How much is your true value worth? I was listening to an interview with Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas Airlines and mostly it was about the environmental initiatives the airline had announced. The reporter could not help asking: “As CEO you are paid $24 million. Are you really worth that amount of money?” I […]
READ MORE‘If I knew this, I wouldn’t always be broke’ – Financial management is VERY important
“Is it really that simple?“ asked Caroline We were working through her financials and figuring out just how much her business was really making and calculating how much money she needed to make in order to pay her expenses and pay herself. “If I knew this, I wouldn’t feel so broke all the time” Every day when I […]
READ MOREThe importance of resilience and ‘grit’
Recently we looked at FOBO: Fear of Better Options and the way FOBO is holding some of us back from making decisions – in business and personally. If you didn’t have the chance to read it click here A few people emailed me to let me know they tried out the 2 minute timer technique […]
READ MOREDecisions decisions! Do you suffer decision paralysis?
I have a huge confession to make – there are some occasions when I am so indecisive that I almost get nothing done! Decision paralysis! “No way!” I hear you say. “That cannot be true. Ingrid – not YOU!!” Admittedly it happens to me very rarely – thank goodness! I’m a great one for taking whatever […]
READ MOREBe brave and even if you’re not, pretend to be!
Some days it is really tough to be in business. Can you believe we are already 4 weeks into the new year!? My goodness. January has gone by so quickly, hasn’t it? We have 11 months of 2019 to fill with growing our businesses. There will be challenges just as there have been in the past. Lately, […]
READ MOREInspiration from Nick Cave, cult legend
Nick Cave is a cult legend and is currently touring Australia “In Conversation” – an evening combining conversation as he answers audience questions, interspersed with his playing piano and singing. His wisdom is timely. An early question: “I’m a writer and wonder where do you get your creative inspiration?” Nick Cave: “I sit down every […]
READ MOREI Didn’t Come This Far to Only Come This Far
How are things going in your part of the world? We’re heading into summer here in Sydney as the rest of the northern word heads into winter, I’ve just had my birthday and that it’s not far to next year and the future looks bright for small businesses pretty much everywhere in the world. My […]
READ MORE“That text made all the difference”
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 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 MOREWhere to find free stock photos – and please learn from my mistake!
Before we talk about where to find free stock photos, did you know that the human brain processes images at an alarming speed? When we see a picture, we analyse it within a very short snippet of time. We are visual creatures! Think about this blog, for example: did you look at the words first, […]
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