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...
As a business coach, based in Staffordshire, I'm often counted on to deliver a difficult truth to my clients. My role is definitely not being a 'Yes' person. My clients expect me to be truthful and sometimes, that can be a hard truth to hear. One...
Last week saw the completion of a round of my 12 week Business Growth Masterplan programme, and it’s always so rewarding for me to see the results the attendees get. One of the main learnings from this round was ‘Consistency is Key’. Understanding which small jobs lead...
New year is when lots of you will be thinking about your business goals for the year ahead and making changes in your business and possibly personal life too. Earlier this week I saw Dr Rangan Chatterjee being interviewed on BBC News about how to make...
December is a great time to reflect back on the year and recognise your achievements and lessons learnt BUT it is also a month where work gets done and sales take place. I see lots of business owners switch off around now, with the assumption that...
A few weeks ago I started sharing my simple tips for you to increase profit in your business, as I was getting fed up of all the negative messages in the media about the cost of living crisis. Rather than feeling like you have to cut...
We're now on step 3 for simple things you can implement in your business to increase your profit to deal with the cost of living increases. My first 'proper' job, was as a Credit Control Administrator, working in telecoms in the mobile phone industry for The...