Paralysed By Indecision?

Then the truth of the matter is that the universe will make the decision for you. Being in business is fun for lots of us. We love the hurly-burly of going forward, overcoming the obstacles, getting team alignment and a game hard fought. For us we sometime think all...

A Day With Jack Daly

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to a sales training day with Jack Daly. This is a man of immense experience, wisdom and energy who can relay his message simply and effectively. The take-aways for me were: • Change your voicemail daily – let people know what you...

A Reflection on Self-Esteem

As some of you know, I’m a bit of a fan of Seth Godin and his blog. He writes with considerable insight about marketing and brings an attitude of sincerity and genuineness that is missing from much of modern marketing. Read this blog post. He talks about how...

Lessons for Business from the World Cup

As the Spanish celebrate, and the rest of us commiserate our team’s losses at the Football World Cup, it is a good chance to look back at some of the lessons that we can take forward into our businesses. • New Zealand’s undefeated run against Slovakia, Paraguay and...

Pass Time While Waiting to Win Lotto

Turn Your Dreams into Reality How many times have you thought about what you want in life, just to end the thought with, “it would be nice… maybe when we win the lotto!”? Have you ever seen someone living your dream? They have the ideal job, home, car, holidays...

George changed his life

One day, George decided he’d had enough. He walked into the office of the small business he had owned and slaved in for 10 years and made a phone call that would change his life. For the past decade, he and his business partner had eked out a living, taking home...