There are things we are often unable or unwilling to see about ourselves and they are the things that are most likely to bite us in the butt. Carved into the entrance of the temple of Apollo at Delphi was the immortal aphorism “Know Thyself”, although not in English, of…

Coaches wanna coach, speakers wanna speak and creators wanna create. Nothing wrong with that until… I make no secret of the fact that my first shot at running my own business was a disaster. I had no clue what I was doing and I was throwing business spaghetti at the…

The more time you spend thinking about things, the better they become. Right? Well, no and here’s why… People generally fall into one of two camps: dreamers or doers. I used to see this more in terms of observers and action takers. I was definitely in the former. Often lost…

Is your quest for authenticity stifling your success potential? Recently, I returned to my homeland of England for an event with business mentor Chris Ducker. One of the things I had been looking forward to was a presentation from the man who bought the Book Yourself Solid company from Michael…

It doesn’t matter how meticulous you are at planning, sometimes things go awry. I used to just give up when things got too challenging but now… There are 2 versions of my newsletter this week and whichever one gets published will depend on how things turned out, but only up…

It’s been said that the greatest investment you can make is in your education. Sounds good, right? It even sounds true. But is it? For most of us, our school education is not what sets us up for the best success in life. Despite many wonderful teachers, the general education…

When you’re speaking to audiences, interviewers, guests and peers, are you connecting in meaningful ways? Are you making an emotional impact? When I was a kid, I used to love spending time playing by myself. I wasn’t much into adventures with the neighbourhood kids. I enjoyed m own company, making…

Are you more quid pro quo than pro bono? More tit for tat than selfless? Does it matter which? When I lived in the UK (more than 10 years ago now), I would often go to business networking events with organisations like chambers of commerce. I knew I was supposed…

When you’re a guest on a podcast or TV show, are you ready to wow your audience or will you be quickly forgotten? Not every podcaster listens to podcasts. It might seem paradoxical but I can understand it; time can be tight and some people are way more focused on…