#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…
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#0328 Influencers
You are influenced by that which you focus on and you focus on that which you are influenced by. What do you watch & read?Who do you hang out with?What do you work on?Who do…
#0324 Try Stopping Me
Boom!! And just like that large percentage of you will have made your decision. The choice to stay and read on or move on. Instinctively, we are constantly making decisions as to whether or not…
#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…
#0317 Fumbling
“It was about 10 years ago, no, maybe eleven. Hang on, it was probably 12” We have all experienced this style of fumble in a delivery and all that was going through your head was…
#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…
#0292 Spotto
When you drive along the freeway it is a sea of silver, white and black cars. A favourite pastime for many families whilst traveling is to spot the yellow car and be first to announce…
#0268 The Slow Win
The question on every Sales Managers lips: What can you close this month, this quarter? Too many organisations I have engaged with in the last decade have operated on the basis of the “quick win”…
#0253 Clarity or Indecision
When you are unclear as to the right path to take, chances are you will not make a decision at all. True also of the decision makers in business, they need clarity in order to…
#0251 Pay Attention
I am ignoring you for a reason so please don’t take it personally. My brain, like yours is hardwired to conserve energy. Energy we need to make it through the entire day. So the second…
#0243 Best Kept Secret
You have worked hard and are good at your job but other than those closest to you, no-one knows. I have met some super clever people doing amazing work over the years. Some solo, some…
#0237 Stop Asking for Too Much
Give first and freely well before you ask and then when you do ask, make it a small request. If you are asking too much of someone in the early stages of prospecting then you…
#0232 Marketing Simplified
Marketing for many can seem complicated, confusing, overwhelming, costly and therefore often neglected; but it doesn’t have to be. When all said and done for most businesses there are really on three key things you…
#0229 Changing the Conversation
Imagine you and I just meeting for the first time and you ask me straight up to help you move house, my answer would be a flat no. A genuine friend asking the same thing…
#0228 The Business of Fertilising
There are those who tend to their lawns multiple times a week and their lawns are amazing. There are those who are always tidying up their homes and they are clean and welcoming. There are…
#0225 Diluted Intention
If you add too much tonic you will dilute your Gin.If you add too much milk you will dilute your coffee.If you add too many points you will dilute your message. Getting your intent across…
#0224 The Power of Familiarity
Have you ever seen a celebrity in real life and you feel like you know them even though you have never met? Showing up on a regular basis and providing value as best you can…
#0214 Eunoia
I stumbled across a word recently “eunioa“ According to Wikipedia: In rhetoric, eunoia (Ancient Greek: εὔνοιᾰ, romanized: eúnoia, lit. ‘well mind; beautiful thinking’)[1] is the goodwill a speaker cultivates between themselves and their audience, a condition of receptivity.[2] It is also a rarely used medical term referring to…
#0200 Joy is in the Journey
This is blog #200 and here is some of what I have learnt. Writing regularly is like exercise. Bloody hard at first but with persistence and effort you will see improvement. Stop start though and…
#0199 If You Want More
Like it if you like it… People are scrolling faster than ever and you know you are guilty of this too. Reading something that is interesting and then moving on is not doing you any…