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

03 February 2019|No Comments

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…

I’m heading to Tamworth in February

03 February 2019|No Comments

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…

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

03 February 2019|No Comments

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…

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A Simple Hack to Stop Out-of-Control Spending

A little trick I learned many years ago, and one that really helps me to make business decisions, is to look at every business expense as an annual amount. For Read More…

13 June 2018|No Comments

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Is Your Inner Zen Being Challenged by Your Customers?

I’ve noticed an interesting trend arising in the world of business – business owners are becoming resentful of their customers. I hear all the time that customers aren’t loyal any Read More…

08 June 2018|No Comments

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Where Will Your Business Be in 100 Years?

Have you got a 100-year business plan? As questions go this is about as big as it gets and at first take it seems kind of irrelevant in the rapidly Read More…

06 June 2018|No Comments

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Are You Guilty of Repeating the Same Mistakes? Join the Soloist Guilt Club

Business owners have mastered the art of punishing ourselves over the things we’ve gotten wrong, the mistakes we’ve made and the “what could be”. I’ve done it for years and Read More…

05 June 2018|No Comments

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In Business if You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying

This is a bit of bugbear for me. I often see inadequately trained staff being blamed for poor performance simply because their boss is too cheap to pay for training. Read More…

01 June 2018|1 Comment

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When Times Are Tough, Share the Load

Being in business means you will go through some challenging times, they simply go with the territory. The big problem is that most business owners tend to keep tough times Read More…

30 May 2018|No Comments

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Check Out the Latest Episode of the Business Over Breakfast Podcast – Strategies to Providing Memorable Customer Experiences

Are your staff passionate about creating loyal customers for your business? Making a lasting impression on clients is important. One way to do this is to provide an outstanding customer Read More…

30 May 2018|No Comments

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The One Quality That Every Entrepreneur Needs

One of the best skills that I have learned that has not only helped me to build better relationships but also to reduce stress in my life is how to Read More…

25 May 2018|No Comments

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Respect Your Customers Time and They Will Respect You

The one topic sure to spark unanimous agreement in the modern business world is that we are all struggling to find enough time to get everything we need to do Read More…

18 May 2018|No Comments

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What Business Bad Habits Have You Developed?

Businesses evolve over time, that’s kind of obvious right? Often the way things are done is based simply on habit–on the fact that this is the way they have always Read More…

16 May 2018|No Comments

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Check Out the Latest Episode of the Business Over Breakfast Podcast – Negotiation – How and Why Business Owners Need to Get Better at it

The art of negotiation is an important skill to master in any Small Business. As a Small Business owner, becoming a strong negotiator is critical; it is a major factor Read More…

15 May 2018|No Comments

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Are you Struggling to Decide Whether or Not to Change Your Businesses Name?

Generally there comes a time when every business needs to either change their name or at least have a name refresh of some sort. This often goes hand in hand Read More…

11 May 2018|No Comments

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What Can You do if You’ve Lost Your Sales Mojo

The greatest danger for a sales person is loss of confidence. Anyone who has spent any time selling anything will tell you that from time to time you will hit Read More…

09 May 2018|No Comments

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Don’t Hide From Your Customers

If you want to keep your customers buying from you it is important that they can reach you easily. All too often I see sales people who start climbing the Read More…

04 May 2018|No Comments

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We all Know About Up Selling – but Down Selling is Even More Important

No doubt you are well and truly familiar with the term ‘up selling’ but what is ‘down selling’ and why on earth would you want to do it? Well, it Read More…

02 May 2018|No Comments

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