Posts Tagged With ‘ Faris Aranki ’

Ta da! One amazing power shower Recently I had a friend visiting me for a few days. Ok, that’s great to hear that you have friends but what’s that got to do with anything? — Editor* Well, not only was I excited to see them but it also meant that they were the first staying guest at the new Shiageto Towers 🗡🏡. The power of a fresh pair of eyes Wanting to be a great host, I tried to ensure that all they could possibly want was catered for; I made sure the fridge was stocked with all their favourite things, that I put out the good towels and bed linen, that the place was clean... Continue Reading

This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in May 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first start-up (Shiageto Consulting) and how those lessons are applicable for the challenges my business is facing during this pandemic crisis (and any business at any time in fact) Thanks for reading Faris’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribed The initial challenge In my last blog I talked about what I had learnt about... Continue Reading

So close yet so far 🤯 This week already had it’s weird challenges (including turning up to the wrong private members club for a business meeting) so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised this Sunday morning when another problem beset me. What happened? I woke up bright and early for a round of golf with 3 friends I hadn’t seen in ages. Modern life being modern life, we had booked it in a months before (something I was regretting when my alarm went off at 6am having only gone to bed a few hours before). Having showered, breakfasted and done all the other morning excitements, I headed... Continue Reading

Pick a hat, any hat,…. This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in May 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first start-up (Shiageto Consulting) and how those lessons are applicable for the challenges my business is facing during this pandemic crisis (and any business at any time in fact) The initial challenge So, what have I learnt in the last 6 months of running a start-up about my offering and how might that be of relevance to things currently? I... Continue Reading

Business in the time of Corona/recession: learnings from my first 6 months of Shiageto that might help Don’t try this at home kids This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in April 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! Do you know the tale from Greek mythology about Sisyphus? A king of Corinth, he was punished by the gods for his trickery and general evil by having to roll a boulder up a hill in Hades forever — every time he reached the top, the boulder would roll back to the bottom and he would have to start again. Now, I’m not saying that I’ve... Continue Reading

Pop-up food stalls are great businesses that add to the community (although what a pain to have to take down your stall every day only to reassemble it the next) I’ve recently moved home to a new neighbourhood and one of the exciting things I have discovered in my exploration of the local area is a little square where there are a combination of different pop-up food stalls and food trucks every lunchtime. Every day, the business owners of these stalls and trucks set up from 9am ready for the lunch crowd, before packing everything away in the early afternoon, leaving the square pristine once... Continue Reading

This isn’t me but what a haunting look This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in January 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! A new year is often a pivotal time to think about your life and your happiness. In fact it doesn’t just have to be a new year, any big change can also lead to lots of reflection; be it a big milestone (40th birthday was a biggee for me), a change in your personal life (every time a relationship has ended, I move apartment or start a new job seems to be a trigger for me) or just any external stimuli that gets you thinking (for example... Continue Reading

Anyone need a newspaper from 2019? Where do you sit on the minimalist vs hoarding spectrum? I am firmly a person who holds onto items and takes the philosophy of “if it still has some utility, then why throw it out?” [my siblings may tell you that is because I’m a cheapskate but don’t listen to them 🤣] Recently however (as some of you may know), I moved flats and that led to a downsizing of space so it very much challenged the above philosophy. I had to look at each and every item in my flat critically to determine whether it had sufficient utility to make the move with me. As I moved... Continue Reading

The source of so much pleasure and pain The title of this week’s blog could easily be “How life is just a series of challenges for you to overcome”. As you can work out from the title, I’ve had a deeply frustrating week being completely disconnected from all forms of the internet. Yep, you read that right, no internet at home, no internet at work (because work is home) and no internet on my phone when out and about (the near perfect storm). Before I get to how this came about let me mix things up and outline from the start the top 8 lessons I’ve taken from this incident Having limited... Continue Reading

That reminds me, it’s time for my monthly manicure This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in September 2019 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! Why have I written this follow up article on EQ? In my previous article I tried to articulate what EQ was and why it was a critical element of success. I was amazed at the level of response I got and some great questions about how necessary it really is to business when surely having a clear plan, good processes and competent individuals should be enough. I wholeheartedly disagree with this and have seen many, many... Continue Reading