I regularly publish tips, tricks, and shortcuts covering all manner of business. With one objective. To inspire you with solid, tried and true ways about finding and keeping more profit in your business. Just for today, I will change gears a bit. Today is about managing your wayward emotions, thoughts and feelings. Significant Metamorphosis Over […]
Why on earth do I even care about the state of your MOJO, you ask? Because it is driving the state of your business and your life. Don’t believe me? Then let me share two stories and ask you an uncomfortable question. First Story A year ago, I met with a guy to explore some […]
What a provocative title. Verbal Diarrhoea. And you and I know exactly what it is when we hear it! I have a friend who has one of those hypnotising voices. The kind you want to listen to forever. He can read a telephone book and make all those numbers sound like the most fascinating and […]
How does one even attempt a discussion about being an Upstanding Community Citizen let alone make sure your marketing works for you? Let’s try! You know there are three legs to the BulletProof trifecta, right? Successful companies are passionate about their customers. Have wickedly simple processes. And are upstanding community citizens. This past seven […]
Everyone complains about a lack of employee engagement these days. Yet, I have never met an incompetent person. EVER. Sure, I HAVE met angry people, disillusioned people, frustrated people and even people in the wrong jobs. But never has anyone ever been incompetent, lacked talent, started the day plotting how to screw everyone, and nor […]
Random Acts of Business Kindness? There comes a point for most of us when we define our purpose in life. That which brings us the most joy. This exercise is neither a religious nor a woo-woo activity. It as a part of the maturity journey we are on. Some of us will get it and […]
Is our problem finding the time? Or finally, take action? In the last post, I told you about my laptop trials and tribulations. Update: it took sixteen days to be reconnected to the Borg finally. Thank you to all of you who wrote in or called me with your thoughts and words of advice. I […]
We often hear frequently the phrase, “Yeah but I don’t need a mentor” Or “You are my mentor”, (of course, we are not being paid.) And our favourite, “What exactly will you do for me that I can’t do for myself?” So let’s give you NINE Big Reasons why paying to have a mentor or […]
This particular insight came after the preliminary work we did for a client. You see, the client is in a seasonal business and had discovered us a little too late since most of his commitments for this year were made. But one of the things that we talked with him about…the main thing, in fact, […]
At the risk of sounding like a Tyrannosaurus, I want to explain why social media marketing is a huge gamble and in many cases a big mistake for most businesses. To do so, I must begin with a story. Many years ago, I was the general manager of a facility that made automotive liquids and […]