A casual approach to business causes casualties
You can’t casually run a business, if you want to achieve above average results. Why? Because success doesn’t interrupt us. It requires planning and action. If you want your business to grow, you need...
View ArticleBlogging, social networks, newsletters: Your prospective clients are watching...
Thanks to social networks, blogging and newsletters, your prospective clients or customers can see what you’re doing, like never before. As a result, the basics of developing your business today are...
View ArticleAre you going to increase your value or lower your expectations?
As business owners, we are faced with lots of important decisions. One of them concerns what we are willing to do for our business. It looks like this: Am I going to increase my commercial value or...
View Article5 Ideas to grow your business… Starting now
I shared 5 ideas with a business owner yesterday, which she found extremely useful. Today, I am sharing them with you. 1: Study the gold dust around you If you find yourself reading a marketing email...
View ArticleEverything you need is within your reach
No matter what you want to achieve, everything you need is within your reach. The books you need are within your reach There are countless books, written by people who have overcome whatever challenges...
View ArticleOlder and wiser?
How can a 25 year old business owner out perform her 45 year old competitor? Some people have been in business for 5 years’ and they have 5 years’ worth of business experience. Some people have been in...
View ArticleHow to earn the trust and attention of your marketplace
Today, I want to share a simple idea with you, to help you earn the trust and attention of your marketplace. I’d like to start by asking you a question: Where are you going to find your trust...
View Article6 ways to become healthier, wiser and wealthier
Here are 6 professional development tips, to help you become healthier, wiser and wealthier. You can use your past as a school or a prison. Learn from the past and become better, not bitter. Stop...
View ArticleCheap can be expensive
I was talking to a friend recently, about his Apple MacBook. It looks really scruffy. The lid has scuff marks all over it. It’s old and he admits that it hasn’t been very well looked after. I asked him...
View ArticleWhat do you do with your resources?
I have a question for you: What do you do, with the resources you have? I was prompted to write this post, after receiving an email from a reader, which contained an interesting statement. The guy was...
View ArticleTV programming?
If we watch too much TV, it shows. It shows in our language It’s easy to adopt the buzz words used in high profile commercials and popular TV shows, without even noticing. For instance, the next time...
View ArticleLiterally throwing money down the toilet – Yes, literally!
I had to smile yesterday, on a trip to Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire. This stunning building was built in 1460 and attracts visitors because of the excellent condition of the building and its...
View ArticleThere is no such thing as a Little White Lie
In marketing, there’s no such thing as a Little White Lie. Every lie, no matter how small, has the potential to become big and toxic when it’s exposed. Everything changes When we discover someone has...
View ArticleHow to get more done in less time and improve your thinking
Many people ask me how I manage to run a busy marketing business and still produce so much creative content every day. So, here’s my secret! My secret I figured out a long time ago that there is never...
View ArticleHow to get the attention of prospective clients and motivate them to take action
Here are 2 essential areas to focus on, if you want to attract the attention of prospective clients and inspire them to take action. Once you have improved your listening skills, it’s time to invest in...
View ArticleLet Leonardo da Vinci inspire your creativity
On the anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday, I am reminded of something da Vinci said, which had a huge impact on me. Today seems an appropriate time to share it with you. “Iron rusts from...
View ArticleStop waiting for guarantees
If you have an idea you’ve been thinking about putting into action, I’d like you to consider the following. What if your idea became a huge success? What if it were to be the start of a pivotal moment...
View ArticleHow to build a better business with small daily decisions
Today’s post is all about how small, daily improvements can help you build an outstanding business. If you found toast dull and uninspiring, you wouldn’t have it for breakfast every day. You’d try...
View ArticleWhat every business owner needs to know about fear
Fear is a major stumbling block for many business owners. It causes them to make decisions, which seriously sabotage their chances of success. The business implications of fear Here are just some of...
View ArticleMillions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why!
What questions are you asking about your business, right now? The reason I ask, is that questions are a lot more important to the success of your business, than many people seem to think. Millions saw...
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