Maybe it’s just me, but I find the biggest challenge of being an entrepreneur is the necessary evil bit: Getting Paid. But let’s be real, it’s kind of an important thing and when we aren’t hardcore about getting down payments and at chasing that money afterwards, we’re risking our livelihood. And I’ve known quite a […]
There’s nothing more satisfying than being able to take control of your career. Taking the leap from employee to business owner is one of the best decisions you’ll make, but as tempting as it most certainly is, it’s not a decision to be taken lightly. When you do decide to go it alone, you’ll also […]
It seems lately the world is becoming more focused on how to be happier. Studies are being published on the happiest countries, happiest companies, happiest ways to live, happiest pets, best ways to be happy. And hey, that’s a great thing! Happy Melly loves to see people happy. The world is definitely a richer place […]
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with listening to the National Public Radio (NPR), particularly the interviews of authors on topics I would never think of researching myself. A couple weeks ago, scientist Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, was talking about how us homo sapiens have surfaced to the top of […]
How many times have you said, “I can’t do it, I don’t know how, I wasn’t born with that ability”. Having a mental block against certain tasks or skills stems from school, even as far back as your nursery years. And as parents we tell our children, “Believe in yourself and you can achieve anything”. […]
Agile People is a movement established in Scandinavia, whose aim is to help businesses address the issue of how to create happier and healthier organizations, and how to improve employee engagement. The group brings together agile values and agile mindset principles to businesses throughout Scandinavia, through innovative one day conferences. Agile People Norway will take […]
There’s a time for play and a time for work. At Happy Melly, we like doing both, in equal measure! It is all part of growing up as a networked business. In earlier blog posts, I explained that we were going to change a few things at Happy Melly. Some ideas that we toyed around […]
