Months Wasted
It happens year after year. The holiday season creeps up on us like it is a big surprise. Either desperately attempting to finish things off or delaying them until the new year. Reappearing in January…
#0562 Be Visible, Be Available
Prospects will consciously ignore you. There is too much going on in anyone’s life to be able to pay attention to everything that is thrown at us. So by design, we are programmed to ignore…
#0561 With Not For
I prefer not to work for clients. Working for, implies an exchange of service for money. When I work with a client, the exchange is so much more fulfilling than just cash. When true collaboration…
#0560 Again and Again
If you study anyone successful in their field of expertise they have these in common. Practice and determination. They will have failed more times than they can count, but they always get up and go…
#0559 Matching Pair
I am confused. You say one thing and do another. Your stated company ethos and values do not match your actions. Culture is built on everyday behaviours, not your mission statement. Humans notice.
#0558 Pep Talk
You just undid all the good work. Sure, you can narrow in on the one thing that didn’t go to plan. Beat yourself up over what you did or did not do. Ignoring the multitude…
#0557 Focal Points
If I asked “What are you working on?” What would you say? I found myself in the same position recently and it made me stop and think deeply not about what am I doing day…
#0556 Keep Tweaking
Rarely does it work first time. Whenever you build, modify, fix something, chances are it will not be as perfect as you imagined. Out of the gate there will be something that is just not…
#0555 Too Many Choices
I am not a fan, but there appears to be many ways to skin a cat. So many choices it can become debilitating. Seperate needs and wants. Prioritise what is really important. Evaluate the options….
#0554 A Tale of Two Wants
If you are a dictator then you should employ minions who will do as you command, and do the task. A leader employs initiative, thinkers, outside the boxers who takes responsibility and refine their craft…
#0553 Shedding The Old
If only I knew that before. Throughout life there are insights you discover along the way that can change you. Things that you wish you had of known sooner. Sometimes altering your trajectory forever. It…
#0552 Master Your Time
Why put yourself under that kind of stress? I get that people need deadlines to get things done, but why leave it till the last minute. For me, get 80% done in the first third…
#0551 Give It More Time
I have tried that, it did not work. A statement I loath. You only need to search top percentage of just about anything and you will discover a long tail of people who give up…
#0550 Always Be There
Nobody cares what you do until they need you. Potential clients will blissfully ignore you until the moment they decide they need what you do, and only then you become important. That is why it…
#0549 Dealing With Chaos
There is rarely calm. In business, busy is stressful but so is being quit. Having no support is a challenge but so is managing a team. Juggling too many projects can lead to missed deadlines,…
#0548 Start With You
Who are you doing this for? Classic response is, for my family, for my customers yada yada. That is honourable and everything but it does not translate unless you do it for yourself first. Good…
#0547 Broken Record
They do not know what you know, so you have to tell them. At the risk of repeating myself, you have to get used to starting from the beginning. Every time you interact with someone…
#0546 Dealing With Messy
The shortest distance between where you are and where you want to be is not determined by how fast you go, but by how well you navigate the obstacles in your path. Rarely is the…
#0545 Painfully Slow
Bogged down in red tape? As an enterprise gets bigger it is natural to place additional checks and balances to ensure continuity. Many do so at the expense of what got them there, speed and…
#0544 Invisibility
Your business is invisible. If you struggle with consistent lead generation it is likely you are fishing from a small pond. Personal contacts, networking and referrals. Outside of these circles you are not seen or…