As a business coach, I help clients in all aspects of their business, marketing and their sales processes and one area I often see lacking is their LinkedIn profile. Here are some basic tips to get you going. Is your digital profile current? How to Have a Great Linkedin…
I was talking to a client this week who is in a saturated industry, and my advice was “stand out from the crowd” particularly with the marketing. Some of my coaching clients are fortunate that they have a unique product or service, but others are one of many, so to get a competitive edge, you…
It’s amazing how much business we get from our online digital profile. People do ‘Google’ us before making the decision to work with us – checking us out personally as well as our business. It’s not stalking, it’s smart business as we want to be sure we are working with someone reliable, trustworthy and who…
I don’t believe leaders are born; I believe they are made. Being a great leader doesn’t happen by chance. Not everyone has the skills, abilities or desire for that matter to take the lead (and take the responsibility associated). Being a great leader does not just constitute asking for a bigger pay packet or giving yourself…
So often people ask me “so what exactly do you do?” As a business coach, I thought it would be good to share some examples of how I’ve helped clients and here are the most recent 5 wins: #1 – Staff Hijacking. I had a client who basically had his business hijacked by…
After a period of time you get to a point where you often want to grow your business – perhaps to a new region, covering a new product or service, or simply expansion that will equate to greater profits. Here are my top 7 tips to grow your business: If you…
I so often see business owners struggling and I know why, but often they just won’t take action to improve their situation. It’s rarely a conscious decision “I won’t action anything because I want to fail or I like struggling” but more they don’t realise what they are doing. Let me share more on this:…
When I sold my business, I was asked by so many people “are you excited?” or “are you sad?”. I was neither. To me I had simply sold an asset. Don’t get me wrong, I was passionate about that business, but I wasn’t emotional about it. How to slow things down in…
This is actually possible; imagine that feeling of your chest tightening when you open your credit card statement each month and the stress you feel about the amount of money you owe, and the amount of money you waste in interest each month. This feeling is shortening your life. Aussies owe more than $34 billion…
As I do planning sessions with clients, I can tell some are not particularly excited initially. They take a bit to warm up. For some people I guess planning is boring and they switch off. But if making more money, working less hours and reducing the stress in your life excites you … then read…