Deciding to create a business is making up your mind to start on a journey; an exciting and unpredictable journey. This journey can be a really long journey, and for some might be a bit lonely sometimes. You have the responsibility of your customers and all business activities. Not every person you meet wants you to […]
READ MOREI just want to sit on that white couch every day
Years ago I overheard one of my clients talking to an aspiring employee. The person was a visitor to their office where there was a really stylish white leather couch and the visitor said “How do I get to work here so I can sit on this couch every day?” And my client replied “I’d […]
READ MOREI asked “What about Starbucks ….?” & he said “Competition is Good”
“What do you think about Starbucks coming to Sydney?” It was in the late 1990s and Starbucks had announced they would open their first store in Sydney in mid-2000. I’d been buying my coffee beans every Saturday from the same local coffee roaster and I was curious how they felt about Starbucks impending arrival. I […]
READ MORECan Stacey create a viable Photography Business from her hobby?
It was 4:30 on a Saturday morning and Stacey jumped out of bed with an enthusiasm that surprised even herself. This morning she was heading to the Blue Mountains to capture the sunrise with her new professional camera. She had packed her bags the previous evening and was out the door and into the pitch […]
READ MOREThe Fastest Way To Build Any Business? Steal Shamelessly
I coach Business StartUps all over the world on how to take their Business Dream into a profitable company; their DreamUp into a viable Business StartUp. We work through dozens, make that hundreds of business building techniques. What is interesting about many Business StartUps is that they often believe they have a “great new idea” […]
READ MOREAppreciative Inquiry; a New Years’ Gift for You
Over the past few years I have become a real fan of something called Appreciative Inquiry and I like to mix some AI questions in with my other coaching questions. “Appreciative Inquiry is about the coevolutionary search for the best in people, their organizations, and the relevant world around them. AI involves, in a central way, […]
READ MORELet’s have coffee and catch up
When I first started my own business I loved being able to have a coffee chat with my fellow business startups. There were a few of us who were trying to kick start our own business around about the same time and chatting about our issues was a great way to feel that everything that […]
READ MOREThe thirteen year “over night” success; Atlassian
This week the media has had a great time with Atlassian reach a market value of $8b with a 32% share price surge on the first day of trading on Nasdaq. Calling it an “over night” success and celebrating that many of the people working at Atlassian have become overnight millionaires, the media seems blind […]
READ MOREWhat’s a “Battler Pear” and who is “Guru Pear”
Last Saturday morning, I was listening to one of my favourite radio shows of the week and my ears pricked up at this story for 2 reasons; I love pears AND this is such a SMART idea: 80% of pears consumed in Australia come from the Goulburn Valley. Imagine! 80%! Two hailstorms have decimated this years’ pear crops […]
READ MOREI am SO sick of Yoga!
Today I want to tell you about a new client who recently contacted me. Her name is Karen (obviously not her real name) and she left her Corporate role a couple of years ago to start her own yoga school. Karen loved yoga, had been doing it for years, went to retreats, surf and yoga camps […]
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