This week I received a terrific question from a student who was doing my So You Want to Start a Pilates Business online program. I thought others might benefit from my response because everyone has clients, customers and/or patients to follow up. Claudia writes: Hello Ingrid, I’m working through your online program and I need your help please. […]
READ MOREStories Michelle Obama told me…..
The fastest hour you can imagine was the hour spent with the fabulous Michelle Obama at the recent USA Mind Body Conference. More than 2 000 people sat spellbound as Michelle did what she does best … mesmerising story telling! Her new book “Becoming”* is due out in mid November and I cannot wait to read […]
READ MOREAn interview with Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor
I’ve been a huge fan of Scott Pape since I first met him about 5 years ago. There’ a good reason that “The Barefoot Investor” has sold more than 1.3 million copies here in Australia. It is terrific in so many ways – easy to read, straightforward language, well explained actions to take – that pretty […]
READ MORE2020 is closer than you think!
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know that we’re working towards “2020 Goals”. It’s August already, and 2020 is just 17 months away. What are your goals? What do you really want to achieve!? Getting Started: If you are thinking about getting started in a business of your own, what steps are […]
READ MOREInaugural Virtual “Business Shower” and Live Q&A
This week we launched the first of our Live Q&A sessions and named it “Virtual Business Shower” You’ve heard of Baby Showers and Wedding Showers …. well this is a Business Shower and this one was Virtual. We’ll get to the live Business Showers one day … meanwhile here is the recording for the one […]
READ MOREIs YOUR competition driving YOU crazy?
Years ago when I first started working in the coffee industry I remember asking the owner of the business “What do you think about Starbucks coming to Australia?” For many people reading this it may be difficult to imagine the real threat Starbucks was pre-2000. Cafe owners across Sydney were very apprehensive about the arrival […]
READ MOREHow To Manage Business Money with Ingrid Thompson on Thriving Launch Podcast
Thank you to Luis Congdon and Kamala Chambers from Thriving Launch Podcast for the following: You can listen to the episode right here: When starting a new business, there are lots of things you have to consider and learning how to manage business money tops the list. In this episode, we are here with Ingrid […]
READ MOREWhy run when you can walk?
Saturday morning is one of my favourite times of the week. We head to Bondi, have coffee and toast at the wonderful Crabbe Hole Cafe and take the Coastal walk and blow away the dramas of the week. One of the joys of our walk is the snippets of conversation we catch as people walk/ run in […]
READ MOREKeep on top of your business expenses!
Do you have a separate business bank account and/ or credit card? Some way of keeping all the expenses for your business separate from your personal expenses? I highly recommend this as standard practice. Let me tell you about Brenda. I met Brenda a few years ago when she and her husband came to me […]
READ MORE#LayerUpYourLogin – World Password Day
How many passwords do you have? Maybe you have 20? Or maybe you just have 3 passwords? … or do you have the same one password for everything!! If I had my way everything would be eye ball (retina) and finger print identification – for everything! My house, my car, my bank account, my phone … […]
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