Owning Your Own Story

As much as we like to think that we live in reality, in truth we each live inside our own stories. Memory is a tricky thing, often showing us things in a way that isn’t quite accurate. The future is a castle that we build in the sky, to the point that it is...

What do you bring to your clients?

If you are just starting out in business, or if you have a relatively small business, you might be thinking that having “business values” is not something you need to worry about. Surely all of that “mission, vision, value” stuff is for the big...

How to avoid business burnout

This piece was originally published as an interview in the COS Book-keeping newsletter. I set up Clear Day in October 2018 to provide freelance admin support to business owners and small organisations. Clear Day has since grown into a business support agency,...