#0570 The Artisan
The difference between good and great can be subtle but powerful. The barista that takes care of each and every cup, the chef that sources the best local produce. The service provider that smiles no…
Tag: Achieving your Goals
#0569 Your Circle
As a business your ability to sell is directly proportional to your circle of influence. Good quality meetings is often where it begins and doing that consistently is challenge for many. Sounds obvious but the…
#0568 Start With Purpose
Consider how you start your day. Jumping straight into emails and meetings is typically followed by more of the same. You know that thing on your list that never seems to get done. Do that…
#0567 Make Faster Decision
Rarely is there only one way. One choice, one method, one right answer. The feeling of being cornered can be debilitating when your answer may not be obvious. An excuse to slow down or worse,…
#0566 Working With
If you have a (genuine) budget below what your provider quotes you on, you must be willing to compromise. Expecting the same or more is irrational and never ends well. Work with the parties on…
#0565 Too Much Noise
Having spent just a few days off grid, you realise that most of the day to day communication forced upon you is just noise. Adding almost no value but robbing you of time and focus….
#0563 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…