Weight and see James Clear, master of all things habit, wrote a fantastic piece late last year called This is the Greatest Weightlifting Lesson I’ve Learned. If you are training for anything there is some great advice here. However, I think there are some principles that apply to your business …
Losing focus? Is it time to refocus your efforts? One of the great frustrations of running your own business is feeling like you’re on a treadmill, or stuck at your current level of growth. This happens to everyone from time to time, but if you’ve been stuck for a while, …
Be the change As you become more successful you have to start relying on other people, your team, to get things done. It’s not unusual to hear business owners bemoaning their team’s performance from time to time. Sometimes it might even be justified. However, the only person’s behaviour you can …
Share the good news The work that you do makes a difference to people. You know that. And the clients you make a difference for know it too. Do you ever communicate that to your team? I don’t mean accidentally or by osmosis. I mean deliberately and proactively. Typically, advisers …
First served Touch wood, I’ve never been on a plane where the oxygen masks have dropped down in an emergency. However, I’ve heard enough pre-flight safety briefings to know that if that does ever happen, I should fit my own oxygen mask first. This is great business advice too. If …