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STORYTELLING….

Keynote Presentation – The Power of Storytelling with Andrew Griffiths from Andrew Griffiths Enterprises I mentioned that last week I did a presentation to 500 BNI Sydney folks – on  Read More

Sometimes in business we all get scared.

This month in my Flying Solo column, I talk about anxiety and the impact it can have on our business. The false expectations and the lack of openness can also Read More

TEDx Townsville May 30th 2015 – and I’m one of the speakers.

I’m pretty excited to announce that I’m going to be delivering a TEDx talk in Townsville on May 30, 2015. The theme for this event is “CURIOSITY” and to find Read More

Could distraction be the biggest risk your business faces?

This week on Inc.com my article relates to the concept of distraction, specifically what happens when a business owner takes their eye off the ball. This is something we all Read More

Would you like people to take you more seriously?

There is nothing more frustrating than not being taken seriously. In a business environment it can cost you money through lost sales and staff not doing what you ask of Read More

IRA GLASS offers some great advice for the creative folks out there.

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

There is one specific item we need to put on our daily “to do” list, but very few people do.

In this weeks Inc.com article I share my thoughts one specific task we all need to put on our daily to do list, but most of us don’t. Basically it Read More

DEALING WITH HATERS

One of the things that can happen when you raise your profile is that you can attract the odd ‘hater’. I’ve had my share over the years and now I Read More

Stop beating yourself up for not getting everything done every day.

This is my latest Inc.com article – and it seems to have hit a chord – close to 300 shares in the first few hours of going live, so clearly Read More

Sometimes it takes a seriously messed up situation to get us to take action…

In this weeks Inc article, I talk about how it really took a tragedy for me to get my life together. I literally halved the numbers of hours I worked Read More

Are you keen to adopt the job description of a billionaire?

OK, who doesn’t want Richard Branson’s job description is probably a better question. This is a great infographic that really does nail the key elements of success in the modern Read More

Very happy to see two good buddies of mine collaborating and offering advice on doing business better!

Check out the latest Small Business Big Marketing Podcast Show, hosted by Mr Timbo Reid. His special guest on this episode is the one and only Boat Guy, Darren Finkelstein. Read More

Want to feel happier? And maybe procrastinate less? Well this podcast might help…

A little while back Aleks Srbinoski, founder of the very successful “Fulfilling Happiness Edge” podcast. Aleks is a very nice fella, looking to help people be happier – which is Read More

When will Australian political parties start taking Small Business seriously?

We are just about to have an election in Queensland – and of course the political rhetoric is flowing. Promises, insults, claims of past successes and accusations of past failings Read More

This week’s Inc.com article – a question I think we all ask ourselves from time to time…

I think there are times that we all feel like this, it’s part of being a business owner. But perhaps we need to rethink this depressing thought with something a Read More