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 [...]

Do you ever hear in your own mind the echo of ‘So what?’ when you make a statement to a potential customer?
Are you working from the point of view of what you want rather than the outcome the customer wants?
Are you thinking more about the sale you want to make rather than the benefits your [...]

Do you create goals that are what you might describe as realistic? That would be logical, wouldn’t it? Gradual growth, something not too far out of reach, no point setting a target that you just know you won’t achieve, how disappointing would that be. Failure will not be such a big deal then. 
What you might [...]

Harvard Business School states that 84% of decision making is through emotion.
Do the maths, that means only 16% of our decision making is based on logic. You see, people don’t buy a car for transport, if we did we would all be driving yellow, plastic, small, three wheel, solar-powered runabouts. Lets face it, the last time [...]