The accidental sabbatical Just before I migrated to the UK in 2004 I had an amazing experience; six months off. It wasn’t planned. My business partner and I had fallen out about the future direction of the business. We’d worked brilliantly together for 14 years at that stage and in …
Small wins lead to victory There are two huge mistakes we can make as business owners: Comparing ourselves to others Failing to notice the small wins I’ve had two reminders recently of the power of incremental improvement and how important it is to focus on oneself, rather than comparing to …
What makes an expert? Experienced UK financial planner Phil Melville kindly sent me the article: Jancis Robinson on wine experts versus amateurs by ‘wine expert’ (read on to see why I put that in ‘quote marks’) Jancis Robinson (one of his clients). I’ve included a link to her full article at the end of this …
Decisions, Decisions Have you ever made a decision under pressure and found it wasn’t so great? I’m sure we’ve all done that at one point or another. Has this dented your confidence or eroded your ability to trust your own decision-making in any way? At FP Advance we learnt a …
Play before work We all know you should do the work first and play later. I’m going to suggest you do exactly the opposite. You spend a large portion of time talking to clients about life not being a dress rehearsal. Are you listening to your own advice? The time to …