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RECONNECT with someone, simply for a catch-up, or with a loved one you may have lost touch with. You may regret not doing so in the future, no matter how easy the excuses are for putting it off. Be true to yourself and make the first move. Decide, right now, in the back of your…… Continue Reading
MAKE your big idea a killer proposition. Write it out, in language a 10-year-old would understand. Explain the pain (problems overcome) and pleasure (benefits) which will come from your big idea. Combine the two, ie, it needs to appeal to a problem being solved and an opportunity being achieved. Then, the killer part, add the…… Continue Reading
CHOOSE your thoughts with care, and choose your beliefs with great care, because they dictate your frame of mind to take action, or inaction. Every day this week, focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. Surround yourself with positive people (that’s people who think constructively, not destructively). Surround yourself with negative, energy…… Continue Reading
TAKE personal responsibility for everything you say and do. Be clear on the exact outcomes, the results, you want. Then make a true decision. Decide to go for what you want and settle for nothing less. If that action takes you closer to where you want to go, do more of the same. If not,…… Continue Reading
DELIVER a successful project. How? By ensuring everyone knows what is expected of them. Have an open and honest relationship at the top of the project, trust those running it and avoid formal project management meetings. (Extract from The Naked Coach)… Continue Reading
EVERY day we hypnotize ourselves to only see the ordinary. We live in homes we think we know so well. We travel on journeys that become all too familiar. And we meet the same type of people each and every day…or do we? All we have to do is look around – really look, and…… Continue Reading
HAVE a business plan. Anybody wanting to survive in business has to have a vision, a plan. It is an essential tool for thriving and moving forward as a company. Make sure you have one. When you go on a car journey, if you’re sensible, you will have mapped out your route. You know where…… Continue Reading
REINVENT your organisation. Replace change programmes with choice programmes. This week, ask three people in your company to come up with up to three specific ideas each that would transform the company. Ensure a culture where imaginations and innovations thrive. Make a difference. Do it now.… Continue Reading
EVERY customer/supplier dispute, the loss of a customer, a fallout with a client, a decision by a potential customer not to come to you, or return to you – they all come down to one thing. It’s an actual or perceived (same thing) broken promise. Make sure you deliver and follow through on your deals,…… Continue Reading
MAKE sure you pay attention to relationship marketing. Rather than spend time and money on acquiring new customers, make sure you focus on retaining existing ones. Remember, it costs less to retain a customer than it does to attract a new one. This week, don’t allow a customer walk away as it might prove expensive…… Continue Reading