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No matter what the multi-taskers tell you, great work comes through focus. The more distractions we have the less the quantity and often the quality of the work we get done. Over the years people have developed systems for ensuring we can put the required focus into the task at hand. To me, there are … Read more
Doing well in business is about making good decisions in a timely manner. There are obviously two parts to that. Good decisions A timely manner Make a bad decision it costs you! Delay a decision it may cost you! The thing is sometimes we sit too long on a decision, because we KNOW it may … Read more
Most people don’t have a productivity system, they pretty much leave their days, weeks and months to chance. They see what problems they have to solve today in order to keep their business afloat. They are always in a reactive mode, not a proactive mode, so if they are lucky they solve enough problems until … Read more
Ok, so if we don’t know by now we should definitely know that money loves speed. The problem is that most of move like molasses when we are trying out a new idea. The fear of failure makes us test and try new ideas at a snail’s pace. After all who can blame us it … Read more
These curios objects are mummy hooks. They are what the Egyptians used to scrape the brains out of corpses before mummification. Interestingly the Egyptians did not think the brain was much use thinking the heart was the thinking centre of a human. So they scooped the brains out and threw them away. Smart enough to … Read more
Have you ever seen the Matt Damon movie “The Martian”? If you haven’t you should give it a go. It is based on the awesome book of the same name by Andy Weir. It tells the story of one guy who gets left alone by himself on a mission gone wrong. The plot follows both … Read more
No matter what the naysayers say… There is one marketing strategy more powerful than any other. It stands Head and Shoulders above them all. It picks up the others by the scruff of their necks and beats them around the head with a wet kipper. I kid you not, it is that powerful!!! So what … Read more
Ok, it is time for another sales formula, I mean who doesn’t love a good sales formula. Am I right 🙂 I’ve mentioned before my go-to sales formula is PAS (Problem Amplify Solve), it’s quick and easy and has a load of great psychology to move a sale forward. Good, now we have gotten that … Read more
I want you to take a good long look at both. Because contained in these images is the key to not only long term business success, but also protecting your business from short term business calamities. What do you notice? Well if you look you will notice that the Parthenon which has stood for thousands … Read more
In any transaction normally one side takes most of the risk. Think about that for a second. Whenever we are asking someone to do something or buy something one side has to take more risk than the other. The risk can come in time, money, energy, emotional cost, or any of a myriad different ways. … Read more