(this post follows on from the first introductory post on Seth Godin’s book Linchpin here: linchpin. the new world of work) part two. This next chapter of linchpin ‘indoctrination: how we got here‘ has hit a real nerve with me, a deep personal one. This chapter is definitely interesting, a little radical and will open your mind – if it’s not already of course. It’s a courageous chapter and I’m so...

introduction. I have just started to read seth godin’s latest book ‘LINCHPIN Are you indispensable? How to drive your career and create a remarkable future’ and within a few paragraphs I am nodding, I am inspired and basically, hooked and I’m only on page one.  Godin is the international bestselling author of the popular Purple Cow, The Dip, All Marketers are Liars and Tribes (to name a few) which have changed the...

mr relish and I packed up our tent, a few boxes of relish and jumped in the car for an adventure to the Wollombi Valley market during the Queens Birthday long weekend. Located at the Wollombi saleyards in the heart of the historic colonial village of Wollombi, it takes just over an hour or so from Sydney (just before Cessnock in the Hunter Valley wine region). The market is held four times a year on the Monday of each long weekend and...

I think it is time to bring out a new product line for relish this.  After many requests for a pickle I’ve decided to start playing around with them and bring a few out. A pickle is actually a relish, and is commonly a fruit / vegetable pickled in vinegar (i.e. gerkins/dill pickles, pickled onions, pickled beets etc). So what do you think  – “pickle this. It’s not just for poppas” !? teehee. I love the play...

Apparently I’m a bootstrapper. An entrepreneur who is willing to invest all her life savings and time into a start up venture without any help from an external source of dosh. And on a shoestring budget. Well then, I guess I am. Mr relish covered the majority of our living costs for the first 12 months of building relish this, so my savings and time could be spent on building the business.  This was a great advantage, yet it was...

My new personal brand, biz blog is finally alive! It has been a long time coming and taken a fair amount of work to get it here, so I really hope you all enjoy reading it. I hope to follow through with my promise to post regularly and get myself back into our home kitchen to cook up some new things! To be honest, I have found it a little weird creating a personally named site, and one linked to the goings on in my business and personal...

update. glenorie growers market launch was a huge success today, BIG congrats to Vicki n co. for a fabulous start. Great response from the locals, good variety of produce and nice n cozy community feel. We will be attending each month, so if you enjoy a drive out to the serene semi-rural country side glenorie offers, we look forward to seeing you there next month!! (Sunday June 27). — Vicki Brownless is co-ordinating the brand new...

CRUSH IT! Why now is the time to cash in on your passion. Gary vay ner chuk (a.k.a gary vee) is keepin it real. He is passionate, onto it and says it how it is. Better yet, he cares about people…and means it. I went and listened to him speak at the ‘connect now’ conference here in Sydney awhile ago and he rocked. His raw energy, his biz intellect and his authentic “chops” got me hooked, making such an impact...