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Writing for leisure should be an enjoyable experience, an outlet where you can express your own personal views and tell a story or two. Ian had reached a hiatus to his latest manuscript and decided to ‘down tools’ for a bit so I ‘put the kettle on.’ Working with a new author can be rewarding,…
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Breakfast was over, I had grabbed a coffee and was about to head toward the office when the ‘phone rang. Now the other hand was busy. On the other end of the line was Tricia. Tricia had recently started a physiotherapy business and returned from holiday with what is recognised as a seasonal ‘gripe’ –…
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I’m into Bonsai just now, it’s easier on the bones than digging the borders and I like the idea that once the initial planting is done we now ‘just’ need to give it time, some TLC over time. With the holiday season bringing more time for most there is a certain reflective period that many…
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Deirdre and I were enjoying our ‘one to one’ over a great espresso – right after our network Forum when suddenly she came out with a statement that took me back a little … “I really do need to start getting some orders out of the group soon; I need to make it pay.” I…
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I picked up the telephone. Do you know anyone who can help me with a little job I need done? It was Karen, a friend who helps out with email marketing, a good egg and we enjoy working together. I know that most of you who know me understand that I’ll help Karen, of course…
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Driven. Or being driven? So what’s new? We all have that sinking feeling at times. Take a step back and smell the roses. It’s tough being us sometimes innit? Especially for the self employed, the multi-tasking ‘all things being mastered’ professional of today. It depends on how long you’ve been in business of course although with…
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… get the story straight before you think about your offer …
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I’ve managed to learn one or two things over the years, certainly one is that doing business is far better with friends: with people you trust, admire, enjoy being around, and with people who make you laugh. Agreed, there are good ways and there are bad ways of going about working with friends. Anyway, below…
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Know how you feel. I must admit, I’ve found the month of January to be challenging. It seems the whole world and it’s partner have shot ‘out of the blocks’ with both barrels blazing, proclamations of help for this, offers of this new product a new system and encouragement for participation in everything else –…
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Darren was having trouble with his sales conversion and asked for my advice. Why me? I thought … He explained that as someone who had been ‘around the block’ (a kinder version of his opening gambit, I might ad) … that my opinion mattered to him, so I might be able to help out.…
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