Sep 20, 2021Member-onlyWhy You Can’t Learn to Trade With an Online CourseThe internet is chock-a-block with information about trading. There are videos, articles, free courses, paid courses, communities and various other resources. You could say, there’s everything a budding trader could possibly need. In that case, why do so many traders continue to fail? Of course, we could put it down…Trading4 min readTrading4 min read
Sep 13, 2021Member-onlyWhat We Miss When We Compare Ourselves to High AchieversSocial media was buzzing as Emma Raducanu, at just 18 years old, became the US Open Champion. Her remarkable achievement attracted millions of new admirers, but what was most interesting was how differently her success made them feel. On one hand, you had people who saw the performance and felt…Personal Development3 min readPersonal Development3 min read
Jul 7, 2021Member-onlyMomentum Fuels MotivationI always find it funny to see just how many motivational videos there are online and what an insane number of views they have. In fact, we’ve created some on our Duomo channel and they’re our most-watched videos. This is because people will often know they need to do something…Personal Development2 min readPersonal Development2 min read
Jul 6, 2021Member-onlyStop Being a Big Spender with Your TimePeople waste their time in a similar way to how they waste things they get for free. But although you haven’t paid any money for your time, you do have a finite amount of it and therefore it has significant value. It should be used wisely. If you think about…Personal Development2 min readPersonal Development2 min read
Jun 10, 2021Member-onlyWhy You’ll Fail by Avoiding DiscomfortWhen I reflect on things I’ve always wanted to achieve but haven’t, I can spot a pattern. It’s usually that I was avoiding some sort of discomfort. Whether it was something I never bothered to start or something I did but soon gave up. It’s usually the same story. The…Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
Feb 23, 2019The Apps I Can’t Live WithoutWhenever I read an autobiography, watch an interview or see some sort of business profile, there is always a lot of great information to take on board. But there’s one big piece of information that you rarely hear explained or discussed and it’s one that I find fascinating. I would…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Feb 20, 2019Tearing Down CompetitionThis week I’ve been thinking a lot about how we deal with competition. I was discussing our video content with a member of my team and they asked me whether we could do an exposé on some of the bad agents in our industry. Of course, in the right situation…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Feb 19, 2019If Something Is Worth Doing…We all know the expression: If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. However, this week I read a variation of that quote that really made sense to me. If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly. This might sound counter-intuitive, but it’s actually an extremely productive way…Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Jul 27, 2018China’s Potential $100bn Online Education Market Gives Food for ThoughtA research report by UBS Securities this month showed how the online education industry in China could reach over $100 billion (over 700 billion yuan) by 2025. According to the report, this boom will happen thanks to advances in technology, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, as well as…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Jul 18, 2018Universities Using MOOCs — Style Matters TooToday I read an article featuring comments from Jeff Maggioncalda, the CEO of Coursera. He was discussing how universities are shifting to make use of online platforms and what this means for the future of higher education. Here is an extract from the article from Times Higher Education: “Students will…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
