#0099 Do What You LOVE
Life’s short, so why waste it doing stuff you HATE when you can do so much better doing what you LOVE. Think about it, are you more likely to put in a bigger EFFORT on…
Tag: Emotion
#0098 Does Your Story have a POINT?
One of my all time FAVOURITE lines in a Movie is from “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” (1987) when Steve Martin goes off on a rant at John Candy in their Hotel room. Steve EXPLODES into…
#0097 Dealing with BAD Debtors
>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Unfortunately it’s part of being in Business. You’ll always get characters who refuse to pay or WORSE totally ignore your request for payment. Bad Debtors…
#0088 Information NO Longer Equates to Power
Google and the like have done a TREMENDOUS job of “Organising the Worlds Information” So good in fact that @thinkquarterly recently tweeted that “A child with a smart phone has instant access to more information…
#0082 Good Old Customer SERVICE
What happened to it? I remember the days when I’d walk into a store and they were actually HAPPY to see me, as if they had been WAITING all day for my arrival. I’m talking about…
#0081 Missing DEADLINES?
We’re ALL Busy. Some cope well with the Stress of everyday and others always seem to be STRAINED by it all. A particular PEEVE of mine is when People keep me waiting. I can cope…
#0080 Abundance or FEAR
Over the years I have noticed two distinct MINDSETS in Small Business Owners. One of Abundance and one of Fear. Unfortunately MOST Entrepreneurs live in Fear Those in FEAR tend to: Be afraid of the…
#0079 Holy COW
For most Small Businesses it’s difficult to truly DIFFERENTIATE ourselves from the masses. Most Product and Services tend to BLEND into the crowd. Sure we give GREAT service, sure we go the extra mile but…
#0077 My Business BROKE My Heart
Not unlike LOVE in the traditional sense, the PASSION can go out of your relationship with your Business. I just DON’T Love it anymore Passion, Love, Desire, LUST, Drive, Charisma, Lure….GONE Don’t worry, there are…
#0070 Post New Year BLUES
Its only a few weeks into the New Year and I already sense that the initial ENTHUSIASM Tsunami I experienced from Entrepreneurs I met early in the year has already SUBSIDED to a mere stream. We…
#0062 Simplifying Marketing
Marketing need not be VooDoo to the Small Business Owner. Nor should Marketing be COMPLICATED, confusing or guesswork. As a Small Business the available funds for Marketing are often LIMITED so we are then tempted…
#0060 Morale is CONTAGIOUS
Employees tend to HERD together when it comes to emotion and sentiment. One misguided sheep can DRAG the whole mob down. You’ll most likely find that if EMPLOYEE morale is down, it will stem from…
#0059 Who CARES?
As a Small Business Owner I have been guilty of trying to SELL to anyone who crosses my path. I didn’t care who, what or where. I just wanted to CONVINCE them that they needed…
#0058 How to REDUCE your Outstanding Debtors
Many Entrepreneurs I speak to have a COMMON issue which plagues them, an OUTSTANDING list of DEBTORS that seem impossible to manage. It’s not only affecting their CASH FLOW but is causing them sleepless nights…
#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…
#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”…
#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?…
#0041 Dealing with BAD Debt
How does it feel when someone OWES you money and they refuse to pay. Not great right? They DRAG out payment, then they come up with all manner or EXCUSES not to pay and then they…
#0035 Don’t JUST Communicate to be Understood
Don’t JUST Communicate to be Understood, but Communicate so as NOT to be misunderstood. How many times has your communication with someone been MIS-INTERPRETED and the pursuing action been incorrect? I bet often. The problem…