by Chris | 21 May 2019 | Busyness Delusion, Productivity, Strategy
I had a conversation recently that made my jaw hit the floor. I was at a friend’s wedding and got chatting to another guest – Stephen, who happens to be a leading vascular surgeon in the UK. Inevitably, we got onto the subject of work …. As it happens, he was in the...
by Chris | 16 May 2019 | 1st F - Financial Security
"You know that quiet woman? Well maybe you don't know her after all …"It wasn't until the evening that someone made my day yesterday.I was speaking on the subject of "pricing" at an event for freelancers and independent consultants....
by Chris | 14 May 2019 | Busyness Delusion, Mindset
A friend of mine fell out of love recently. Not with a person. He fell out of love with a place … The city he had lived in his whole life, and loved with as much dedication as a parent does a child … He had fallen out of love with London. For years, he was THE...
by Chris | 9 May 2019 | 1st F - Financial Security, 2nd F - Freedom, 3rd F - Fulfilment
When you are self-employed (or run your own business) you’re already quite special. Let’s face it, not everyone has the courage and conviction to ‘back themselves’. So when someone finds out you ‘run your own show’, you know what they’ll say:...
by Chris | 22 Mar 2019 | 2nd F - Freedom
Nine years ago we got our first dog. After a few months it seemed like a massive mistake.She's a beautiful collie cross, who we brought home from a rescue centre. Everyone who sees her mentions her beautiful eyes … which she uses to full effect.For the...
by Chris | 19 Mar 2019 | Busyness Delusion
Since when is “doing more” the answer to having too much to do? We set goals and we develop a plan … but gradually our plan to achieve that goal seems like too much to do. So we try to work harder to reach that goal. Yet … maybe there’s an...
by Chris | 19 Mar 2019 | Strategy
It’s the same for business – the right strategy, the right method, the right model WILL work. But people won’t. We can take responsibility and decide WE are the answer.
by Chris | 12 Mar 2019 | Productivity
You CAN make progress faster AND get better results for your clients! Do you find yourself caring too much about what other people think of you? Or what other people might think of your business? We can all care too much about what other people think, about so...
by Chris | 11 Mar 2019 | Strategy
Are you finding it difficult to get new clients?Maybe you think that to solve this, you need to get better at selling?When you look at it THIS way … you realise it is NOT the selling you need to look...
by Chris | 19 Feb 2019 | Strategy
Testimonials are a good thing, right? Not always, no! “I loved working with [insert your name here]” – nice, but not really useful. “I felt supported all the way” – again, reassuring to a prospective client, but too vague to be...
by Chris | 30 Jan 2019 | Strategy
How do you answer “What do you do…?” How do you think of yourself? Many people give an answer that is ‘socially acceptable’. As humans … we are incredibly proficient in collaborating with others and working together. The driver for this … we need to fit in. This goes...
by Chris | 24 Jan 2019 | Productivity
1. Did you set goals in 2018?2. And did you reach those goals?3. Have you set yourself goals for 2019?If you’re approaching the year ahead in the way you did last year, maybe it is time to think about this year in a DIFFERENT way?It can be very revealing to look back...
by Chris | 16 Jan 2019 | Productivity
How often do you pick up your phone and scroll through your news feed to find yourself still mindlessly scrolling half an hour later?How often have you had to receive a certain newsletter because of the fear of missing out … FOMO?All this scrolling and clogging up of...
by Chris | 5 Jan 2019 | Distinctions, Productivity
At the start of a new year, there’s so much talk around setting goals for next year and feeling inspired as though it’s going to be the best year EVER.That’s the idea …But we know in reality, that for so many people who set those goals … it doesn’t...
by Chris | 19 Dec 2018 | Distinctions, Mindset
The 5th of December is a meaningful day for me. It is the anniversary of the day that my wife died. We had been together for about 28 years, so I feel VERY lucky to have had such love and connection with one special person for so much of my life. Something I find...
by Chris | 9 Dec 2018 | Mindset, Strategy
I heard something recently, that REALLY struck me. It was a really simple idea, but actually really important;You don’t HAVE to be better than your competition in order to have a successful business and in order to thrive.You don’t NEED to be better.Even...
by Chris | 17 Oct 2018 | Busyness Delusion
“I know I should be looking for new clients all the time, but I’m too busy working with the clients I already have.”That’s what Simon told me – does it sound familiar?He started his IT consultancy four years ago, and he now has over 50 clients. As you might...
