Does a Great Location guarantee success?
You’d think that opening a café overlooking the famous Bondi Beach would guarantee success. Add to that the name of a highly rating tv show and when Bondi Rescue HQ opened at the height of summer it looked set to sizzle! There is a huge wall photo of the stars of the highly rating tv […]
More Sleep
“I need more sleep” Have you ever heard yourself say you need more sleep? How can you function during the day if you don’t have enough sleep? There are some people who can function on just a few hours and others need their full 8 – 10 hours. Which are you? In this video we […]
I’m out of here
Karen* had had enough and she was ready to resign; “Right Now! I’m out of here” and she did. I remember the day so clearly. Karen and I were working together in the same department of large Corporation and she was so very frustrated … like the rest of us. She didn’t know what she […]
Do you like black jelly beans?
You either like them or you don’t. Would you pay extra for a bag with just black jelly beans? I would and a friend of mine said “I’d pay more to have a bag without black jelly beans”. Clearly she’s not a fan! One of the biggest mistakes I see people making when they are […]
Say “Yes” to what you do want and “No” to what you do not want!
A friend recommended I read “The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for weird people” by Chris Brogan and I am finding it very interesting. One of the parts I thought you might like to hear about is the section on what ‘success’ means for you. “Success” is an intensely personal concept and in my experience no […]
Trademark Tips from Suzanne Harrington of Pinnacle TMS
Suzanne writes in her latest newsletter: “If I choose a name, can I just use it without trademark registration? What happens if I don’t register my brand as a trademark? These questions have a ‘Yes’ answer – but with a caveat. If you do this, you run the risk of using a brand that someone […]
But I don’t have a Business! Do I?
Meet Jade*, one of my most recent clients. This is Jade’s story: It may sound ridiculous, but I didn’t realise I was running a business. I like to write, penning the odd article for people who want them from my laptop in the comfort of my home. I had scribbled a few pieces for a […]
“Can’t you do that outside business hours?”
Kate* said “It was like a punch in the guts, after all I’ve done, how could he think it’s OK to say that to me, to say it to any of us?” Kate is not alone. She works in a dynamic project team in a middle level management role in a large corporation that prides […]
Could you partner with a Dingo?
Partnerships are a critical part of business. Nothing can be achieved in isolation. With the right partners a business can grow far beyond what it is possible to achieve on their own. You don’t need to reinvent the wheel when the right partner can be the one to provide that piece of your business puzzle. […]