by Chris | 12 Jul 2019 | Mindset, Strategy
Did you see the programme last night? – 8 Days To The Moon And Back. Utterly compelling. It’s 50 years since Apollo 11 took Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (and Michael Collins, who everyone seems to forget!) on that incredible journey. (I wonder how...
by Chris | 9 Jul 2019 | Distinctions, Strategy
I heard someone use a common expression the other day … “That guy could sell ice to an Eskimo!” We’ve all heard it. And we all understand it … it’s generally used as an acknowledgement of someone’s impressive sales skills. It got me thinking about the idea from...
by Chris | 26 Jun 2019 | Distinctions, Productivity
I overheard a conversation on the train the other day. A woman was saying how her daughter had passed her driving test over a year previously, but still hadn’t driven on a motorway. “Because she’s nervous”, the woman said … “and doesn’t think she is ‘ready’ yet”. “So...
by Chris | 18 Jun 2019 | 2nd F - Freedom, Busyness Delusion, Productivity
What would be your idea of a successful holiday? Let’s say you’ve booked a two-week trip to the Maldives with your partner … staying in a water bungalow in the middle of the stunning Indian Ocean, romance and luxury all the way, no expense spared. Now, the Maldives is...
by Chris | 11 Jun 2019 | Busyness Delusion, Distinctions, Productivity
When was the last time you moved house? If it’s been a while, you may have forgotten the “joys” of this particular life endeavour … If it was fairly recently, there’s every chance that you haven’t forgotten. And are quite possibly firmly ensconced in a “not doing that...
by Chris | 6 Jun 2019 | 1st F - Financial Security, Busyness Delusion, Strategy
In business, everyone has their own meaning for “success”. I wonder what it means for YOU? I guess it will include some financial element – we all need to make a profit, and a business without enough financial control won’t be around for very long. YOUR definition of...
by Chris | 30 May 2019 | Mindset
We don’t have a National Health Service – we have a national SICKNESS service. It’s there for when we get sick. Which means there’s a HUGE price to pay for it. Yes, it would be much less costly (in many ways) to make “smart”...
by Chris | 29 May 2019 | 1st F - Financial Security
Did you hear about the Hawksmoor wine mix-up last week? One of the waiters at the restaurant’s Manchester branch served customers a £4,500 bottle of wine … by MISTAKE! Apparently the customers had ordered a £250 bottle of wine, so they would have been expecting...
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...
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...
