In an ideal world we would all have superhuman amounts of energy. We would wake up with a spring in our step, with piss and vinegar running through our veins and it would remain that way throughout the day, week, month and year. The thing is we all know that is not how things work … 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
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
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
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
If you have a business that employs anyone you know that can be a mixed bag. On the whole, employees come in all shapes and sizes. Some good, some bad, some downright awful. The thing is you have a job needs doing you need someone to do it. A vacancy becomes available so you like … Read more
All Business glory is found in the GAP all hail the GAP. The GAP I hear you Say. WTF is the GAP. Nope, I am not talking about the clothes store obviously. The GAP is a very special place. A place that most people don’t like. In fact they often want to get rid of … Read more
People often look at their competition as the enemy. This thinking is wrong! Why? I hear you ask, surely after all they are the ones who are vying to steal our customers away from us. Well, that may be so, but you should not think in those terms if you want to play the game … Read more
There is a quick go-to tool that I use when I need to get a quick insight into growing a business. When you speak to most business owners they are always good at spotting the problems that they have. The obstacles that they face. Some are great at figuring out what new opportunities they might … Read more