#0056 Is it FAILURE or CRITICISM You Fear?
Nobody LIKES to fail but is it really this that is holding you back from MAKING decisions and taking action? I would hazard a guess that you are MORE fearful of what people will think…
Tag: Business Tips
#0055 Under Sell, OVER Deliver
For some reason or another, we tend to OVER commit and regularly UNDER deliver. Sometimes its to CLOSE a deal, sometimes to appear BIGGER or better than we really are, sometimes just to save face…
#0050 DECISIONS decisions DECISIONS
As the Business owner EVERY day I got questions left right and centre and it was ALWAYS up to me to lead the way. Ask me, bug me, BOTHER me and this went on day…
#0049 Make me Feel WARM Inside
You know that FEELING you get when you see an old friend and they give you a HUG. When you catch a WARM Smile from your Grandma. WHEN your kids say “I Love you Daddy”…
#0048 One Step AHEAD
If you can ANTICIPATE what your Customers next need/want is, AND you can provide this to them before they ask, then you have reached the HOLY GRAIL of Customer Service. It doesn’t have to be…
#0047 Take the BLAME
What do you do if your Business SCREWS UP and your Customer suffers? Do you POINT blame at your staff, do you blame the ECONOMY, do you look to DEFLECT blame on to anyone but you?…
#0046 Coping with DISTRACTIONS
I should be an EXPERT on this topic. I have 3 small children under 6 and they are CONSTANTLY interrupting me. Short of LOCKING them out of my home office (and sound-proofing it) it’s pretty…
#0045 Bring out your Inner Child
When we were CHILDREN it was easy to look at a cardboard box and see anything but. It was an AEROPLANE, it was a racing car, it was a castle. As we get older all…
#0044 MONEY is not the OBJECTIVE
When I ask NEW Entrepreneurs what their goal is in going into Business, invariably they say to make a million dollars. Money is a means to an END When I ask the same question of…
#0040 SELL your Business NOW
Well at least be ready to SELL your Business no matter what stage your are at. Be ready to sell your Business even if you NEVER intend to sell. Here’s my Logic: If a Business…
#0038 How Do Your Customers RATE?
When we first START a Business we often take on ALL and any customers we can get our hands on in an attempt to cover COSTS as quickly as possible. What then happens is that…
#0036 Actions Speak LOUDER than Words
The difference I see between SUCCESSFUL Entrepreneurs and Business Owners who barely make a living is ACTION. There are those who work IN their Business trying hard to keep UP and then there are those…
#0033 Is your Garden PRESENTABLE?
If you were to sell your Family home, one of the first things the agent will tell you to do is to TIDY up the front garden, plant some blooming flowers and generally make the…
#0031 Take NOTICE of your Customers
Has this happened to you? This morning I was sitting at a coffee shop having a meeting with a colleague, the waitress was QUICK to take our order but didn’t notice that we HADN’T received…
#0030 What IF you only had 1 hour PER DAY?
Most people today are RUNNING their business all day every day. “If I’m not here NOTHING gets done” I hear all the time from business Owners. But WHAT IF you were (your God forbid) struck…
#0026 In a PERFECT World
In a PERFECT World, my Small Business would……… (fill in the blanks for me in the comments. Have some fun with it)
#0023 Please Sir, may I HAVE some more?
Ask and you may just receive. Most people are afraid to ask just in case the answer is no. The problem is, if you don’t ask the answer is ALWAYS no. If you’re in Business…
#0018 PERSISTENCE makes PROFIT
How many things have you started and not finished? You had a good idea, went in head first only to lose momentum and give up before the end. I see it all the time and…
#0012 HELP!! I don’t know WHERE to START
Have you ever had a great idea for a business but just didn’t know what the first steps should be and the idea goes no-where? Starting a business is a dream many people have but…
#0008 CHANGE or FAIL
In Business (and in LIFE) I believe the only thing to be constant is change. I yearn for change. I can’t stand to stay still. I think the reason I have been successful in Business…