Everyone wants EVERYTHING for NOTHING. AND they want all their problems solved YESTERDAY. That is the problem with the world today… It’s why it’s harder to do business. It’s just too hard to be disciplined. It’s too easy to be slack and hope something changes. The world has changed, it has spoiled “us” and has […]
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One of the things I find absolutely amazing with owner-operator business owners is how many of them are in busy-ness. Busy, busy, busy, not getting anywhere. Don’t get me wrong – running a business takes time, I get that. But as a business coach and mentor, I can tell VERY QUICKLY the difference between successful […]
We have all had them – premonitions, gut feelings, the sense that something will happen before it does, knowing something we shouldn’t well before it seems logical or sensing something happening to someone close to you that is physically far from us… Gut feelings… a sixth sense… by whatever name, intuitions can be informative. Many […]
First, I want to apologise because this blog post is quite long – but necessarily so. It’s an excerpt of an email I received from a US-based financial “advisory” firm. The story is so well told – I have chosen to make only minor edits, so bear with me and the story for the priceless […]
One of the foundational concepts of the Platinum Program we run is to develop what I call 20/20 Foresight, the ability to predict and/or manifest a beneficial future – regardless of the forces that might be at play. A recent article in BRW Magazine highlighting why baby boomer business owners may retire with nothing makes […]
I just recently purchased the first two seasons of Breaking Bad on DVD. I rarely watch TV and when I do, it’s when it suits me. Time shifting is one of the many personal productivity principles I teach. Breaking Bad is the ideal example of what happens when you adopt an emergent strategy approach without […]
What does playing a board game have to do with running a successful business? Maybe you should ask our Platinum Program Members who recently attended our residency program – the 4 Day MBA… What they would tell you is that your relationship with money affects just about everything you do (or don’t do) on a […]
We recently added a few pages to our website to answer some of the questions related to how to select a life coach or business coach and the life and business coaching industry in general. In support of the suggested process, you can click on the hyperlinks to access the explanations of my Mastermind Mentoring […]
I recently read a few blog posts about successful entrepreneurs and the one piece of advice they got from their business coach or mentor that made a difference. One of the best ones was “You can’t sit on two toilets at the same time.” I thought that was brilliant for those entrepreneurs who keep trying […]
Quite often, I come across an entrepreneur who really wants to make a change, but there is something lurking in the background preventing him or her from achieving his or her best… Usually that obstacle is an unsupportive spouse. If this is the case for you, click on the cartoon or this hyperlink to learn […]
Do you feel like no matter what you do, no one is getting your message? Getting noticed is not about being provocative or sensationalistic, but without extreme measures these days, it IS harder than ever to get noticed and have your message reach your intended audience. There is however a tried and tested way to […]
It is in your moments on INdecision that your dreams are destroyed — Dr Marc Dussault As you must know by now, Exponential Mindset Thinking focuses on the positive, optimistic perspective. That being said, every once in a while, directing our attention to the “negative” can have positive benefits. For example, this quote came to […]
Ray Keefe and his team at Successful Endeavours in Melbourne have been on quite a winning streak these last few years, amassing a collection of 18 business and innovation awards, the 2 most recent ones a few weeks ago… Here’s the thing about winning awards: Awards create instant credibility (if you don’t have enough of […]
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to look into a crystal ball and see what the future holds? 20/20 Foresight might not be THAT precise and accurate, but there are tools, tips and techniques you can use to determine trends and tendencies forecasters and analysts use on a daily basis to predict what’s coming. […]
I can tell you that without a doubt, hyperbolic discounting has to be one of the primary contributors to non-success. Given two similar rewards, humans show a preference for one that arrives sooner rather than later. Humans are said to discount the value of the later reward, by a factor that increases with the length […]
Lean In by Cheryl Sandberg is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I suggest you click on the image below and if you have a Kindle, iPad or iPhone with the Kindle App (it’s FREE), download the FREE sample. I have blogged extensively on women in business and what […]
I remember the first time I heard this, in my teens. “Practice does not make perfect… Perfect practices makes perfect!” Once I understood that it’s only when we practice what we want to re-create can we claim to be practicing “perfectly”… But it took me close to 10 years before I resolved the recursive (circular) […]
An old gentleman lived alone in New Jersey. He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, NJ. The old man wrote a letter to his […]
In a previous blog post, I touched on several foundational concepts that can help you to go from establishing motivation to creating momentum. Today, I want to focus on the catalyst, the initial trigger(s) that can help you start the process. First and foremost, to get moving, you need to overcome inertia. Inertia is defined […]
