In a recent email newsletter I answered a question about how to follow-up clients, it seems this is a key project for so many readers as you find the best (and the most comfortable) way to follow up with your clients. Click here if you would like to read the newsletter. I received some terrific […]
READ MOREDo you think that your clients ever feel lonely?
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!
2020 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. 2020 is closer than you think! What are your goals? What do you really want to achieve!? Getting Started: If you are thinking […]
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 MOREWhat 300 mums taught me about influencers!
Have you ever attended a seminar or a conference and in the first hour you feel like you’ve already learned enough to make the whole day worthwhile? That was me last week. Despite the pouring rain here in Sydney last Monday more than 300 mums, many bringing with them their young babies and toddlers, made […]
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? How do you keep all the expenses for your business separate from your personal expenses? I highly recommend that as standard practice you have separate accounts for the following: a separate working account – where all your payments go in and are paid out […]
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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