Mindset
Is it worth giving up your day job to follow your purpose?
One part of me loves to do new things, to create new stuff, to be in the fore-front leading the charge, but there is another part of me that is terrified of not feeling safe and secure, of not having enough money when I need it.
I hate to ask anyone for anything (just writing that has brought on the shiversss…) so putting myself in a position where I might need to feels abhorrent to me.
Read More3 of my Favourite TED Talks
I love TED Talks and I’m even undertaking training to deliver my own TED Talk this weekend. If you haven’t a clue what I’m talking about or you’re getting confused with a movie of a similar name – let me tell you more.
Read MoreThe number one attribute you need to run a business
What’s the number one skill you need to run a business? Is it about being a great practitioner? Is it about knowing the business stuff? Or is it something else? The number one ability that business owners must have is courage – and oodles of it. Yes it is great to know what to do…
Read MoreHow to get paid what you are worth
I want to stop you always trading time for money, charging by the hour or discounting your fees. I want to teach you some simple and easy to follow strategies that will make an immediate impact on your business.
Read MoreDo people love you or hate you?
Do people love you or hate you? When you put yourself ‘out there’ and become more visible, then two things often happen: People will love you or hate you. But unless you take that decision to get noticed and make an impact, then no one will be able to make that choice in the first…
Read MoreIt could be you!
Have you ever seen someone else…
Write the book that you’ve always dreamed of publishing
Launch a new programme that is similar to your ideas
Create a new product that you know you could do even better
Develop an exciting new way of working that you’d love to have yourself
And you’ve thought to yourself, that could have been me.
Here's how not to create a successful business
I’m going to get on my soap box today. I’m fed up with seeing small business owners being small. Even if you are the only person in your business, it doesn’t mean that you have to work by yourself with minuscule ambitions and mediocre dreams.
You get what you focus on – remember the old saying ‘whether you believe you can or you can’t, you are right’!
The new paradigm of collaboration
The new paradigm of collaboration I believe there is a new paradigm of collaboration. People aren’t keeping their best ‘stuff’ to themselves anymore and are willing to share their success strategies or failures with their competitors and clients. Competition no longer matters. It’s no longer about competition and keeping your best ideas to yourself; it…
Read MoreThe simplest things make the biggest difference
I teach business owners how to stand out. But it’s not about being bold, brash or famous, it’s about the simple things that they can do differently. Those things that make the biggest distinction to their business. Many people try to over complicate things with intricate messages, long and complex elevator pitches, and confusing web…
Read MoreWhat's on your 'About you' webpage?
If I looked at your ‘About you‘ page on your website, what would I see? Would it be the same as everyone else, or something different, engaging and interesting? Too many business owners share the same old stuff. They talk about their qualifications, experience, accreditations, but not enough about who they really are and why…
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