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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 16 Oct 2018 | 1st F - Financial Security, Strategy
“There’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” … you’ve probably heard this beautiful myth.It’s been told for centuries, aimed at encouraging people to “keep going, keep trying, you’re nearly there”.Only you’re never nearly at the end of the rainbow, are...
by Chris | 26 Sep 2018 | 1st F - Financial Security
Bob used to love his job. Not any more. At first he was keen to learn – after all, “I don’t know” doesn’t get you far up the career ladder. It turned out he had a talent for the work. The company liked what he did. Promotions happened...
