As the sun is starting to set on 2016, making way for a fantastic, new and bright 2017 – it’s time to start your goals for the coming year. Today’s blog is about goals and targets, working hard and daring to dream! We all need goals – dreams to be realised, challenges to be overcome …
Goals – Something to Work on… Are YOU Ready for 2017? Read More »
It’s that time of year where many workers and business owners are starting to wind down and look forward to a break over the Christmas/New Year period, and planning ahead to make sure you have your ‘house in order’ before you have time off is the key to enjoying a nice, relaxing break. December is …
My Top Five Tips to Prepare for a Great Work Break! Read More »
Relationships are at the heart of all business transactions. Our working world is not only filled with relationships; it is driven by relationships, depends on relationships and much of our business success can be determined by the relationships we create and develop. There are lots of relationships that need to be focused on, and many …
In recent years, I know of a few businesses that have collaborated together for mutual benefit, and the results have been fantastic. I was reminded of this last weekend when I had the great opportunity to showcase my business books at an Expo in Sydney, and it was evident that a number of people there …
Even though many people are constantly trained on ‘closing the sale’ or ‘asking for the business’ it seems to be an area that many struggling with carrying through. They know the theory, the y understand the importance of qualifying the customer, focusing on their wants and needs, and the difference between open and closed questions, …
Last night, I went to bed excited, happy, raring to go and feeling ecstatic about the previous few days and what lies ahead. Not the best state to go to bed in from a sleep perspective, but I felt content and satisfied so surprisingly drifted off to sleep very quickly. This morning, I leapt out …
As some of you will have seen from my recent social media posts, I have just returned from three days of intense training and have returned filled with enthusiasm, renewed passion and vigour, and hopefully lots of new skills. It made me start to think about the importance of self-development as even though most of …
I cannot believe that this is my first blog on the subject of decluttering, as it is something I have always loved to do with an absolute passion. When I have a few spare minutes, I can often be found tidying out cupboards, deleting or destroying files or throwing things out. I love decluttering so …
Like me, I’m sure when you were growing up your parents constantly reminded you to use your ‘Ps & Qs’, and saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ was something you quickly understood the importance of. These powerful words are ingrained into our everyday vocabulary but do you truly understand just how much these words can …
As we near the end of 2015, and get ready to welcome 2016, it’s a good time to start reflecting on your achievements of the past year, so that you can plan and list what you wish to achieve in the forthcoming year. It’s so important to look back and pat yourself on the back for the …