Julian Summerhayes

My Blog: What Comes Next?

I have delayed posting my blog today.

To be honest, I was unsure if I would post anything.

In the last few weeks, I have thought carefully about the format, timing and engagement. One aspect that I continue to struggle with is the need for daily blogging.

Why do I keep doing it?

In the main, because it helps me think, but, at this moment in time, I feel I need to go deeper on a few, more important issues, and that may mean I stop daily blogging, at least for a while.

Having surveyed the landscape the blogs that I keep returning to are the ones that leave a lasting impression, make the think differently and inspire me. As much as I admire Seth Godin‘s prolific output, I am not trying to copy his approach but rather create my one unique voice.

It may be self-aggrandising, but I also feel I need to need to engage with a wider audience. Just because I practised as a lawyer doesn’t mean that my experience is limited to professional services.

The words that continues to inspire me is that quoted by Michael Gerber in his book the E-Myth Revisited:

“To become what we truly are.”

Neitzsche

If I can, in some small way, engage and build on those words, with a body of work that inspires others, then I will feel that I have gone some way to answering the questions that continue to possess me each day.

Highlights

November 22, 2011 · Brand You · 2 Comments

What defines your brand?

Your smile? Your speech? Your demeanour? Your clothes? Your accoutrements? Your circle of friends? Your clients/customers/consumers? Your off-line presence? Your on-line presence? Your on-line presence? [yes I repeat myself] Stop and focus. Think…
November 21, 2011 · Brand You, Excellence, Social Media · 0 Comments

This is Personal

How much of what you do is driven by your vision for your life? Too often we circumscribe our goals to allow for what others think we should be doing (or have done)….
September 6, 2011 · Social Media · 1 Comments

The Social Media Have Yous

Right now, you would have to be hiding under a (massive) rock, not to hear the thunderous footsteps of social media.

Practically everywhere you look there is some nod in the direction of one platform or another (and no doubt many more to come as investors seek to capitalise on the growth and sale potential - LinkedIn being a good example).