A Business Coaches Tips to Beat the Monday Business Blues
If you wake up on Monday morning with a groan and struggle to get on with the workday, you may have a case of the Monday blues. There’s no wondering why we hate Mondays – it always seems to sneak up on us, just as we’re starting to relax and enjoy our weekend. While for…
Being First is Always Hard in Business
Imagine being proven right, even though you’ve been banging on about things for 10 years and nobody listens? Imagine getting vilified for being correct about a way of looking at things and yet you are called a trouble maker. Imagine that feeling when people secretly whisper in dark corners of the internet positioning you as…
The Next Big Thing in Business, Or Is It?
Don’t you just love a ‘New Idea’ in business that actually isn’t a ‘New Idea’ at all? Some small business owners find themselves sitting there staring blankly out on to life, getting frustrated because they’re not ‘creative’ and haven’t had a ‘new idea’ for ages. The thing is you probably are creative, it’s perhaps that…
It ‘aint What You Do, It’s The Way That You Do It…
It ‘aint what you do, it’s the way that you do it….and that’s what…. So recently a client and friend of mine attended an event where they were given the opportunity to speak and tell their story of how they got to where they are right now. He’s a very successful businessman and has changed…
What is Your Third Space and Where Is It?
This morning I spent some time in a Leicester Business Networking at an event called the ‘Creative Coffee’, billed as an event where creatives can meet, network and talk about their projects. Today’s guest speaker was Dr Rachel Graham, Reader in Creative Industries, Leicester Castle Business School. Stop yawning…I can hear you yawning. And if…
Tough Crowd Tonight…
Been thinking about ‘new audiences’ yesterday and today. They say “To get what you’ve always got, you do what you’ve always done.” The logic of that is perfectly fine, but when as a business owner do you realise that the audience you have is not what you want or need and does a lack of…