurence McCahill
Apr 19
🍃 Leaders, let’s go outside.
🍃 Leaders, let’s go outside.
Move over, hygge. There’s a new Scandinavian concept to embrace, and it will give you more of a natural high than candles and cushions ever…
Laurence McCahill
Mar 31
Can you believe how far you’ve come?
Can you believe how far you’ve come?
This was a question put forward by someone at last week’s Ideas Café.
Laurence McCahill
Mar 11
A to-do list for effortless business
A to-do list for effortless business
1. Simplify my offering 2. Do less, but better 3. Hone my one thing 4. Stop chasing so many ideas 5. Focus focus focus 6. Stick at…
Laurence McCahill
Mar 3
Founders — don’t forget to refuel
Founders — don’t forget to refuel
Everyone around you will benefit
Laurence McCahill
Jan 14
Why asking deep questions leads to a richer life
Why asking deep questions leads to a richer life
I’ve always been obsessed with the deep questions.
Carlos Saba
Jan 13
Why is it important to ask for help?
Why is it important to ask for help?
When Laurence and I started our digital agency we didn’t believe we needed any help.
Carlos Saba
Jan 7
Becoming more of yourself in 2023
Becoming more of yourself in 2023
And getting paid to be you
Laurence McCahill
Dec 31, 2022
What’s stopping you from hitting publish?
What’s stopping you from hitting publish?
This was the question I posed to my little group at our Ideas Café meetup last week.
Laurence McCahill
Oct 10, 2022
15 things I wish I knew before I started out in business
15 things I wish I knew before I started out in business
Some people are radiators, others are drains. Be conscious of where you devote most of your precious time.
Laurence McCahill
Sep 3, 2022
Creation in reverse
Creation in reverse
In his fascinating book How Music Works, David Byrne (best known as the front man of the band Talking Heads) has a powerful message.
Laurence McCahill
Aug 25, 2022
You don’t need a business plan you need an Excite Strategy
You don’t need a business plan you need an Excite Strategy
When most people start a business they focus on their idea, the company they want to create and/or the needs of the market.
Carlos Saba
Aug 10, 2022
A gamechanger for any changemaker
A gamechanger for any changemaker
Despite what many people think, most entrepreneurs don’t start a business because they want to retire on a desert island.
Laurence McCahill
Jul 25, 2022
🏕 What’s new at Happy Startup Summercamp 2022
🏕 What’s new at Happy Startup Summercamp 2022
When I sat down to write a similar email 3 years ago almost to the day, little did I realise we’d be in 2022 before we’d be planning this…
Laurence McCahill
Jun 14, 2022
10 Things We Learnt About Life Design with Ayse Birsel
10 Things We Learnt About Life Design with Ayse Birsel
We are the cusp of a special moment.
Laurence McCahill
Jun 3, 2022
Design the long life you love
Design the long life you love
For those of us born in the West today, living to 100 will be the norm not the exception. I wrote a post about this recently.
Laurence McCahill
May 26, 2022
Street level altruism (and the ripple effect of helping one person)
Street level altruism (and the ripple effect of helping one person)
For the last 7 years Joshua Coombes has been a man on a mission.
Laurence McCahill
May 11, 2022
🔥 How Holstee started a movement from their manifesto
🔥 How Holstee started a movement from their manifesto
A blueprint for a meaningful life
Laurence McCahill
Apr 27, 2022
✏️ How to design from (and for) joy
✏️ How to design from (and for) joy
Start with what moves you, not what moves the market
Laurence McCahill
Mar 29, 2022
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