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My new podcast is now live.

MY NEW PODCAST SHOW IS NOW LIVE… Today I’m officially launching The Business of Being an Author Podcast, a podcast created for authors who want to do more than simply Read More

COMING MAY 2026, The Business of Being an Author

COMING MAY 2026, The Business of Being an Author Most people write a business book with big hopes. Greatly increased credibility, attracting better, higher paying clients and creating more opportunities. 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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Would your customers fight to save your business?

Check out my latest Inc.com column re a great Australian business that was saved from going bust by its loving customers. Something for us all to learn from this I Read More

Professional Presenter Workshop – Cairns – date change to June 27, 2014

Sorry for any inconvenience but I have had to change the date of this workshop from May 22nd 2014 to Friday June 27th 2014. For more information or to book Read More

Got a bad online review and don’t know what to do about it?

This is a pretty good infographic that outlines a good way to deal with negative comments – as well putting them into perspective. Worth taking a moment or two to Read More

11 things never to say in a presentation….

11 Things To NEVER Say In A Presentation by @XCamilleWong from EMPOWERED PRESENTATIONS! | Design | Workshops | Training

Just hanging with my Cairns author peeps….

Working with a small (but committed) group of aspiring authors in Cairns. Some fantastic books coming out of this group – don’t want to give away too much at this Read More

The Key Person of Influence Programme launches in Singapore – June 13, 2014

Well it was only a matter of time, the KPI programme is now running in the UK, the USA, Australia and now we are about to launch it in Singapore. Read More

Are you getting your share of the MILLENNIAL market?

The MILLENNIALS are defined as people born between 1980 and 2000. They represent a HUGE and maturing market, as many more enter the workforce either because of age and/or finishing Read More

Time for some more seriously funny business…

Yes, it’s that time again – the latest episode of Funny Business is now out. If you haven’t listened in to Timbo Reid’s awesome podcast, Small Business Big Marketing you Read More

Need a little extreme productivity? Try this on for size.

Check out my latest article on Inc.com – where I share my extreme productivity tool. It has worked wonders for me – it might just do the same for you. Read More

An interview you really need to listen to – Paddi Lund

I have been hearing about this very unusual dentist, Paddi Lund, for the past few years. I had heard rumours and whispers, delivered in hushed tones around the planet. He Read More

Ask the right questions and you can’t help but be successful. Right?

A little while back my friend, Graham McGregor, marketing guru and columnist for The New Zealand Herald, asked me about success, specifically how to get it and how to keep Read More

Pay it Forward Day – April 24, 2014

“Pay it Forward Day” was started by a friend of mine, Blake Beattie, in 2007. In a very short time it has grown to be supported by over 500,000 people Read More

Business wisdom from Mad Men!

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Are you sick and tired of being over commited?

Most of us struggle to say no, and this leads to doing a pile of things that we don’t want to, which in turn leads to an overwhelming feeling of Read More

If you would like to peek into the future, check out this presentation

This is a presentation by Bruce Duyshart at the UDIA National Congress 2014. Some of statistics are pretty darn mind blowing. Anyone planning on being in business for longer than Read More