IF TODAY WERE THE LAST DAY OF MY LIFE, WOULD I WANT TO DO WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DO TODAY?’

STEVE JOBS

This simple quote from Steve Jobs says it all. Work is such a large part of our lives we ought to enjoy it. 

Feeling that need to get your life story on paper? Want to share your life knowledge with those who could benefit from your experience? KPI told you to write a book? Before you start tickling the keyboard and dreaming of a lavish book launch, here are five things you must know before picking up your quil. 

It's official, Telstra has won me over. I now am an advocate, a fan and a promoter.  In the past year I have noticed a remarkable change in the customer service level of Australia's largest Telecommunications provider. 

I want to make a bold prediction: Facebook will not be the head honcho in social media by 2020. In fact, I believe LinkedIn will surpass the value of Facebook in that time. Why? The main problem rests with the way Facebook makes their money. 

I have a confession to make - I harbour a dream to become a professional speaker. There I said it out loud. Now it's real! A few months ago I thought this crazy idea of mine was just that, crazy. 

Do you remember the 1980's? I was a teenager then and remember fondly one particular TV commercial where a young Naomi Watts gives up a date with Tom Cruise for a lamb roast.  Fair enough today, but back before couch jumping on Oprah he was a huge star! Today I did something similar.

I thought the ultimate question was that one about the meaning of life! But ever since the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy delivered the answer (42, by the way) there has been a gap in the market for a new ultimate question.

I know what you're thinking, is this guy serious! Business travel is for eating at fancy restaurants on the company tab and drinking at the airport in the morning because you can pretend your from a different country. "Sie sprechen Deusch?"

LinkedIn is the business networking tool of the now. Respect is represented by getting over the magic 500+ connections and everyone is clamouring to build their databases. But the question arises of 'who should you connect or not connect with?'

Where the hell did 2014 go!? One minute I was sitting in my Southbank office all by myself thinking of how to grow my little enterprise and suddenly I'm in very cool Melbourne CBD office with six staff planning to launch two huge programs! 

OMG it's Christmas already! How did that happen? It seems like only a few weeks ago I was stressing about my July tax return and recording my ice bucket challenge at the snow (I think that must have worked as I don't see the videos anymore).

If you are blogging to establish yourself as a leader in your industry and haven't yet used LinkedIn to blog you are missing out on a huge opportunity to grow your reach and personal brand.

Dr Cameron is passionate about eradicating migraines from peoples lives. If you have ever suffered one you will appreciate his lifelong dedication to studying how we humans work and why we get these debilitating headaches in the first place. If you have ever had a migraine yourself or know someone who has, read on. If not, consider yourself lucky!

I have been reading Steve Job's biography (on a Kindle strangely enough) and see in his story what I see in a lot of entrepreneurs I work with - a huge love for what they do. They care. A lot.

We all know how vital client referrals are to business. They are the best sales opportunity you can possibly get with a 50-70%* close rate - try getting that from Google AdWords or Facebook. But how do you get more of them? 

Are you are a business traveler like me? If you are then you probably end up going to amazing countries but with only limited time to look around. So if you were in Dubai for a night what would you do? 

Just over 21 days ago I started testing out the Lenovo YOGA 2 compared to my trusty Apple MacBook Air. In that blog I mentioned that Lenovo had contacted me and asked me to be an ambassador, they don't pay me but provide me a free laptop to test and flew me to London for the global launch of their new range.