Why you need to make 6 shifts
A trade business typically begins like this – you got your ticket working for someone else and you decided you wanted to work for yourself so off you went. You probably had help from your old boss along the way, that often seems to be the way it goes. You got work You got busy […]
What the next 3 Shifts Are
Hi again, Jon here (also again). I hope I’m not being too annoying making you wait for the second 3 shifts. It’s partly because I don’t want these videos to bore you by being too long and partly because I think its funny to keep you hanging. So the first three shifts were marketing and […]
A story – Dallas’ Shifts are Part Made
Hi again, Jon here and this is the last in the series of 4 videos. You’ll be getting weekly emails from us now, some videos, some short articles and things I think you’ll find useful or interesting and invitations to the webinars and maybe some other events too. I hope that’s OK. If they […]
Are You Confident in Your Ability to Succeed?
Are you confident in your ability to succeed? Watch out if you’re not. Chances are, without confidence in your ability to succeed you’ll be procrastinating before you know it. Which pretty much guarantees you won’t reach your goals. Which will result in a lack of success. Which will make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. A self-fulfilling […]
Quoting: Taking Risks and Changing Mindsets
Jon again, business coach from Byron Bay where the weather is always warm and streets are full of beautiful European backpackers. I’ve been talking about how you can spend less time quoting and more time on the selling part – remember, price is only a small part of why people choose one supplier over another […]
TRADESMEN: TIPS TO COMBAT STRESS
Hi there Tradesman, Jon here again, from Small Fish. Definitely a business coach and not a tradesman. Obviously. I think I’ve done quoting to death for the moment so let’s talk about stress. One thing that is very clear about running a trade business is that it is very stressful. Soooo many balls to keep […]
Fake Tradies and Conmen spoiling it for you good guys
Written by: Jon Dale | @smallfishcoach I saw this article in the Byron Bay Echo (http://www.echo.net.au/2015/06/conmen-targeting-northern-rivers-residents/) advising homeowners that conmen and fake tradies are active in the area. This stuff comes round every once in a while. Left over bitumen from the highway or some other rubbish. It makes me think how important it is for […]
Tradesmen: How to Stress Less & Seize Control of Your Business
Jon again, fresh from a hard day trying to get people to change the way they run their business so they can get themselves a better business. One that makes them more money and takes less time and gives them fewer ulcers. I believe I can help owners of trades businesses, like you, make your […]
How to be a shit tradie
Hello tradies, It’s Jon here, Small Fish Business Coaching – the business coach. Today I’m going to complain. This is something you shouldn’t be doing. I heard this story from a friend of mine the other day, a woman called Tanya. Doing a bathroom renovation she needed a painter and a plumber. About $7000 dollars […]
Do I Really Have to Delay Gratification
Written by: Michelle Hanisch “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week” Spanish proverb Why do we procrastinate? Well…obviously…..because it’s fun! Except when it isn’t because we’re feeling guilty or worried by the looming deadline of something we haven’t finished, or started. Last minute panic! But there are actually some deeper underlying reasons. For […]
Is your website doing you justice?
Written by: Jon Dale | @smallfishcoach Many of the trades business owners I work with have pretty crappy websites. “I’m too busy for that stuff, Jon” they say. Or “I know, I should get it finished properly but I’ve got more important things to do than mess around with a website.” Fair enough. I know […]
A Personal Profile of You
Written by: Michelle Hanisch “Tomorrow A mystical land where 98% of all human productivity, motivation, and achievement is stored.” (Unknown) Everyone I have ever met loves finding stuff out about themselves. I’m no exception. As soon as I see a link to a test that will tell me something about my personality, I’m onto it. […]