Author Archives: Andrew Halfacre

About Andrew Halfacre

I can help you figure out what you really want and recover the motivation to go after it.

Bring A Pen To Know What You Want

  Yesterday, about 2pm, I sat down with a client who’d booked an initial advice session about starting her own business. She was articulate, well dressed, intelligent and had a great idea. About 5 mins into our chat she looked … Continue reading

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Seths Blog: Which of the four are getting the way?

Seths Blog: Which of the four are getting the way?. As Seth points out, top of the list is “You don’t know what to do” a far wider problem than often credited. You know that your life would change, if … Continue reading

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Reason 1: We Lack Practice

Why don’t we know what we want? Sometimes its simple. We just lack the practice, we have weak decision making muscles. If you’re an averagely nice person who never offends anyone, you probably just go with the flow. You generally … Continue reading

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How Cut and Paste Can Help Your Writing

My favourite part of any authors website is when they talk about their tools and writing process, so I hope you’ll forgive the occasional post here about how I made the book. One day in 2010… So there I was, … Continue reading

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What’s Inside?

95% of people do not know what they want and nearly all of them wish they did… First, Know What You Want is a hard hitting guide to knowing your own mind and finding your inner compass. If you’ve ever … Continue reading

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Available Now on Amazon

Amazon Links are up and the book is available to order now Amazon.co.uk First, Know What You Want Amazon.com First, Know What You Want

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Hashtag, join the discussion

Or, Boy This Twitter Stuff Is Confusing! Like an elderly man negotiating the tricky waters of a supermarket self service checkout, I’m groping my way towards using Twitter. Retweets, direct messages, who to have in my timeline – all strange … Continue reading

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Extra: How To Find Your Mission In Life

The best thing I’ve ever read about finding your mission in life was something I stumbled across while flicking through the appendix at the end of What Color Is Your Parachute? Parachute is a great manual for Job Hunters and … Continue reading

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Nearly there…

See the glamourous life of a nearly published author. Sitting in the car while the kids are swimming, listening to Seasick Steve and proofing the book jacket.

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Who’s Driving Your Bus?

In the end, it always comes down to this – who is driving your bus? I met a researcher the other day who told me that the most common characteristic of successful people is that they are ‘goal-directed’, in other … Continue reading

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