you’re operating a business and you don’t have one you might end up at the whim of customer demand and pinballing around without any clear direction or plan on even an idea of where you want to be, nevermind where you are. I’m a great believer that people’s businesses need to work in with their lifestyle goals. And they need to be clearly embedded in reality. That means considering all your current resources, your personal and professional hopes and dreams, your family needs and your future financial aspriations. Most importantly they need to work for the business owner in a way that helps you create the life you want to live…
Read MoreTime to Pivot Fast: What Can Small Businesses do to survive Covid-19?
We are living in unprecedented times right now. I live in Tasmania, Australia and literally overnight our wonderful, thriving Hospitality industry has collapsed. It’s heartbreaking because it was becoming something so very special. Many small business owners have had to shut their doors, some knowing full well that they will never open again. Hundreds of thousands of Australians have lost their jobs in the space of a few days…
Read MoreWhining and its silver lining
One of my pet peevs is people perpetually whining. Don't get me wrong, I love a good whinge to vent every now and again about the joyous things that life throws at me but when it's the sort of whining that prompts inaction I dislike it immensely...
Read MoreLove your work, love your life?
There are SO many people who are dissatisfied with their work. I wonder why? Is it that they can't decide what they want to do? Or are the people they work with soul-suckers? Are their bosses fostering a stressful work environment or a negative workplace culture? Does the free coffee taste like shite? Or are they searching for more fulfillment from their work or meaning in their career or business?
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