#0343 Start & Finish
“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions” Elizabeth King, Sculptor. No matter what it is you are providing, there is always a start point and a delivery point often with many steps in…
Category: Process
#0341 Matching Shoes
My daughter lost one of her school shoes on public transport. The next morning she grabbed an old shoe and kept her newer one (??) until I pointed out the shoes were slightly different and…
#0339 Leverage
On foot we are not the fastest on the planet, but in a rocket ship we are. I am not that strong, different story if I am operating a forklift. If I have a complex…
#0336 Right Tools
All I needed was a hole. Making a small vertical garden on the weekend I was attempting to drill 12 small holes into some mild steel. It should have taken me maybe ten minutes yet…
#0335 Overnight Success
Be prolific with your content output while no one is looking. The act of doing so consistently will improve the quality by default. By the time people notice, you will be putting out high quality…
#0330 The Best Time to Plant a Tree
When I have more money I will…If I had more time I would…Once I know how… It is pretty easy to put off something with an excuse of lacking something in order to proceed. Any…
#0329 Add or Subtract
Start taking notice of what energises you and what drains you. Are you pumped after a conversation with particular colleagues or exhausted?Do you love the buzz of a big group or the intimacy of a…
#0327 Blessing in Disguise
We have one of those robotic vacuum cleaners that runs early morning, mainly to keep the dog hair at bay. Easy and efficient mostly except for one morning the back door was left ajar and…
#0321 Nothing
When I suggest professionals write as part of their brand building the very thought brings a sense of fear that they have nothing to say. Yet these same people can stand in front of a…
#0320 Something
This may be my shortest post ever. Why? Brain fog post break. Why post? Because writing takes consistency and better to write something than nothing as the act of doing so makes the next one…
#0319 Deadlines
Something magical happens at this time of year and I am not talking about Christmas cheer or gratitude. I am referring to our ability to get 2 months worth of activity done in three weeks….
#0318 Same Value
If you have 10 things to do to complete a project invariably you will prioritise the top few, then get on to the secondary batch and maybe run out of steam for the last two….
#0315 Habits First
The best predictor of future behaviour is your current behaviour. Setting goals is pointless unless you are willing to change what you are currently doing. Rather than setting goals and then being disappointed, start with…
#0314 Obstacles
“The thing that is stopping you doing your task IS your task” unknown source In other words, eliminate the barriers to enable you to get to the things that matter. If you allow it, there…
#0311 Barriers
Find the shortest path to completing a sale first. Particularly true for a new business but will resonate with those struggling to grow. Too much emphasis and time is spent on the million things that…
#0309 Order
In the Principles of IMPART I talk about the importance of delivering information in a certain order for maximum impact. Amplifying the pain before you talk about the transformation increases the desire for the end…
#0306 Take My Money
I am occasionally bemused as to how hard it sometimes is to buy something. Unnecessary barriers to me spending money with you. What the !! Attempting to buy something online and no-one has bothered to…
#0305 Different Strokes
Shared some good news with a client recently about their marketing project and the reaction I got was interesting. With one of the senior execs I got a super positive reaction which was expected. The…
#0297 Storm Season
Spent time on the weekend prepping for a storm that never eventuated but I am glad I did as it gave me peace of mind. Cleared drains of leaves, watched the flow of water and…
#0294 Try More
“Nobody knows anything” Oscar winning Hollywood screenplay writer William Goldman once said about the fickle nature of predicting whether or not a movie was going to be a box office hit. To hedge their bets…