The truth is that working for yourself and running a business is hard work. You start out with lots of energy and time to dedicate to building it but then, without even realising it, you're putting in more hours than you ever did in a 'job'...
A phrase I often find myself repeating to clients is, "New Level, New Devil". When they start working with me, they have a specific challenge and a goal in mind to achieve. It might be to achieve an income target, to put more structure and processes in...
Last week my youngest daughter's school football team were the proud winner of the Under 13's County Cup. They'd beaten lots of teams to get to the final and it was a great team effort with lots of support. As well as the trophy and a...
Last week's blog recommended that you take some time to review the first quarter of the year, and one of the actions you may need to take is to review your current pricing, especially as your business costs have probably increased this year. If this is...
Now is a great time to review your year so far, and especially to review the key financials in your business. By key financials, I specifically mean revenue, expenses and profit, but of course, you can add in anything else you feel is relevant and useful. The...
I'm often asked this question: Why should I work with a business coach? In case you've been wondering this, I've set out the top 4 reasons below Making the time to work ON your business By committing to working with a business coach and investing in this, you...
Yesterday I was with a client in a private business coaching session. It had been a difficult couple of weeks for him, with a few disappointments and a sense of things not going his way. This had led to him feeling stressed and he asked me: 'Is it...
I'm sure you're probably aware of the furore over the past weekend with Gary Lineker being suspended by the BBC for expressing his views on Twitter on a certain political matter. Whilst the BBC now seem to have resolved the matter with Gary, it was interesting...
Last week was half-term for my two daughters so we headed off to North Wales for a few days. One of the days we headed up the Orme, arriving at the summit to amazing views, 200m above sea level. When you're up at that height looking down,...
On this Valentine’s Day, do you have a love / hate relationship with your business? You love why you started your business and the day to day work you do for your clients, but hate the way it’s starting to take over your life. You never have...