by Chris | 22 Jan 2020 | Productivity, Strategy
"How do I find high-value clients Chris?"This is a question I've been asked many a time … and I expect, will continue to be asked. Because finding clients is, after all, a critical aspect of running a service-based business. You simply can't do it...
by Chris | 9 Oct 2019 | 2nd F - Freedom, Productivity, Strategy
I remember my father telling me, many years ago, that there are certain "constants" in life that we must all work with. And one of those constants, he said, is time. There are always, day in and day out, 24 hours in a day; 60 minutes in an hour; 60 seconds...
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 | 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...
