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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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Something about this video is very cool, but I am not sure what….

So what is this Key Person of Influence Programme all about?

75 Customer Service Facts, Quotes and Statistics

If you need convincing about the need to focus on improving customer service, take a few minutes to check out this presentation. There are some very compelling facts, quotes and Read More

Why writing a book is a great marketing opportunity….

A little while back the boys from Blue Wire Media asked me to do an interview with them to talk about how writing a book can be a great marketing tool.

Very sad to hear of the death of Dr Stephen Covey

Dr Stephen Covey, the famous author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” died earlier this week after injuries he sustained in a biking accident in April. He was Read More

A Business Bullet that is travelling around the world…

A couple of weeks back I wrote a Business Bullet (this goes out to my subscriber database) following a conference that I attended in the USA. This BULLET has been Read More

2012 National AusMumpreneur Conference – September 2012

Mums in Business join us for an amazing weekend of networking, inspiration, celebration and business skill building at the beautiful Park Royal Darling Harbour, Sydney. 2 Day Mumpreneur Conference – 2012 National AusMumpreneur Read More

100 Plus Beautiful Slides from Cannes Lions – 2012

100+ Beautiful Slides From Cannes Lions '12 from Jesse Desjardins – @jessedee

The game that can give you an extra 10 years of life….

Jane McGonigal provides a wonderful insight on a topic that most people are quick to ridicule – computer games. She shows how gaming can fill many of the human needs Read More

Million Word Challenge

Some of you may not know it, but I have been working on the Key Person of Influence Programme in Melbourne over the past twelve months. I teach the publish Read More

At last, a decent lane hogging protest video…

Even though this video is from the USA, instead of the left lane, imagine he is talking about the right lane for us Australians. Don’t you just hate lane hogs Read More

Makes me proud to be an Australian

This is the latest promotional video produced by Tourism Australia. Very simple, very classy and visually stunning. I really like it and it makes me want to jump on a Read More

We all need a little Voodoo…

I have heard about Voodoo Doughnuts, I have read about them and seen them featured on numerous television shows in the past few years. So when I happened to be Read More

KPI DAY – Sydney – tomorrow June 30

Hey Folks – the big KPI Accelerator day is happening in Sydney tomorrow. We have about 700 people booked in, so it is certainly shaping up to be a doozie. Read More

Ironman Cairns….2012

It is always great (and a little strange) when you see your hometown promoted in a video like this. It kind of makes me want to stay home more often Read More