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HAVE you got a fire burning inside you? Losing your job is not necessarily all doom and gloom – in fact it can spark a flame inside some which refuses to burn out. There is a glimmer of hope as self-employment has risen and there are around four million people now working for themselves. Those…… 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
AT the Naked Leader it is not the thinking that excites, it is the doing. Which is why Duncan Bannatyne’s book Wake Up and Change Your Life is so appealing. In it, the Dragon’s Den star invites people to do just that which is therefore doing away with procrastinating, while explaining to people how they…… Continue Reading
YOUR success will depend on your persistence and belief, and this will be demonstrated by how much you celebrate any and all rejection that happens to you on your way to achieving your dream. And the ultimate irony of success is that when you achieve what you know you will, it will be those people…… Continue Reading
DURING the continued uncertainty in the economy it is important to think positively about your business and aim higher than just keeping your head above water. Individuals can make a difference and you need to be focused on the most vital aspect of your company if you want to come through prospering and in fighting…… Continue Reading
IN business you are nowhere without the team. In some cases that might be as an individual with an entourage of people to help out. Delegation is one key area of playing that team game well. Doing so will allow you to make maximum use of the resources available to you, for the benefit of…… Continue Reading
BE out there. Visibility builds trust. Your customers and potential customers are on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others. Go and meet them there. Do it today! … Continue Reading
IT was 1980s pop group Imagination who came up with the album entitled Body Talk. Your body language speaks volumes and the irony is that when it comes to effective communication, words have the least effect on the person you are communicating with. Research suggests a very small percentage of your effectiveness when talking to…… Continue Reading
WE automatically move in the direction of our most dominant thoughts. When we believe something to be true we see the world in that way and our minds cannot tell the difference between something that happens in reality and something we imagine with emotional intensity.… Continue Reading
USING a sporting analogy, teams win matches. No matter how good the individual, it is the framework of the team that is important as no one man or woman can win a team game on his/her own. Tiger Woods is a good example. One of the greatest golfers of all time, some would argue the…… Continue Reading