February 2010
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Lent 2010
This Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday. According to the Christian tradition, this is the last day to indulge yourself and use up the food that you aren’t supposed to consume during Lent. In the past, fat, butter and eggs were all ingredients that weren’t to be eaten from Ash Wednesday - hence our nom nom-ing of pancakes!
Delia Smith has a great receipe for pancakes. While eating them with...
January 2010
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New Year Resolution for 2010
This is the second day of 2010 and you might not yet have made your New Year’s resolution. If you feel like doing something better in 2010 than you managed in 2009, or are going to steel yourself to try something new, then visit www.DigiPromise.com and make your resolution there.
This applies equally, perhaps especially, to those of you who have already forgotten your resolution for 2010!
December 2009
4 posts
Happy New Year from DigiPromise
This is the time of year for reflection, and often for considering ways of self-improvement (if required - some of you might already be perfection personified).
If you are planning to make a New Year’s resolution, where better than DigiPromise to make that resolution. During 2010, I am going to try to go to the gym more often - at least more than the once a month I currently manage!...
“I promise to go to the gym more often during 2010!”
– Tom’s New Year’s Resolution
Recommended Promises...
Exciting news - DigiPromise is launching a new section in the next few days! Users have requested that we help suggest some promises to them and we have listened. We will be launching a ‘Recommended Promises’ section, which will include interactive suggestions for those who want a helpful nudge in the right direction.
If you have a promise that you think would be useful for other...
“Nearly all bat species found in the UK, spend some of their time in woodland,...”
– Woodland Trust
November 2009
3 posts
“The majority of hedges around today were planted during the enclosures of the...”
– Campaign to Protect Rural England
As quoted on DigiPromise.com for those undertaking a promise to protect the countryside.
Building a Business Plan
When setting up any new organisation or beginning a new interest, it is vital that you prepare thoroughly. Researching an area you are already keen on should prove stimulating - if you are finding it tiresome and tedious then warning lights should be flashing.
DigiPromise did not really lend itself to the creation of a traditional business plan, as I was not developing it for monetary gain, but...
It's all in the name...
The first task to focus on was the name. This might seem insignificant but there was great symbolism in finding a name. The name of the website became a sort of nom de plume, a talisman for inspiration.
DigiPromise.com was not always the favoured option. There were alternatives, many too embarrassing and cringeworthy to recall. www.givesomethingup.co.uk and www.givealittlepartofyou.com being two...
October 2009
5 posts
“Exposure to nature has been shown to reduce blood pressure, reduce heart...”
– Campaign to Protect Rural England
Using the Web!
From the moment I had the initial idea to try and support people making promises, I suspected that the best bet would be to use the internet. The rationale was simple - most people use the internet most days. Even those who are only occasional users of the internet will check their emails quite regularly, perhaps even daily. And that was when the structure for what would become DigiPromise began...
The Initial Idea
During Easter 2009, I successfully gave chocolate up for Lent. I did this through my own will-power (hardly the strongest in the world) and through little reminders from friends (normally of the unambiguous sort - don’t eat that!). As much as I appreciated my friends’ support, I began to wonder whether more durable support was available.
Around the same time I began reading the book...
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Creating DigiPromise
At the start of Easter 2009, I decided I was going to give something up for lent. I had failed in such attempts many times before. But this time I managed to struggle through, avoiding chocolate for 40 days and 40 nights. I began to think what had made the difference this time to my previous failed efforts. It occurred to me that more could be done to help those people that make promises to...