Trades Business Hack: Managing Interruptions At Work

Trades Business Hack: Managing Interruptions At Work

Hi there! Are you sick of being interrupted? Are you sick of being interrupted all day long by the phone calls, and the emails, and people knocking on your door wanting to help you? Does it frustrate you? And does it leave you unable to get lots of work done because...
The definition of insanity – could you be mad?

The definition of insanity – could you be mad?

  Have you heard of the definition of insanity? Could you be mad? There’s an internet meme that goes around saying the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I think it’s been attributed to Einstein and...
Putting your head down and getting on with it.

Putting your head down and getting on with it.

Putting your head down and getting on with it. Do you do that? Lots of people do. Lots of tradies do. I run a workshop and this comes up in those workshops. I asked this question, “Do you do that?” And I had a couple of wives go, “He does that Jon. He does that all...

Why Kindness Is Good For You

From a young age, you are being encouraged to ‘be nice’, ‘play fair’ and ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’. It all makes perfect sense. But it can be difficult. Especially in business. It’s easy to forget these basic rules when you are bombarded with...
Find Your Passion! I Call Bulls#!t

Find Your Passion! I Call Bulls#!t

Let’s talk about passion. Finding your passion. Alright, I’m a business coach as you know, and my Facebook feed, and my LinkedIn feed are full of shit like this. They’re full of other coaches and advisers saying that if only you find your passion, success, and joy,...