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I love this so much I have to share again and explain how I lived through these rules in my early entrepreneurial life

Entrepreneurship

I love this so much I have to share again and explain how I lived through these rules in my early entrepreneurial life

I found this video a while back in its short form and recently came across the long version and realised that there was more impact when the video was placed in context. This was Arnold Schwarzenegger's now legendary "Life's 6 Rules" speech, originally used

By Eddie Yu
How much time do people really spend in their homes?

Mindset

How much time do people really spend in their homes?

For people who have a nine to five job and who need to travel a distance everyday to get to work and back, the amount of time they actually get to spend in their own homes is remarkably little. In an average week of 168 hours, you can calculate that

By Eddie Yu
Working from home is a choice that companies may be forced to allow

Cloud

Working from home is a choice that companies may be forced to allow

I think it's really interesting talking to various people about this idea because of the variety of responses and the variety of psychologies behind the notion that one day this society will not have any offices. I was just sent this link this morning and it shows some

By Eddie Yu
Working whilst moving at over 100mph

Technology

Working whilst moving at over 100mph

If you said to someone 100 years ago that they could be travelling at over 100mph with hundreds of other people at the same time in the same transport, they would call you a crazy man. If you said to someone 20 years ago you could be communicating with anyone

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The biggest issue is mindset

Business Mindset

The biggest issue is mindset

Talking to many people about this concept is an interesting thing. It's interesting because people fall into two camps, either they absolutely don't believe it can be possible, or they totally agree that this is the future. There is no middle ground and that in itself

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Sometimes the littlest things can make you so happy

Mindset

Sometimes the littlest things can make you so happy

I was just going through some heavy coding issues to do with some web code problems we've been experiencing with some projects and this issue has literally been bugging us for about 5 months. I've spent the last 3hours working on this with a firm mind

By Eddie Yu
It's all about the commitment levels you live by

Mindset

It's all about the commitment levels you live by

So I was thinking about tribal society the other day and I realised something that I thought was fundamental to success and in those days, survival of the human race. It was that these hunters who were out protecting the tribe and also hunting for food, were totally committed to

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Can you truely work from anywhere?

I think having been working from home for the last 10 years has made me a little loopy ;-) Actually I think it has opened up my eyes to what is possible. It's amazing to think that technology is the driving force behind these new found abilities and given

By Eddie Yu
A fundamental issue of impossibility?

Mindset

A fundamental issue of impossibility?

We live in such interesting times and something that I often discuss with friends and colleagues is the reality of how unable we are as human beings to adapt and live in these times. What I mean by this is that in our current age, we have more technology that

By Eddie Yu
Welcome to the age of remote working

Technology

Welcome to the age of remote working

I still think that in this current day and age of remote working, that not enough people are taking advantage of it. Right now I've just had a meeting with a cool trainer about setting up his online marketing and in the spare 10 mins on the train,

By Eddie Yu
Why are we still building office spaces when more residential spaces are needed?

Global Warming

Why are we still building office spaces when more residential spaces are needed?

Yesterday there was a massive 10 page spread in the City A.M free newspaper. This paper is distributed around central London, primarily within the business hotspots of Canary Wharf, the West End and City of London Zone. The headline that caught my attention was "Why London remains the

By Eddie Yu
How much energy is really being used by office space in London at night when it's empty?

Environment

How much energy is really being used by office space in London at night when it's empty?

We are all aware of the importance of energy saving efficiency in all aspects of our lives. We attempt to drive cars with better fuel consumptions and low carbon emissions. We switch off all the lights in our homes when we turn in for the night. We all have thoughts

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