The Boy Scout Motto is “Be Prepared”. Whilst I never went to Scouts, from a business and personal perspective it makes sense. Plan A is what we hope will happen – the best case scenario where our products and services are sought after, our marketing generates more leads than we… Read More
Continue ReadingTaking the time to clarify your personal / business values and vital priorities is a game changer. If we are unsure of our values and priorities, then we are faced with hundreds of decisions every day. For example, Should I turn a blind eye to something, or speak up? Should… Read More
Continue ReadingDeath is inevitable – it’s going to get us all in the end. But if death is predictable why are many people ill prepared? The importance of a will If you don’t have a will when you die you are intestate, and the law steps in to say who is… Read More
Continue ReadingLast week a Q2 client tragically passed away. It was an unexpected medical event. A client in his fifties, with dependent children and a business to run. It was a shock for everyone. And it triggers careful consideration about what is important – what is success and a life well… Read More
Continue Reading“The E-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber is a business classic first published in 1985. Gerber’s essential message is that it’s a myth that entrepreneurs start businesses, instead technicians start businesses. For example, the engineer starts an engineering business, the baker a bakery, and the truck driver a trucking business. The… Read More
Continue ReadingSome people like change, but most don’t/won’t change unless it is forced on us… The doctor tells us we must lose weight/stop drinking, or we’ll die. The spouse/key employee/client leaves because we didn’t address their concerns. We become paperless/work remotely only when forced to by the COVID-19 lock down. Business… Read More
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