How to generate money almost instantly
Wether you are selling solid goods, or services, every now and then you hit a ‘dry patch’, a period of time where ‘things go quiet’, when the sales just aren’t coming through as fast as they could be, should be, or used to do. One great time-tested method to kick-start your sales is to have [...]
The car in front is a Toyota… because the accelerator pedal is jammed
Talk about damage control. Toyota are recalling thousands of cars in the UK alone, and thousands more all over the world. In total, the number of Toyota cars recalled was around 8 million on the 9th of Feb 2010. And that was just because of the accelerator problem. Another half a million were recalled over [...]
If shoveling snow won’t help your business, this will…
My neighbour thinks I’m lazy. I’m fine with this: it’s merely an opinion. In fact, he probably thinks a lot worse of me, but if you’re pleasing everybody then you’re doing something wrong. He caught me walking down the path, taking my dog out for his poo-run walk. He was puffing and panting, leaning on [...]
How to slip past your competition during the holidays!
We’re minutes away from the New Year. 2010 is minutes away, and with it come the expectant hopes of every small business owner with dreams, hopes and… a plan. You do have a plan, don’t you? Dreams and hopes are what got you started and on your way to entrepreneurship, but a plan is the [...]
How to make yourself feel motivated and get in the right frame of mind for planning
It’s Christmas. December 25 2009. Once again we reach that time of the year when it seems like a good time to re-organise ourselves and revise our goals and ambitions. It doesn’t really matter much whether you think this is more psychology than circumstance. The bottom line is that it makes sense to do an [...]
How to upset your clients before you ever meet them
A couple of days ago I messed up. I was supposed to meet a new client at 2 pm. I realised this two and a half hours later at 4:30 p.m. when the client e-mailed me. And here’s the real kicker: 1. I knew that morning when I woke up that I was meeting my [...]
How to become the best at what you do
One of my best friends (Ste) runs his own business. He’s damn good at what he does too. He is where he is today because a few years ago he made a very wise decision . The story I’m about to tell you is the story of his decision – and it’s one we can [...]
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