It took me sometime to learn that there is a good chance that impulsive buying will get me a sub-optimal deal. Patience, together with some solid research is one the most effective ways to acquire the things you want. With access to the internet, this is far easier than it has ever been. This is a general rule. But in business it is especially […]
When I started my business I agreed to coach a friend of mine for free. I had known him previously from a course I had done on self development and, because I had quite a lot of spare time on my hands, I agreed to help him. He wanted to compensate me in some way so he invited […]
I regularly read about or hear people say “follow your gut!- stick with your intuition”. I know that this is a difficult thing to do – for us average people I mean. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe in intuition – I have had too many amazing experiences not to. But funnily enough it is only in retrospect that I […]
In my business I have the privilege of coaching quite a number of young Chartered Accountants. Part of my program is to get my clients to see their own unique strengths. I then coach them on how to take these strengths confidently into the work place and use them to their advantage. You might find this interesting as I […]
Once again bear in mind that entrepreneurship is a process not an event. You don’t just arrive – you evolve. Also please note that this series on entrepreneurship deals specifically with the start-up phase. I would be surprised if the best entrepreneurs experienced this phase any differently. I would suspect that only the time that they spent in this […]
Being in the coaching space I meet and interview a number of CA’s every week. Accordingly I am looking at CV’s all the time. The quality of CV’s that cross my desk leave a lot to be desired. If you knew how important this document actually is you might seriously get it professionally written. The thing is that the […]
Getting free advice from a professional might seem like a good idea. I mean, you know the guy works for a top legal firm and you bump him at the gym. Why pay those exorbitant fees when a quick discussion between sets could do the trick? But be cautious – down the line it could be a […]
I come from the Sixties era. As a teenager it was a great time to be alive (and as a parent, a nightmare!). The picture shown above is a scene from the movie Easy Rider. The movie was released in 1968 and starred Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. The story was about some hippy-types who sold a parcel […]
The greatest epiphany that I ever had in my life was discovering the true meaning of responsibility. I remember my mother always telling us kids about irresponsibility – especially if we left the door unlocked or forgot to switch off the heater. Of course we always got into trouble and the word ‘responsibility’meant anguish, pain and failure. My […]
Virtually every book on goal setting includes a chapter on visualization – visualize your goals and they will magically come true. I’ve always considered this poppycock! Without focused hard work, nothing happens – sitting in an armchair and manifesting outcomes just does not gel with me. My left-brain-thinking mind just rebels! Or so I thought . . . . Recently I did […]