It can take real time and effort to get things going but then when they're going, they're going!

There are a number of things that go into running a business; some we are comfortable with, and others we aren’t. For me, when I started the Master Fixer, blogging was something I found challenging: I have expert knowledge, I am good at what I do, but where do I begin...

How much do you procrastinate? How much time do you waste on crap that doesn’t matter, that you don’t care about, that you don’t even want to be throwing your precious seconds, minutes and hours on? I’m guessing a lot.

The art of getting what you need.

Writer Erica Jong on working in different genres, finding kinship with other writers, and what it means to to write honestly about your own life.

If you don’t create, you won’t affect the world around you.

Here’s a “life-hack” — when someone tells you that your biggest fuck up was probably for the best, don’t believe them. Don’t believe a word of it. No matter what they say, it’s not true — unless they’re actually a part of your project or company or they have a personal reason to want you to win. The fact is, most people are going to want you to fail.

I think it’s intimidating to build anything. No wait. It’s fucking terrifying to build anything. Because you’re creating something that has meaning to you, and putting it out in front of the whole world to see. And analyse. And criticise. And hate. And maybe, if you’re lucky, love.

Five ways I cope with worrying as a leader.

How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of originals — including embracing failure. "The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most, because they're the ones who try the most," Grant says. "You need a lot of bad ideas in order to get a few good ones."

The clock is ticking louder. And we’re all on time that we borrowed from the universe, and our supply is running out. So what do we do? What do we do, now that we feel we might have wasted more time than we have left?

Overnight success. There is no such thing. Everything that results in sustainable fulfillment requires patience, overcoming of obstacles, and persistence. The majority of successful people you read about lose (a lot) before they win.

Inefficient does not mean ineffective, and it is certainly not the same as lazy. You get things done – just not in the most effective way possible. You’re a bit sloppy, and use more energy. But don’t feel bad about it. There is real value in not being the best.

Small wins are important steps and should be treated as such, not overlooked.

Great news! You can be a creator. Follow these steps to find your inner writer, composer, finger-painter, chef, lyricist, entrepreneur or professional Tweeter.

The founder of Girls Who Code shares one of her biggest life lessons: Go ahead and try.

How a funny way of paying the bills evolved from a passion.

Use of Steps, stage and broken dishes describes all the meaning and thought behind it.

Learning from artists, scientists, and Nobel Prize winners.

Finding your everyday reason for living, or ikigai, could lead to a longer and better life.

It takes a lot of variables to create the perfect environment for true purpose.

They add up over time.

It doesn't exist. So get moving.

Hard to imagine, but it is the truth about success.

Whenever I get impatient waiting for results, I remind myself that it takes three years to accomplish anything meaningful.

Fail to get over it, and things get unnecessarily harder.

Personal and organisational change takes time. Give yourself permission and time to do so.

I’m going to let you in on a little secret..

Look around you. Does it seem like people operate with a sense of urgency? Does it look like others are hungry to win; passionate about what they are doing? Are they fuelled by a burning sense of purpose and a desire for success? It can be hard to tell. Some of us might not show it. What I do know is how easy it is to be influenced by others.