Is there such a thing as a regrettable business decision?
It certainly can feel like there is, but I’d like to challenge this notion in this post… I’m going to start this post on regrettable business decisions with an assumption. With the assumption that when you make decisions in your business, more often than not it looks to you like you made a choice. Would…
Time Management tactics for procrastinators (and why they don’t work)
There are a plethora of time management tools and tactics out there, that work really well for some people… …but adopted as a strategy for tackling procrastination and poor organisation behaviours, we are really looking at putting the cart before the horse. What do I mean by this? Well let’s look at what’s going on…
What is self-doubt telling us?
Are those nagging, doubtful feelings telling you about your abilities, or something else? What creates self doubt? Let me start this by asking you a question… Why do people experienced self doubt? Is it because of: Their abilities and the circumstance in question? Their thoughts? Both? 95% of people who read this will answer “3.…
What IS Business Success?
Whether you achieve business success or not depends on whether you think you have achieved business success! Err… what are you going on about? Let’s start by answer the first question: What IS business success? Well… business success is: An emotional experience (which can be fleeting – thus potentially unsustainable). Subjective / a projection of…
Nervous/Insecure Thinking in Business…
…is totally normal and there’s nothing you need to do to change it. Everybody in business experiences nervous or insecure thoughts from time to time. Let me say that once more. EVERYBODY in business experiences nervous/insecure thinking. I know I have. You know you have. I know that my clients have (they tell me). I’ve…
Time Management Skills
Running a Time Management Skills workshop and it overruns slightly. Worst work day ever? Actually, no. It was an hour’s workshop in a 1hr 15 minute time slot, and the ideas that the group were coming out with were too good for me to cut it short. To me, this really well illustrated the importance of…
What do successful business owners do?
Successful Business Owners do things that everyone knows that they should do, it’s common sense stuff; but common sense isn’t always common practice. Key things successful business owners do: Make time to work ON the business, not just IN it. Begin with the end in mind – always remembering what outcome they are after when…
Do You Communicate Your Business Message Effectively?
If not, you are losing potential clients and selling your business short. This article contains some simple rules to follow to ensure that you communicate your business message effectively, so you can engage potential clients easily. Be clear. If you want to communicate your business message effectively you first have to be clear yourself on…
Business Mentor
A Business Mentor is someone who can help provide some impartial, external input to your business. Who’s been there and made the mistakes so you don’t have to! Who can help guide you to more success. Why are some businesses more successful than others? One of the reasons is business mentoring. It’s so important that…