#0069 When DISASTER Strikes
With the recent DEVASTATING floods in Australia it’s been a timely reminder to consider our preparedness for various forms of disaster. Lives were lost, thousands of people displaced, no clean water or electricity and so…
Tag: Leverage
#0067 Step BACK and Observe
Way too many of us get HUNG up on the day to day. We spend all of our time keeping the wheels spinning with BARELY a moment to rest let alone work on our STRATEGY….
#0063 5 Quick Tips to get back SOME Time
If you added up how much time is WASTED in your day, I’m sure you’d be SHOCKED at how much is Wasted vs Productive. I know from EXPERIENCE that Small Business Owners CRAVE time almost…
#0057 Multitasking is a MYTH
I know, I know, I’m a MAN of course I can’t multitask. But I don’t care what gender you are or how GOOD you THINK you are at Multitasking, it’s NOT making you more Productive….
#0053 Give it OFTEN
The way to get the MOST out of your Employees is to provide frequent, SPECIFIC Feedback. It allows them to GROW and IMPROVE in what and how they do things as an employee. It allows…
#0052 Make the Journey PAY
Small Business Owners work HARD. They tend to SACRIFICE many things for the dream. Often at the expense of TIME and INCOME. They INVEST and re-invest to keep building. Pumping every resource into their baby….
#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…
#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…
#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…
#0043 Minimise the RISKS
Do you have any single points of FAILURE in your Business? There are many areas in our Business that can potentially be FATAL if we were no longer able to use that method. We get complacent,…
#0042 Learn from Other Peoples MISTAKES
or better still, learn from their SUCCESSES. Life is WAY too short to learn just from your own mistakes so as part of the CIRCLE of learning why not take a look around you to…
#0039 The Silver Bullet you have been looking for
Have you been SEARCHING for a silver bullet that will kick start your business and make you a million dollars? You are not alone. People spend years LOOKING, try a few, maybe make a few…
#0037 INCREASE your Value for Money
Many buyers are just looking for the CHEAPEST Product or Service (My advise is to AVOID those) Most buyers are looking for VALUE for MONEY. So if you can provide GREAT value for money they…
#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…
#0032 The Marketing Landscape has CHANGED
Go back just 5 years ago and try and remember what WAS available to you to get your MESSAGE out there; Yellow Pages, Newspapers, Website, Magazines most of which would cost you a small FORTUNE…
#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…
#0027 Small Steps EVERY Day
People often ask me “How do you do it Jewels? You always seem to get things done” and my response is always the same and often frustratingly SIMPLE. Take Small Steps EVERY DAY By achieving…
#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)
#0025 My tools DON’T work
A long time ago a friend of mine was regularly entering bicycle races and at first he kept LOSING. So he’d go back to the bike store and ask to UPGRADE parts to make the…
#0022 Small Business FINALLY overtakes Corporates
YEP, it’s true… In years gone by, if you wanted to use the BEST TECHNOLOGY you had to work for a Corporate. They were the only ones who could AFFORD the latest technology. They were…