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25 Lessons for 2025
25 Lessons for 2025 Trust yourself. Your Gut-Feeling is rarely, if ever, wrong. Never put off a phone call. There are still only 24 hours in a day… and it’s plenty; there are still only 7 days in a week … and it’s plenty; and there are still only 52 weeks in a year…...
Inside the Box
Inside the Box In business, there are phrases banded around like “Thinking outside the Box!” Sounds great. And I’m all for creativity, as you know. Yet, sometimes it is used as a distraction; as a diversion from the fact that there are some very basic solutions Inside...
Being a Great Finisher!
Being a Great Finisher One of the most sought-after qualities in sport is the ability to ‘finish’. And it’s the same in business, and in many other parts of life. The ability to finish is a talent … that 1 percent person who makes sure something really happens, to...
Focus on Brilliance
Focus on Brilliant Execution of what you do best... What I learned from a Mediterranean street artist a few years ago, and have never forgotten. I’m sure if you have been to one of the many islands in the Med, you will have seen this too… In the square amongst all the...
KISS – Keeping it Significantly Simple
I have never liked the phrase KISS - “Keep it Simple Stupid” … after all, I don’t think any of us should be thinking of ourselves as stupid! I much prefer: Keep it Significantly Simple. Remember, Simple, not easy. In business terms, this means devoting time, energy,...
September Restarts
Like a lot of people, the beginning of September is one of my favourite times of the year… and for me has always held a particular significance. Isn’t it something deep in our psyche about this time of year that makes us ready for a “new start”, a new term, perhaps a...
Being Frank
I have never liked the phrase KISS when used as “Keep it Simple Stupid”… after all, I don’t think any of us should be thinking of ourselves as stupid! So Keep It Simply Significant… or Keep it Significantly Simple seems rather better. Remember, Simple, not easy. In...
Words of Commitment
Recently attending a wedding, I considered the meaning of “I do.” It’s interesting that such a big commitment is not, “I’ll try” or “I’ll do my best”. It’s simply, “I do”. It’s the shift from engagement, to actually living the commitment. The test of whether you’re...
Creating “Wow!!”
“Life is too short for non-Wow! Projects.” Thus says Tom Peters in one of my favourite little books: “The Project 50.” Every small business is a project, and more importantly needs to be a wow project! In itself, and also in the way it’s seen by customers. Never more...
Finding the Energy
Like me, you will be aware that one of the most important resources in modern business is Energy. The scientific definition of “Energy” is “the capacity for doing work”. And as the world of business speeds up and the demands become ever greater, we also feel the...
80:20 or 97:3 ?
The Pareto Principle (80:20 rule) is well known in business. 20% of what is done will give you 80% of the results. 80 % of what is done will produce only 20% of the results. 20% of the time you spend will yield 80% of the result 20% of your clients/ customers will...
Spring Cleaning your Life and Business
Many people are reporting Overwhelm, Busy-ness, and a general malaise that is dragging them and their teams down. After 5 years of continuing change and uncertainty, it’s perhaps little wonder that sometimes energy levels are low, and the intent is a bit lacking! It...