January 21, 2015
“It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone.” Hans F Hansen How do you differentiate yourself &/or your business? Service? Product? Expertise? Pricing? Are these really different to your competitors? To all the similar, if not same kinds of business found at the click of a finger on the web? […]
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2015
“There’s never been a better time to change the way you think. Replace every ‘I can’t’ with ‘How can I?’ It might sound like semantics, but I promise it will bring whatever you want to accomplish much closer to becoming a reality.” ~ Maynard Webb As leaders we all have situations that just suck the […]
Read MoreJanuary 08, 2015
Happy New Year! If you had a break I hope it was a relaxing one for you. After the speed and chaos of last year, I think we’d all agree that another year of the same just wouldn’t be sustainable. So how will we slow things down when the pace of 2015 is more than […]
Read MoreDecember 11, 2014
This year has reminded me of a Ferrari – red, fast and loud. It’s something that you look at and get whiplash when it flies past! So if you’re feeling exhausted right about now I think you’re in good company! This time of year often brings about the obligatory business associate catch ups where the […]
Read MoreDecember 02, 2014
“If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at anytime, and you would achieve nothing.” ~ Margaret Thatcher Being liked is a natural human need. We are social creatures and prefer company than living a life of solitude (some days this can be debatable!). Most people like to […]
Read MoreNovember 18, 2014
“A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That’s where toughness comes into play. Toughness isn’t being a bully. It’s having a backbone.” ~ Robert Kiyosaki Have you ever had the situation where people just don’t get it? No matter how hard you try and explain it, try and get […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2014
All eyes were on the world’s top leaders last weekend. None more so than Barack Obama, simply due to his incredible influence and charisma. He has rock star qualities and you can’t help but be drawn to him, and that to me is a sign of a great leader. You may be drawn to him […]
Read MoreOctober 08, 2014
Written by Jenny Brown – JBS Financial Strategists. If I told you to imagine your retirement, what would it look like? The time and money to travel the world, the ability to spend more time with family, restoring that old 1960 Shelby GT500 or maybe you just want to stop and smell the roses. Now […]
Read MoreOctober 06, 2014
“I’m not the boss because I’m always right. I’m always right because I am the boss.” ~ Unknown We’ve all had them. A bad boss! I have seen the good, the bad and the plain ugly of leadership. And lots of the ugly! Looking back, some of the instances I have seen, it does make […]
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2014
“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” ~ Aristotle Over the generations, and certainly now in our technological time, some of us have become really, really good at being critics. It’s really easy to point out what people are doing wrong, fashion faux pas, poor public speaking and poor performance. We’ve practically made […]
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