http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress "We see things as we are, not as they are..." Isaac Asmiov Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:41:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it's been a few days since my last post and boom - there are am at risk of redunandcy. Bit of a shock. But also perhaps a huge opportunity, and so I'm grabbing it with both hands. My CV polished updated and out there, had a number of conversations, and ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/12/found-in-the-sunlight/ Sometimes its difficult to admit that you have lost your way. (It's not just a male thing) And I do like looking at maps. What happens when you are in that undiscovered country and all your previous experience of how to navigate just isn't helping. This isn't just a metaphor. Currently I'm ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/12/lost-in-the-ether/ Right now I'm sat in a Hotel (Scarinish Hotel) Tiree, in the Hebridean Islands off the West Coast of Scotland. It's a stunning view over the harbour and away to Mull and Iona. I'll post some photos later and you can see simply how incredible a place it is. Quiet, ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/08/hebrides-and-stories/ I am fascinated by the use of story and narrative techniques and would really love to be better at telling stories, and not solely from a business point of view but in general conversation. My wife is very good but I blame that on the fact she is an infant ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/07/story-telling/ Just in case you thought I had vanished off the face of the planet. I'm here and still thinking about the world. Small companies certainly demand more of your time than bigger one, both mentally and physically. And I have to admit to saying that a new role means having ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2007/01/im-alive/ Its a strange choice I made to switch industries. I didn't realise at the time just how different it would be. Strange really it was a bit of a culture shock when I started working for ntl and it was different when I worked at Huawei but mostly because of ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2006/11/travel/ Of late I've been spending a lot of time getting to grips with my role at Explore. Its not been quite what I was expecting but nevertheless its a good job and I'm enjoying it. I've had a small learning curve about search engine optimisation and PPC - all very ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2006/09/its-been-a-long-time/ Picture078_06Jun06.jpg Originally uploaded by Betaroad. Ah, town. The sun streams down on a relatively quiet clapham jct as I make my way to a show on online travel marketing. I am really enjoying my new job which has its frustrations but then ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2006/06/picture078_06jun06jpg/ School Travel Forum - Assured Member List (tags: travel education school forum) http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2006/06/links-for-2006-06-19/ The Hotspur March 06.pdf (application/pdf Object) Example of a funky newletter for a local Parish which is interesting fun and stylised. On the ever interesting Hugh McLeod's site... (tags: marketing newsletter) http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2006/04/links-for-2006-04-25/