Mindset
How to make sure you write the right book!
The most common challenge that many business owners have when they decide to write a book is where to start. They are brimming with ideas and they struggle to pick the one that is best for their audience. Some people know that they have multiple books inside of them and they don’t know which one…
Read MoreWant to write a book – make it important enough!
One of the 7 biggest mistakes that many business owners make when they write a book is this: they don’t make writing their book important enough. Is it really worth starting to write a book if you are never going to make it happen? How would you feel if you wrote thousands of words and never finished…
Read MoreThe 100 things game – part 2
How did you get on with the exercise I suggested last week – the 100 things game? Go on…. Leave your top 3 on my post here. The 100 things game is simply about writing down 100 things that you’d like to be, do, have, or achieve next year and here is part 2 of…
Read MoreThe 100 things game – part 1
Although I’m a fan of planning, I’m a keener advocate of getting things done. You can scheme and strategise forever, but unless you take action you’ll never move forward. But I do know that unless you know what you want, how are you going to measure your success? That’s why today, I’d like to share…
Read MoreWant to write a book? Here are 4 things to do first
I have something important to admit. In my six step process to write, publish and promote your book, the writing part doesn’t actually happen until step number four. This is the process that I’ve documented in my new book that you can pre-order now (if you haven’t done so already!) I’m sure that you can…
Read MoreWhat happens when there's no plan B?
I love meeting people who are serious about their business. They have big dreams and exciting visions, and ultimately there is no plan B.
There is no thinking seriously about going back to a day job.
They don’t rely on other streams of income to keep them afloat.
If they need to make more money, they’ll take action to get it.
They’re in it for the long haul and they’re willing to give their business everything they’ve got.
Read MoreThis was one of my biggest challenges – what's yours?
A year ago today, I was in hospital in Peru. I had been admitted with suspected pulmonary oedema. In Cusco, some 3,400 metres above sea level, my potentially life-threatening illness was brought on by the altitude. Although it feels a tad dramatic now, with a night of struggling to breathe and a brain that felt like mush, I was glad to be taken seriously!
Read MoreHow to lose friends and alienate followers
How to lose friends and alienate followers Have you ever felt frustrated by a fellow business owner? You feel violated, annoyed or p****d off by the way you’ve been treated? A few weeks ago I interviewed Naomi Johnson from Really Connect all about LinkedIn for Business, a resource for members of The Business Wow Factor. Sharing her tips, we…
Read More12 Reasons Why You Need To Write A Book
Have you ever thought that there is a book in you but you don’t know where to start?
You’d like to get your message out to more people, but you’re not sure what people want to know?
Perhaps there is a bigger reason behind what you do, and you just have to share it.
There are many reasons why you need to write a book and here are 12 of them!
Read MoreStep up, stand still or stagnate?
If you’re not getting results in your business right now, what do you think is happening? I want to be frank with you, it’s easy to put barriers in the way of your success. It’s not rocket science to say that if you take the same old actions, you’ll get the same old results. And…
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