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  • dude, bust those moves

    “It’s funny, I never imagined that I’d enjoy meeting so many new people, so when I found out that there were those in the room, similar to myself it soon put me at ease. It was great there are those willing to reach out and engage, offering to help my business, I have to say…

  • Eat that cake!

    more business is lost through indecision than by making the wrong decision.

  • The USP. Don’t be fooled

    I was perched atop a pallet of paper, a glass of tea in hand, just outside the works where Dan plied his trade when I was surprised with a question from my usually content 23 yr old friend. “Charlie, I’m supposed to be identifying my USP. Why does being in business have to be so…

  • Your gift, share it.

    Life is too short!  Heard that one before? At some point in your career, there will come a morning when you’ll awake and ask yourself, “What am I really doing?” It’s at this point that earning money by making/selling ‘stuff’ will no longer be motivation enough. However, if your answer to that question reflects a…

  • you, me, collaboratively …

    Collaboration is a much anticipated and at the same time, such an overlooked benefit to networking. What happens though, when things don’t quite go to plan? Been there? You know it don’t you? Initially, there is the excitement of working with and learning all about a potential collaborative partner, someone who can contribute to your projects…

  • The process, al fresco

    I enjoy times in the garden. Family, a cool drink, good food. It’s several years living where I am now in Northumberland and during that time I’ve had the use of three cookers, three BBQ’s. One of those was a store-bought item, the usual piece of soft metal and Allen keys, combined with plastic and…

  • Why finding referrals is like a game of tennis. (Almost.)

    Some of us find it easy to generate meaningful referrals. Others? Well, they find this not quite so easy. Take your game of tennis. It’s booked well in advance, you know your opponent and so in the interests of a good competitive match you study the form, watch his/her game and assess your chances come…

  • Dream on

    So Doug said that I was only looking out for myself, lining my own pockets and that I really only make ‘it’ all up as I go along … There are times when hearing a declaration such as this that I deny all knowledge, refute the evidence and argue until I was almost ‘blue in…

  • Embrace the Process

    The trouble with the process? Here’s the deal … a friend of mine has just found a certain amount of recognition with a rock band he is working with. See Nervus. I’ve known him a while, since he was a youngster and when catching up recently I was pleasantly surprised to see the confident young fella…

  • Stop the car!

    same old routine, same results