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Time for a new book…meet “The Bigger Button”.

04 August 2025|No Comments

Right now, I’m tucked away in a little shack by the sea at the Bay of Fires. The ocean is roaring outside my window, a pot of tea is beside Read More…

The Australian Business Book Awards are now officially open for entries.

11 July 2025|No Comments

We’re excited to announce that entries are now open for the 2025 Australian Business Book Awards. The awards celebrate the best business books by Australian authors, recognising excellence across a Read More…

FREE COPY OF “THE BIG BOOK OF SMALL BUSINESS” – VIA FLIPBOOKS.

15 November 2024|No Comments

One of my favourite and most successful books is “The Big Book of Small Business”. As the name suggests, it’s a book book that is strangely about small business. I Read More…

Recent Posts...

Taking the plunge: Why I’m relocating to Melbourne after 30 years in Cairns

That’s it. After 30 years of living in Cairns, I’ve packed up my house, with decades of memories, security blankets and junk and made the move to Melbourne. At 52 Read More…

03 February 2019|No Comments

Brainfood

I’m heading to Tamworth in February

I’m heading to Tamworth on February 20th for the Tamworth Regional Business Summit – and I can’t wait. I love traveling the regional cities – I get the chance to Read More…

03 February 2019|No Comments

Events

My next four day, Speaker 2.0 Retreat is coming up in March.

One of my favourite retreats is Speaker 2.0 – a four day retreat for people who want to grow their speaker skills and their speaker business. I’ve run these around Read More…

03 February 2019|No Comments

Events

End of year super coaching sale

So this week I’ve got all sorts of things launching, kicking off, starting etc. Great programmes, more retreats, a new Author Coaching website and much more. But right here, right Read More…

07 October 2018|No Comments

Better Business

An interview with Scott Pape The Barefoot Investor

Scott Pape (The Barefoot Investor) has become a writing phenomenon with the release of his straight talking financial advice books. Clearly it shows just how needed practical and relevant information Read More…

25 September 2018|No Comments

Books, Books, Books

DOES YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE STOP WHEN YOU GET BUSY?

It’s hard to keep up the same level of service when we get too busy, but inconsistent service is a surefire way to lose customers. I explore this concept in Read More…

19 September 2018|No Comments

Better Business

MY FIRST 4 DAY AUTHOR ACADEMY IN VICTORIA – COMING UP NOVEMBER 29TH.

If you’ve always wanted to write that book, my 4 day Author Academy retreat could be just the programme you need to make your dream a reality – and for Read More…

19 September 2018|No Comments

Events

JUST FINISHED MY PERTH TOUR FOR COMMUNITY NEWS

I’ve just finished a week long stint in Perth presenting to a pile of small business owners as part of the launch of the Community Connect programme, an initiative of Read More…

19 September 2018|No Comments

Bits And Pieces

WE ARE PODCAST SHOW – OUR FIRST 50 EPISODES

And here is the iTunes link to the first 50 episodes of the Business Over Breakfast Show. I remember hearing at “We Are Podcast” that it takes 50 episodes of Read More…

19 September 2018|No Comments

Podcast Episode

5 Strategies to Manage Fear in Your Business

If we are honest with ourselves, fear is the constant companion of many small business owners, particularly for soloists. It’s natural when you think about it. We are responsible for Read More…

11 July 2018|No Comments

Better Business

Do you Commit Time to Keep Your Motivational Cogs Turning?

If you’re anything like me you spend a considerable amount of your time getting organized every day. Let’s be honest, we really need to take the time to do this Read More…

11 July 2018|No Comments

Better Business

The One Productivity Hack That Keeps Me On Track

Recently I wrote an article on INC about the importance of routines and rituals and the role they play in building a successful business (or for that matter being successful Read More…

04 July 2018|No Comments

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Are you Really Prepared for Every Opportunity?

The other morning I was buying a coffee from my favourite cafe, and having an early morning chat to the owner. He was telling me how a very famous celebrity Read More…

29 June 2018|No Comments

Better Business

5 Rituals That We All Need to Master

When it comes to doing business, it feels like we always have more things to squeeze into the average day. The demands on us as business owners continue to grow, Read More…

27 June 2018|No Comments

Better Business

Imagine if Every Customer of Yours UBER Rated You?

For those of us who are regular UBER users, we are very familiar with the end of the journey rating. That moment where we have to decide how many stars Read More…

21 June 2018|No Comments

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