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Planned Action Breeds Success!
May 22, 2010 - 11:12 am
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Action Breeds Success
It’s amazing that once people get off their butts and follow proven systems, all of a sudden they get results.
There is an old saying that goes something like this “the only time success comes before work is in the dictionary” which is true, but we also need to start with a plan.
Unfortunately most [...]
Absolutely Amazing – NOT!
April 30, 2010 - 4:35 pm
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You’d never guess. Just had a phone call from Telstra, my phone provider. I got an automated message saying it wasn’t a telemarketing call and asked me to hold.
After a couple of minutes, they hung up – must be their new level of customer service, show you how you will be treated if you dare [...]
What Drives You?
March 9, 2010 - 4:07 pm
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I’m sure you have done this at some time in your life.
You have either seen on television or read in a paper
or may have even been told of a real tear jerking
story of a very disabled or injured child and thought
“what am I whinging about in my life.”
I know I have, but why must we [...]
Hire Slow, Fire . . .
December 1, 2009 - 7:28 pm
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I’m sure every business owner on the planet should have done this and still should be doing it.
I can’t count the number of times I have come across a business owner whinging and complaining about “that useless so and so I hired”.
After a quick bit of digging, I find the new employee was hastily hired [...]
Choice . . . It’s not just a magazine!
November 24, 2009 - 9:26 am
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I believe there are 2 key words in our lives.
Choice and knowledge.
We have a choice to take in knowledge and we have a choice what we do with that knowledge – that is, either take action or not.
It’s all just a choice – what’s your choice?
Steve
Why Do The Most Important Things Always Seem The Hardest?
November 20, 2009 - 12:10 pm
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I just finished a coaching session with a client where we talked about the importance of keeping track of what is happening in their business.
We discussed figures, and she assured me she knew her profit & loss & balance sheet, but unfortunatly, she didn’t know the figures that actually dictate whether she made a profit [...]
It’s All About Communication . . .
November 9, 2009 - 5:02 pm
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I have just attended my high school reunion, 37 years after leaving school.
When I arrived at the venue, I only recognised 2 class mates and then spent the next hour or so playing “guess who I am”.
During the night we talked about how so many of our class mates weren’t there and how nobody [...]
Garbage in garbage out!
I have been visiting my elderly parents for a few days and sat down at my laptop to do some work.
The problem is that they have the radio on all day – they say it keeps them company which is fine, however when I wanted to do some creative writing, the crap that was on [...]
Are you ready to light up your bulb yet?
October 28, 2009 - 4:58 pm
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How many times do we humans have something go wrong and then blame everyone else except ourselves?
When something does go wrong, isn’t it in fact a positive because you’ve now learnt how not to do it, which leaves you the oportuntiy to now do it the right way.
When Thomas Edison was interviewed by a young [...]
The only time . . .
The only time Success comes before Work is in the Dictionary!
It amazes me the number of times I hear people say “he’s lucky” or “she must have inherited all that money”.
The amazing thing is that most of the “tall poppies” that are being torn down are multi millionaires that have made their own fortune.
The only [...]
Tell me again why your restaurant is quiet?
October 23, 2009 - 9:43 am
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The other night went took some visitors down to one of our favourite restaurants that has inside as well as foot path dining (I think there’s a fancy name for that but I can’t remember), anyway, for as long as I can remember, someone always greets potential customers at the entrance to the roped off [...]
Dum As . . .
October 21, 2009 - 11:00 am
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Yesterday I went to my chiropractor for my weekly appointment (middle age is catching me). Anyway, she rescanned my back and we then discussed my treatment options.
Now you have to remember I coached chiros for 5 years in how to improve their businesses, so I knew what was coming, or at least I thought I [...]
“The Fish Stinks From The Head Down”
October 15, 2009 - 9:24 pm
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It amazes me that particularly with the economy the way it is, how poor customer service is. Have you noticed this as well, or is it only me?
Now I’m no Einstein, but I would have thought business owners would be doing more in training their team . . . and I use that term loosely. [...]
A Lesson For Some Older People!
October 3, 2009 - 11:14 am
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Just had a knock on the door – nothing special about that, except that it was a young lad, knocking on doors looking for any type of work.
Mowing lawns, washing cars, didn’t matter.
I didn’t have anything for him, but I did ask him to call back in a week or so and I will give [...]
Ever had that feeling?
August 20, 2009 - 2:23 pm
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Have you ever had that “gut feeling” about something and didn’t act on it? Well it just happened here in the office.
Mick was working on a large job for our product launch on the computer for over an hour when I had this feeling, “he hasn’t saved at all and needs to”.
So I turned around [...]
Are you a hampster?
August 20, 2009 - 10:23 am
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I was doing a call last night with my good friend, Dr Jo Martin from London about training speakers to actually make money while speaking, not just an appearance fee, but real money by selling their information products or services.
Anyway, this call that went for over 2 hours left me with many gems and I [...]
What to do when it all goes wrong
August 19, 2009 - 12:10 pm
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Have you ever found that sometimes you use a favourite piece of software that is superceded by newer versions. Well, that happened to me.
I like version 3.8 of Skype, can’t figure out the new version. Anyway, my 3.8 version decided to play up and I had to uninstall it and download a new copy – [...]
How good are you with a calculator?
August 17, 2009 - 2:04 pm
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Pick a number between 1 to 10
then multiply by 2
then add 5
then multiply by 50
if you had your birthday already this year, add 1759
if you have not had your birthday already this year, add 1758
then subtract your birthyear eg 1961
you should have 3 digits left – the first one is the number you picked
- the [...]
Why Is 1 The Most Dangerous Number?
August 17, 2009 - 9:42 am
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Those of you from my vintage will remember a song that goes something like this “1 is the loneliest number . . . ” and it’s so true, especially when business is concerned.
In all of my years as a business coach, it astounded me the number of business owners that relied on “1″ super [...]
Is it just me?
August 12, 2009 - 5:11 pm
Tags: Ramblings
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Last week I was at Mal Emery’s Platinum Mastermind intensive event where some of the brightest and keenest minds in the country gather to learn and share information – or so I thought until I had the “pleasure” of a conversation with an ex-client of mine who after exchanging normal greeting, proceeded to explain her [...]
A New Life!
August 12, 2009 - 1:09 am
Tags: Marketing
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After many years of hard slog, Deb & I have taken a new direction and just working from home. That doesn’t mean I’m stopping helping business owners continue to improve their businesses, write to the contrary.
I plan to write a marketing book based on all of the knowledge I have accumulated over the last 25 [...]