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It’s official – The Business of Being an Author is officially launched and available to purchase.

My new book, The Business of Being an Author, has now been released. This is my 15th book, and in many ways, one of the most important I’ve written. Not Read More

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The world does feel like it’s going crazy right now. The last few years have been intense, this year even more so.  And for a lot of business owners, that Read More

Is 2026 the year you stop thinking about writing a book and actually become an author?

Is 2026 the year you stop thinking about writing a book and actually become an author? This means not just “getting a book done”, but writing a world class book Read More

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Wise words for anyone who is a freelancer…

In this presentation Illya Vjetica shares 10 lessons learnt as a freelancer. I agree with each and every one of them, wise words indeed. 10 Wise Lessons I’ve learnt from Read More

Authors love this…….

I recently visited Tasmania for a really good break (I love the Bay of Fires). I have been to Tassie many times and this time I visited Bruny Island. I Read More

10 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2013

As always the folks at Trendwatching.com have come up with some very interesting consumer trends that they are predicting for 2013. From my experience and observation, these guys get it Read More

How are your 2013 New Years Social Media Resolutions coming along?

Social Media Resolutions 2013 – @empoweredpres from Empowered Presentations, Presentation Design Firm – Honolulu, HI

Time to ponder the year that was…

Time to reflect, celebrate your successes, plan for the year ahead and most importantly get excited. Christmas is about the only time that most of us get at least a Read More

To the parents out there who swore that their life would never change….when the kids came along…..

Will my phone ever ring again?

As we head into Christmas most businesses start to wind down. Our customer’s attention tends to shift to the imminent holidays and there is a general slowing down. We get Read More

Are you struggling to deal with grumpy customers?

We all have to deal with grumpy customers from time to time, but it really can be pretty darn deflating. So how can you learn to deal with those folks, Read More

A beautiful start to every day…

I watch this video most mornings – it is 5 minutes of my daily routine that reminds me to start the day off with the right sense of gratitude and Read More

The Science of Persuassion

We all have to use persuassion at some stage, this video provides an interesting take on the subject.

Looking for crowd funding options in Australia?

I recently met Bryan Vadas from iPledg – an Australian crowd funding organisation. If you have a project, product, social cause or pretty much anything else, that could do with Read More

Doing your marketing homework pays off

This is an interesting commercial promoting Singapore as a tourist destination. Clearly they have done their homework, identifying what Australian’s think about Singapore and then addressing several key negative perceptions Read More

A simple act of kindness resonates around the world…

This is a good way to end the week. A very touching story that shows the power of kindness…..

A picture says a thousand words right?

A picture says a thousand words right? This presentation reinforces that message, but I still think that a good story is worth a thousand pictures. A great explanation though – Read More

If you love books and you like quirky ideas, this is for you.

Of course the only problem is that you will have to fly to Toronto, but I think it is worth it. A machine like this is much better than a Read More