There are many impressive experiences in this world that sometimes we are lucky enough to be part of. These experiences feel larger than life because we see an opportunity in them to take a risk, broaden our understanding of the world or use that experience to build on for the future. Sometimes it can be worth the extra trouble and expense to go a bit bigger than we are used to.

I’ve taken that idea on board this month and am writing from sunny Orlando, Florida where I am attending the world’s biggest conference on training and development. The American Society for Training and Development Conference runs 5 days with over 7000 attendees. Whilst I am here I will be checking out experiences in a country where bigger is the name of the game. From going behind the scenes at Disney, visiting NASA to mingling with world class trainers, I’ve got some insider info here and in coming articles on how to make your next training, project or event not just BIGGER but better!

Seth Godin suggests in his book ‘Linchpin’ that selling an irreplaceable day of your life for a few bucks (a day’s work = a day’s pay) cheapens the value of that one day.  If you are selling your time, how do you decide how much a day of your life is worth?  That day has infinite potential and uniqueness depending on what you do with it.  If you considered it was one of a decreasing number of days available to you, does its value increase?  

This website captures and explores experiences that can be used to increase the value of each day of your work.  Therefore a key question has to be “Is the experience, the project, the information you are creating in the day you are selling, worth the exchange?  We’ve listed 6 ways you can find out.  And take a look at the new articles in our Learn More section where experiences are the focus of adding buzz to your daily work.

I've been asked to do some strategic planning this month with an organisation that has had its ups and downs but is now on a new path forward. The Manager wants her staff 'engaged with the process' and to have a ‘meaningful’ result. The words 'engaged' and 'meaningful' got me wondering about the stories that organisations tell through their strategic plans. Does your organisation's strategic plan tell a story that is meaningful and engaging? Is the strategic story that you are telling the same one that your customers, clients and employees know and understand to be true? Importantly, how can we write strategic plans with a strong story, so that every experience we create after that, demonstrates the truth in our chosen way forward?