Ping when you're winning

I’d like to introduce you to my new friend - and my scrappy handwriting - the new friend is the bell. In a blog wormhole a couple of weeks ago, I came across an anecdote about a writer whose husband bought her a desk bell to ping whenever she had achieved her 1500 word-count for the day. A clever reward - notice, no calories in sight? So I made a mental note to find me a bell of my own, while also wondering, where the hell I would find such a thing?

Wordstrings - a blog-letter about hot copy, conscious creativity and the writer's mind

I’ve been collecting words of all kinds for a long time; quotes, passages, articles, stories, introspective thoughts and insightful gems that I just can’t leave behind. They run the spectrum of the writer’s mind, the human condition and the creative process. They explore novel artefacts, indulge dark humour and linger in philosophical thoughts. They brazenly peek under the skirt of contemporary culture. Just words and things that catch my mind’s-eye each day.

Sometimes you stop to think. And remember to start again.

We're over halfway through the year that wasn't, or was it? Or is it still the year that could be? So many questions. I'm slowly unfurling after taking an opportunity to rest and recover; while some have pivoted, adapted and changed tack, this has been a great time to take a step back and allow what is, or isn't, to be just what I needed. Here are a few things I've been upto over the past few months:

Boldness is genius

This is a little mantra I’ve been carrying around for years - it’s actually a summary of one of my favourite quotes. I write it down in notebooks and put it in places where it can surprise me and remind me to have the courage - bravery - or chutzpah, if you like your red on the sweet-side on Fridays, to be bold in this life. And so, it was curious to uncover a storm in a teacup about this exact quote a bunch of years back.

Finishing half-read books and filing your Shazams - the time is now

We’ve suddenly got more time on our hands then we ever knew what to unexpectedly do with. What are you doing with yours?

Once you’ve eaten everything in your fridge (twice), and rolled with your dog on the carpet (at least 3 times a day) and taken a selfie of yourselfie in the bath, wearing a face mask while swishing your bright purple mug in a donut of dissipating foam (please god, only once), it’s time to think of some more productive things to do with yourself.

aitch communication becomes aitch create

It has been a while in the making but the new decade makes it official. aitch communication has undergone a small evolution; one that solidifies it’s creative copywriting and strategic offering, with a name tweak to bring it home… Hello aitch create!

Your dream job does not exist. You must create it.

Five years ago aitch was started with a dream - that partly involved doing a wide step around anything to do with corporate communications - and mostly involved pursuing and creating an independent and sustainable communications business.

One rooted in authenticity. One that encouraged working with a heart-on-sleeve approach and invited voice and imagination without reservation. One that allowed artfulness and thoughtfulness as a guiding principle over mindless mass communication...