What if you already have what you need? That secret to success has already appeared, but you missed it? The ironic thing about overwhelm from too much information, too many good ideas, is that it can result in the opposite – no ideas and feeling stuck. So when you or your business is feeling sluggish […]
More Ideas Is Not The Solution
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You Don’t Have to Come Home Empty Handed from your First China Buying Trip
I can imagine some entrepreneurs consider an initial exploratory visit to China as a pleasure trip, mixed with some business. The trip can be treated as sunk costs in starting a business, an investment in the learning process or par for the course. If however, you want to make the most out of your initial […]
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Top 10 Concerns People Raise About Book Publishing
Guiding people through the process of writing a book can be a rewarding process. But while people are usually excited about the prospect of becoming a published author, there are a number of common doubts. Over the coming months, I’ll address the top ten concerns people raise about publishing their own book, namely: Where do I start? […]
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The Year Ahead….and a Year in Review
January. The time of year when many of us set our goals for the year….and berate ourselves over what we did not accomplish the previous year. Whilst goal-setting is a good thing, it is important not to later use it as a means of reflecting on what you failed at, on what you didn’t achieve. Many […]
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Speakers – Being Prepared
At a recent function where I was the MC, I was given a pretty rudimentary ‘Run Sheet’ from my client. In fact, I was told I was to start at 12:45pm and as it turned out, I was actually “on” from 12:00pm. This obviously came as a surprise to me!. However, I also had to […]
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I Don’t Have Time To Publish a Book!
The key to any new project is to prioritise its importance. There are times in our lives when we really don’t have time to take on a new project. If this is the case for you right now, it’s probably best to put your book on hold. However, if you’re really keen to get your […]
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Want Your Business to Thrive? Rediscover Your Spirit of Adventure.
You may be thinking, “I don’t have TIME for adventure! Who’ll do all the work while I swan off to the Himalayas?” Or perhaps even the mere idea of “adventure” is exhausting? The thing is, adventure comes in many forms, and it’s exactly what you need to get over the relentless grind and stress. The […]
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Book Writing – Why Would Anyone Be Interested In What I Have To Say?
The fact that you are in business suggests that people are interested in what you have to say, and would be interested to read a book written by you. Understanding what you have to say goes to the heart of your brand. It’s why you get out of bed every morning and why you do […]
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When Business Founders Fight and Have a Falling Out
Over the last few months the media has picked up on the court fight that erupted between two founders of Grill’d, the burger chain group operating throughout Australia via a network of company and franchised operations. Unlike, many franchise systems, this network has more company owned than franchised stores in its’ 140 outlet chain network. […]
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How To Set SMART Goals
Are you achieving what you want out of life, love, business and relationships? There is much research around achieving goals and how to do so, with a specific emphasis on following the SMART goals format and sticking to deadlines to achieve what you need to. Yet so many of us want to achieve things in […]
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Process Driven Success for Business Owners
There is a saying which I’m sure you’ve heard at one time or another – “Failing to plan is planning to fail” and this is indeed very true when it comes to running a successful business. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s fabulous when businesses (no matter how large or small) have a documented […]
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I Can’t Write
I suspect there are very few people in the world who would claim to be naturally good at writing. Even published authors will often regale you with stories about how much hard work it took to get them where they are today. While Agatha Christie wrote novel after novel, Harper Lee wrote two in her […]
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De-stress & Mindfulness Tips 4-6
In our busy, busy lives our heads can quickly become filled with the white noise of our list of musts, shoulds, and shouldn’ts. No matter how much is ticked off your To Do list, there’s always more. There’s that underlying, nagging feeling that you should be able to do it all, you should be enough, […]
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De-stress & Mindfulness Tips 7-10
In our busy, busy lives our heads can quickly become filled with the white noise of our list of musts, shoulds, and shouldn’ts. No matter how much is ticked off your To Do list, there’s always more. There’s that underlying, nagging feeling that you should be able to do it all, you should be enough, […]
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Top 10 Concerns About Writing and Publishing a Book, in Review
Over the last year, the top 10 concerns about writing and publishing a book have been discussed in these publishing posts. Hopefully one, or more, of the tips in those posts have assisted to get you closer to writing your book. If these tips have assisted, then you have moved past those concerns and you […]
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Marketing Plan For 2018
Do you have your marketing plans in place for 2018? The beginning of the year is the perfect time to revise and examine your marketing initiatives. To help boost your marketing in the year ahead you might find these tips and resources helpful. Marketing Templates – Have a look at our marketing planning folder with some […]
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The Best Ways To Unwind While On Your Business Trip
Business trips are often inevitable, and can provide great insights into the market that your company operates in. Having said this though, they can often prove stressful, and leave you feeling deflated and exhausted, which is never good when you have an important business meeting on the horizon. Luckily though, many business trips commence in […]
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How A Virtual Assistant Can Help You Hit The Ground Running In 2018
With the start of 2018, many people take some time to cast their thoughts back and review their business results for 2017. Some savvy individuals will be happy to have achieved all or most of their goals, while others will look back with the stark realisation that nothing much has changed throughout the year! Yes, […]
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Tips To Get Started With Your New Virtual Assistant
Okay, so you’ve managed to find a superstar Virtual Assistant (VA), but you just don’t know where to begin or what to start allocating to her. You just know that working with a VA is a great idea, and the potential is huge, but you’re stuck! What do you do? Do you know… this happens […]
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Pitfalls in Publishing – How to Avoid Them
Following on from last month’s post let’s look at some of my rookie errors and what you could do differently to save yourself some heartache (and time and money) in your book-publishing journey. One question I did not ask was ‘Is my manuscript final?’ I hear you say ‘What do you mean, is my manuscript […]
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