#0102 Write for ONE Person, Attract MANY
I can’t tell you the number of websites I’ve visited, brochures I’ve been handed and presentations I’ve ENDURED. Sadly, a vast majority of them I walk away none the wiser as to WHAT they actually…
Tag: Thought Leadership
#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…
#0095 Progress BEATS Perfection
I know it’s your BABY. I UNDERSTAND you want the best for her. You’ve worked so HARD and the last thing you want is to put something out there that just isn’t right. I know…
#0094 Delete Your EMAIL Inbox
In my last Blog, I asked you to UNSUBSCRIBE to all the Newsletters you receive that you diligently file with the HOPE that you will get back to it someday. If you are reading this…
#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…
#0085 STOP Selling Start Educating
I HATE being sold to by someone who knows nothing of my NEEDS. Cold Callers, First Meetings with Providers, even walking into Stores where people immediately TRY and sell. DON’T Assume you know what we…
#0083 What IF you could START again
We become SO intrenched in our Business that it SEEMS impossible to cast off the old and start fresh. We spend years creating rabbit holes only to become LOST in our own warrens. We become…
#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…
#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…
#0073 SIMPLIFYING Complexity
I caught up with a GOOD friend for his Birthday lunch a while ago and he was introducing every around the table with their name and their occupation. As he went around the table I…
#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…
#0066 CONTROL Meetings
Part of being in Business is Meeting with other people. Over 2o plus years in Business I can’t tell you how many THOUSANDS of meetings I have been to. Some were OK, some ordinary, many…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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?…