#0417 Saying Yes
I went into business at age 18 because my brother asked and I said yes.I landed a job in IT because I said yes to a chance meeting.I transitioned to Marketing because I said yes…
Category: Goals
#0416 Why
For me first. Producing my own content is a form of therapy for me. I get into a trance like meditative state when I write and once it is done, I feel a sense of…
#0412 Baby with the Bathwater
Slow and old. Recently I asked a random selection of contacts to use 5 words to describe me. An interesting exercise which takes some courage as you never really know what words will come back….
#0411 Future Leadership
There is something I would like to say to the next generation of leaders. Listen more, react accordingly.Be confident both inside and out.Focus on better rather than just bigger.Clarify your message and communicate it to…
#0409 The Basics First
The answer is right in front of you. After rebooting everything and resorting to using an old pair of headphones I was embarrassed for myself when I realised the volume was turned down. We overcomplicate…
#0408 The Company We Keep
It is impossible to have a rational discussion with an irrational person. We have all encountered them, maybe you are one of them. Biases are reinforced by the algorithms and the company kept. More exposure…
#0407 Building Trust
Uttering the words ‘Trust Me” does nothing toward building trust. It is earned not expected and quite simply, you must do what you say you are going to do, when you say you are going…
#0406 Fail Then Adjust
Hands up if you remember having to take film to be developed before you could see if you had taken any good photos or not. We are talking days, weeks or even months between the…
#0405 Double It
I find it useful to ask this question several times a year; What if you had to double it? (side note: it used to be 10x but I found that too far a stretch for…
#0404 The Last Mile
Just because it did not work the first time does not mean it never will. Too often I hear “we tried that and it didn’t work” “Don’t sweat the small stuff” should really be “Don’t…
#0403 Unwelcome Behaviour
When walking into a store, if you know what you want you absolutely welcome the sales assistants help right away. When you want to browse, the persistent assistant is super annoying and you just want…
#0401 Increasing Influence
We tend to underrate our capability and overate our influence. Just because you ask someone to do something does not mean they will do it. Your family – likely.Your friends – probably.Your peers – maybe….
#0400 Moments
Yesterday my daughter turned 17, today the blog turns 400. As humans we like to celebrate pretty much anything, birthdays, religious holidays, anniversaries, Fridays, anything. Let me remind you to celebrate your business wins too….
#0394 Unique
For thousands of years. We have treated large groups exactly the same. Factory workers to school kids, peasants to royalty, race, gender, colour, creed, all labeled and treated in cohorts. Below the surface however we…
#0393 Before the Ask
The amount of energy to get there is enormous. You have spent weeks, maybe months nurturing the relationship super generous along the way. Finally the opportunity arises, the timing is right so you hit them…
#0392 Your Choice
Are you too busy to read this? If yes, then you probably should anyway. I can guarantee the reason you are flat out is the result of choices you made. You said yes, when you…
#0391 Average
How much better can it possibly get? Much better is likely the response however when we get to good enough, we turn on autopilot. When a recipe works, we continue to do it that way…
#0390 Roadblocks
There is always another roadblock ahead. When you conquer one problem it is only a matter of time before your encounter the next. It is part of the journey, the right of passage. Each one…
#0389 Inception
Eliciting a decision in your favour for a complex offering is similar to orchestrating in the movie Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio. At the start of a professional relationship there is little visible on the surface…
#0388 Foundations
I could not help but to stand back and admire it, I do it every time I see it. Celebrating a birthday at a family friends home on the weekend there it was, sitting proudly…