Brendan Mitchell blog

Category: Drivel

  • Just Say Yes

    I like to think of myself as an opportunist, I’ve always taken risks with my career or livelihood, although I’m the opposite in my personal life, where I’ve usually played it safe. This is partly due to my personality type, INTJ’s know what they’re good at, but thankfully we’re astute at knowing what we’re no…

  • I See Your Point But…

    Having a strong opinion is fine, as long as you respect those of others, there’s no buts about it! I see your point and…

  • Optimists, Pessimists, Opportunists

    Is the glass half full or half empty? Optimists will say it’s half full Pessimists will say it’s half empty Whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, it makes no difference, you still have half a glass, and that’s all you’ll ever have, unless you take action to change things. If you’re not going to…

  • The Impossible Man: RIP

    I just read that one of my favourite authors, JG Ballard, has finally succumb to prostate cancer (15 Nov 1930 – 19 Apr 2009). Having written such greats as High Rise, Concrete Island & Empire of the Sun (with the last having been made into a film by Steven Spielberg). He wrote a huge amount…

  • Don’t Project Ideas, Reflect Solutions

    If you’re a real consultant you appreciate that you’re clients are the experts in their area of business, not you. Listen to what they have to say, understand their needs, focus on their problems. That way, your solution will be a reflection of their needs, not a projection of your ideas.

  • Resigned To The Fact

    This post was originally written on the 1st April, but I couldn’t post it until today, and believe me, it’s no April’s Fool. Today is the 1st of April… the dreaded “R” word raised it’s ugly head today, no not recession, the other one, redundancy. I heard from two more friends, that they were made…

  • You 2.0

    You can’t be in two places at the same time… but with social networks that’s not exactly true anymore, in fact, you can be in several places at once, but what happens when “You 1.0” no longer exists, what happens to “You 2.0” when you shuffle off this world for the next (if that’s your…

  • Decisions, decisions

    Chilling out on a sofa with a cheap bottle of red & a good woman, or a good bottle of red & a cheap woman? Answers on a post card please ; )

  • Decisions, decisions

    Chilling out on a sofa with a cheap bottle of red & a good woman, or a good bottle of red & a cheap woman? Answers on a post card please ; )

  • What would you say?

    On Triiibes the other day Chris Hopf from Pricingwire.com asked a really good question… “If you had only two sentences to share your most valuable business advice, what would those two sentences be ?” my answer: “Do well by doing good… it’s not about doing the thing right, it’s about doing the right thing“, keep…