I think we're all appreciating seeing the first signs of Spring a little more this year, as the feeling of new beginnings brings hope to not only the dawning of Spring, but also the way out of lockdown in the UK. And now is as good...
I spend a lot of time helping business owners to improve their productivity. On my blog I hope you find some useful tips and try to apply them in your business. But, a word of caution. Very often you can get focused on becoming more efficient, but...
This may sound like a strange question, but do you sometimes miss having a boss? Something I often say to my clients is this: One of the best things about working for yourself is that you don’t have a boss. And, one of the worse things...
Time to be honest with me now - if you're not making the progress you want on your goals, is it really due to a lack of time, or could it actually be down to a lack of focus? "You'll never reach your destination if you...
A to-do list comes in many forms - you may have a neat, colour-coded list in a special book, it may be notes jotted down quickly on post-its and scraps of paper, or you may be using an app on your phone to keep track...
I want to talk to you about the subtle difference between Excellence and Perfection, and how the pursuit of one will propel your business forward, whilst the other with hold it firmly back. "Perfectionism is not a quest for the best, it is a pursuit of...
How do you feel about making decisions in your business? Uncomfortable? Nervous? Excited? Afraid? I hear lots of business owners struggling with this and worrying about making the 'wrong' choice. - Do I hire a new member of staff? - Do I move to a new office? - Do...
This blog post is inspired by a comment one of clients made the other week, when we were discussing how to keep things simple in her business. (Thanks Nicole :-)) It can be very easy to complicate things, and very often harder to simplify something, including...
At the end of each year, I like to take time to reflect back over the previous year and identify what lessons I've learnt. What's worked, what hasn't, what do I want to do more of and what do I want to stop doing. If you...
The Super Productivity wagon that is! Right now I'm in the middle of a 6 week Super Productivity challenge that I set for myself. The idea being, to see if I can still maintain my business growth whilst working less hours over a 6 week period. So,...