Benjamin

Growth Designer, Coach and Entrepreneur. I love helping people, companies and teams grow.

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[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

I started writing article on Medium a few months ago. It's been my playground for sharing what I've been doing, learning and generally finding my voice.

My most recent article is in @uxdesigncc Adding conditional logic in Figma https://t.co/8Etacy0S9o

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@adamstjohn @theschoolofgood @DT_Acade_My @ThisisHCD @SDA_Scot @SDNetwork Love this. More people the better. We all have connected missions. Way more valuable to lift each other up rather than try and claw each other down. There’s more than enough pie to go around and then some.

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

I’ve said the phrase “ I like trains” too much in my life.

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@willozap Emart in Canberra City, most Asian store in Dickson as well. All have fish skin chips of many varieties.

[CGP Grey 🐝 @cgpgrey]

Well this was unexpectedly terrifying.

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Starting a new habit or learning a new thing? Make sure you give yourself extra buffer in time, energy and mental space. Doing something new takes more energy, you need longer to recover as well. 1 good habit is better than 5 poorly done habits.

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Motivation is one of the biggest lies of the century. Many think I don’t have motivation or it’s not the right time. But really, you lack clarity. Motivation isn’t real. Be hideously specific about what and when your doing something. Plans are worthless but planning is everything

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Don’t want to do daily stand-ups calls in your small business. Or only have a 1-5 people.

Create a slack channel “weekly standup”.

At the start of each week:
- Last week,
- This Week
- Next Week.

Do this for 6 months. Then think about how to do better.

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Your strategy is a constraint on your business on why you’re here, what you won’t do and who you won’t work with.

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

I’ve gotten a bit of framework fatigue. When I jump on LinkedIn I just see the same discussion over the same things. X Thinking, the Four Whatever’s, and the Theory of Something or so.

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Just a reminder to take a break this year. Enjoy a sunrise.

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@up_banking sooooo when you guys gonna release merch for the upsiders to buy?

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@CommonDescentPC Komodo Dragon episode? <3

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@scrumtuous THE COLOUR!! 😭

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

Taglines I wish I had a business for
#1: We take the guesswork out of business work.

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

Chances are, I’ll die in my sleep in the middle of the night from being strangled by my earbuds or via head injury from my heavy glass water bottle kept right above my head…

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

@AugustBradley just wanted to share how I’ve modified my Disappointments and Achievements Review each week.

I've started using the 5 whys tactic to dive a bit deeper into the reasons and find any potential actions or habit changes. Been super useful so far.
#lifeos #notion

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

Hey @NotionHQ we’ve got a community of over 150 designers. Know anyone who might wanna talk about learning and second brain stuff using notion?

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

Hold me closer necromancer next October? @briamgilbert

[Benjamin @BenMaclaren]

The best way to make someone fail at something is to make it their part time job. Single threaded leadership is vital for launching services.