by Liz Painter | Nov 24, 2016 | All posts, Being Green, Life
Yes, you heard right. I’m not doing Black Friday. I make no judgement of anyone who is, but it’s not for me. I don’t have an offer on, and I won’t be going shopping. I’ll be buying most of my Christmas gifts from small businesses. I’d rather pay a few...
by Liz Painter | Oct 5, 2016 | All posts, Blog Writing, Copywriting, Email Marketing
I was driving home from work with the radio on when David Baddiel came on to talk about his latest stage show, My Family. They don’t tend to ask the most challenging questions on Radio 2, but Simon Mayo did get him talking about the contrast between My Family, with...
by Liz Painter | Sep 8, 2016 | All posts, Life
It was hardman cyclist Greg LeMond who said, “It never gets easier, you just go faster.” And fellow master of two wheels, Greg Henderson who added, “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.” With...
by Liz Painter | Jul 29, 2016 | All posts, Blog Writing, Copywriting, Email Marketing, Life
I’m working with a client at the moment who is extremely good at what he does but, like a lot of us, he has moments when he struggles with “putting himself out there”. It’s much easier to reach your target audience if you stand up and shout about what you do, but...
by Liz Painter | Jul 16, 2016 | All posts, Life
If you want to get things done you need goals, don’t you? Find out your “why”, get clear on your values and where you want to get to, and then set goals and create action lists. But is that always the best way? Sometimes we get goal fatigue and letting ourselves off...