Make the most of your day
1. Wake up early – get up half an hour or more earlier than you normally would – it’s amazing how much you can get done whilst your associates and colleagues are sleeping.
2. Avoid reading or watching the news. Most of it is biased towards the negative and is [...]

We help a lot of start-up entrepreneurs and having been there and done it ourselves, we know what is involved to get a successful enterprise off the back of the envelope. The majority of coaches or mentors will most probably tell you that you have a good idea, that’s great, just what you want hear, [...]

 
We can all be victim to the mass of things pleading for our attention, the way that these can play with the mind can render us less efficient than we might otherwise be. If this is something that happens to you, here’s food for thought.
Anything that is left unfinished crowds the subconscious. It may eat away at your [...]

There are some simple tactics you can use to increase your efficiency and effectiveness and when used you will get more done and more enjoyment from what you do.
So often we seem to strive to make things more complicated than they need to be but like a lot of good things it’s actually the simple [...]

If I asked you what you thought was the most valuable real estate in the world what would you say? Would you think of Hong-Kong, Tokyo, London or New York? Would you think high rise buildings, amazing views and acreage?
Let me give you a different perspective in answer to that question. The most valuable real [...]

The importance of writing goals
The act of physically writing goals down on paper (you don’t need to use a computer) reinforces your commitment to making them real. A goal that is not written is just a dream.
The story is often told of surveys at Yale University. The students were surveyed in the 1950s and again [...]

Do you have a ‘to-do’ list? What’s it called? Is it, ‘to do list’? Is it, ‘task list’? Is it, ‘my daily plan’? If it is called something like that, does the name motivate you to get those things done? Does it inspire you?
Here’s another way to look at it. When we talk about surrounding [...]

Whether you work for yourself or for somebody else, are you displaying the truly positive habits of entrepreneurs?
 
Business owners and leaders don’t watch the clock. They are not wishing their life away praying for the weekend to arrive or to be off on their next vacation. At least not if they want to own a [...]

You’ll probably plan the week better. You may maximise your opportunities. Meetings might run on time and they will probably be shorter. You might spend less time pressing send and receive. You might not waste time searching the internet for that dress you will not buy or the latest gadget which you do not need.
If [...]

If networking is not part of your strategy, please reconsider. Here’s 7 top tips for successful networking.
1. What’s Your Reason?
Don’t network for the sake of networking. What is your goal for your networking? For example, you might be in it to find new business, key people who can help you step up the career ladder [...]