2012 has been a great year for me, not least because I've had six months off to begin the task of reinventing my work for the next 20 years of my life. It's been a productive time and I've made some big decisions about work.
Decision #1 - there will be less of it. Mornings only if I have my way!
Decision #2 - it will be portable - accessed by my laptop, stored in the cloud, available anywhere
Decision #3 - it will be diverse. I tried to leave research behind completely but finding out stuff is so much a part of what I do, all I can do is set a high bar for the work I choose to do. Alongside that there will be much writing and talking - maybe also mentoring and coaching. And definitely some e-book publishing.
Decision #4 - my focus will be on trends and values. These are the topics that fascinate me.
Decision #5 - I'm relaunching my windshift.co.nz / windshiftglobal.com as a trends / publications website and - as I mentioned back in May - I've started another www.anewdynamic.com which will sell e-books and guides to life in the 21st century.
So if you don't see updates on this blog, in future, go there.
Thank you for reading
Jill
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Wanted: Simple and Sustainable Lives
I’m getting a bad feeling about what’s going on economically out there in the wider world. So, it seems, are many other people.
The average mood score in my Windshift Mind and Mood Index has fallen back from last year towards my lowest recorded score for this century [2009].
More people are concerned about their financial situation and more feel their country is going in the wrong direction.
Very few feel as if they are prosperous and getting ahead.
We know what happens when people feel like this, don’t we?
They close their wallets and they stay home. They don’t do anything new or risky. They look for bargains and discounts, they wait till the price is right and they try to be more self-sufficient.
With all that’s going on in the world I fear that this is going to be the pattern of the next decade, as one economic house of cards after another slowly disintegrates.
So I ask myself: should we just accept that this is how it is and stop struggling to retain a world that is gone for now? Should businesses try helping people to live comfortable and secure lives rather than farming their needs and insecurities for profit?
Should we embrace their desire for greater simplicity and self-sufficiency and help them achieve it?
The people and firms who are doing well in this environment are people with good financial reserves, pared down expenses and an eye for an opportunity.
I think the opportunities lie in helping people to find a bright and sustainable way of life.
Monday, May 28, 2012
A New Dynamic 1
OK so yes - there hasn't been a posting here for some time - but that's all about to change.
After a mad year last year where I was so busy working I almost forgot about living, I've made a major decision: this year, and the years to come, are going to focus on fun and creativity. I want to prosper, not just exist.
There will still be some social trends research - but they will be my own trends research projects. There will be subscribers to those projects, but there won't be clients in the traditional sense.
There will be deadlines, but there won't be the feeling of dread and weight on my shoulders. There will be time to consider what it all means and what I need to know next.
I've noticed several of my friends also experiencing this feeling I have of 'now or never'. For some it's expressed in the decision to go for it - with a business opportunity or a dream home.
For others it's been the decision not to try for a promotion or climb higher up the ladder. Or, to dial back the work hours - taking regular time off, travelling more, enjoying life, spending more time with family.
For me, prospering is about doing what I love most - writing - and doing it for people who can personally benefit from it.
Not the relatively small number of firms who can afford my $250 an hour professional fees, but people living their lives or running their small businesses, who are interested to know how other people are dealing with the same issues they face.
Alongside the blog there will be e-books. These will be small focused books - not long rambling monologues. I like the idea of short books. It annoys me with non-fiction books to find the author’s big idea in Chapter 3 and then 10 more chapters of elaboration.
Prospering at this time of global financial uncertainty is about living more frugally, managing financial risks, shopping well. So I'll write about that. But I also want to write about home and travelling and doing things you love.
So watch this space. . . Coming soon to a screen near you . . . A New Dynamic starring me - and you too.
After a mad year last year where I was so busy working I almost forgot about living, I've made a major decision: this year, and the years to come, are going to focus on fun and creativity. I want to prosper, not just exist.
There will still be some social trends research - but they will be my own trends research projects. There will be subscribers to those projects, but there won't be clients in the traditional sense.
There will be deadlines, but there won't be the feeling of dread and weight on my shoulders. There will be time to consider what it all means and what I need to know next.
I've noticed several of my friends also experiencing this feeling I have of 'now or never'. For some it's expressed in the decision to go for it - with a business opportunity or a dream home.
For others it's been the decision not to try for a promotion or climb higher up the ladder. Or, to dial back the work hours - taking regular time off, travelling more, enjoying life, spending more time with family.
For me, prospering is about doing what I love most - writing - and doing it for people who can personally benefit from it.
Not the relatively small number of firms who can afford my $250 an hour professional fees, but people living their lives or running their small businesses, who are interested to know how other people are dealing with the same issues they face.
Alongside the blog there will be e-books. These will be small focused books - not long rambling monologues. I like the idea of short books. It annoys me with non-fiction books to find the author’s big idea in Chapter 3 and then 10 more chapters of elaboration.
Prospering at this time of global financial uncertainty is about living more frugally, managing financial risks, shopping well. So I'll write about that. But I also want to write about home and travelling and doing things you love.
So watch this space. . . Coming soon to a screen near you . . . A New Dynamic starring me - and you too.
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