Business coaching Brisbane With few exceptions, staying alive is what all of us on Earth want. It stems from our basic survival instinct. Our need to survive is hard-wired into our primal being. But most of us want more than that. We want quality of life; a more complete enjoyment of our time alive. Quality […]
10 lame excuses for not saving money: I’m too busy to think about it I have nothing left to save I have too much debt to put money into savings I intend to live fast and die young I want to enjoy the here and now; I might not be here tomorrow I’d like to […]
You wouldn’t be the first business owner to believe that running a business somehow negates your need for personal financial planning; and that the growing equity in your business equity is the only superannuation plan you need. You think that because you own a business, your retirement is completely taken care of. You assume that […]
This is something I wrestle with personally. At the moment I am busy promoting my new online MyProsperityForum site. My target market is risk insurance (i.e. life insurance & income protection) advisers, financial planners and home loan professionals. I am also about to start a keyword and social media campaign to drive traffic directly to […]
Financial planning is a poorly understood concept that for many people is complex, too expensive and overshadowed by adviser mistrust. Many avoid financial advisers because they believe that they will be sold a commission based financial product that they don’t really want, without being any better off financially. So many people turn to family and […]
It makes no difference whether you are considering investing in the stock market or in building your own business. The only difference here is that stocks and shares are considered to be ‘passive’ investments, while your own business is an ‘active’ investment. In other words you are hands-on, elbows-deep every day. Invest in yourself, the […]
Business coaching Brisbane Future-proofing your business means adapting and changing so that your business will remain innovative and competitive. There are many ways to achieve this. Just a few suggestions are: Embrace developing technology to enhance the customer experience Make the most of the internet; it is still in its infancy Personalise customer communications (e.g. […]
There’s plenty going on! Kate got a good solution to her product pricing (am I actually making money?) problem Narelle has started saving for a home deposit more because she has a simple budget tool to use Audrey read one of the many insider articles, ‘How much life insurance is enough’ and realised that she […]
Business management tips Australia In my view, there is an inverse relationship between number of meetings and increasing profit. In other words, more meetings less profit! A lot of time can be wasted each week with so-called business meetings. I think meetings that don’t have a direct link to key financial objectives are useless. They […]
Business planning and management Brisbane Just as sudden impact and environmental changes killed off the dinosaurs of the past, the GFC has exposed fundamental flaws in outdated business models, and the dinosaur businesses of today continue to reach extinction. Financial institutions, book stores, property companies, electrical and clothing retailers and department stores (to name a […]