by Phil Olley | Aug 27, 2025 | Business Strategy, Focus, Goals, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
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...
by Phil Olley | Jul 8, 2025 | Business Growth, Focus, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
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...
by Phil Olley | May 24, 2025 | Focus, Goals, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
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...
by Phil Olley | May 10, 2025 | Business Growth, Focus, Leadership, Personal development, Points Of Focus
“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...
by Phil Olley | Apr 24, 2025 | Business Growth, Focus, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
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...
by Phil Olley | Apr 10, 2025 | Business Growth, Focus, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
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...
