Ego can be harmful to your business. While healthy ego can drive self belief, set standards of quality and customer service, unhealthy ego can cause a business operator to become too self absorbed, with insufficient focus on the needs of customers. Business should not be about you. If it’s about you, then it isn’t about […]
Financial stress is a common experience for many. The continuing effects of the global financial crisis, combined with rising interest rates and rising prices puts many families under stress. Here are nine (9) tips to help you get back on the path to stress-free living. 1. Work on improving your income You must have a […]
Besides being a business coach and educator, I am an enthusiastic Aikido practitioner. Over time, I have seen Aiki principles working in practice enough to know that it has application across the full range of human emotion and interaction. I firmly believe that the principles of Aiki have a valid place in the highly competitive […]
In a recent blog article, It’s ok to be emotional, I talked about the issue of bringing emotions to work and how it is generally frowned upon in traditional work places. In a series of follow up articles, I would like to explore this issue a little deeper. The fact is that business owners, managers […]
Looking for business opportunities is fun. It is an exciting and empowering process. Opportunities, when converted, ultimately lead to business growth by adding new clients, new products and additional sales from existing clients. There is nothing quite so self satisfying! Don’t wait for opportunities to come to you – make them happen. Opportunism is a […]
‘Making money while you sleep’ means earning income without your direct time input. Most people stay poor because they merely sell their time and do nothing more to supplement their income. Time-based income will always be limited because you only have 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week and 52 weeks in […]
Whilst you continue to be a one person business, you are self employed, selling your own time. If you are looking for a top small business idea, start outsourcing to other people and start leveraging and building a business. Outsourcing is the key! Online you can find anybody to do anything at a highly competitive […]
The time you spend in your business can be divided into two parts Money making time Non money making time The more time you spend making money or the more money you make in the time you allow yourself, the more time you can spend doing the non money making activities. Just to be clear, […]
Famous Failures of the Most Successful People In The World I was browsing YouTube when I stumbled on this. What more can I say except there is hope for us all! Enjoy!
Dreaming up a good idea and using it as the basis for starting up your own business is a risky act of speculation that likely to end in tears and financial ruin unless you follow six (6) simple steps. The basics of business are simple: 1. Work to a plan 2. Focus on customer demand […]