I am always talking about achieving huge goals. I am also the first to believe that anyone can achieve big goals. Whilst it’s vital to have and articulate a big vision and mission, actually achieving what you set out to do is another story. This is why we need to recognise ‘The Aggregation of Marginal […]
March the Beat of Your Own Drum
By February 13, 2013 4 Comments
“There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way” Christopher Morle Are you marching to the beat of your own drum, or are you dancing to someone else’s tune? Are you being your true self? Did you know that being true self is one of the foundation […]
Mind Hacking the Tortoise and the Hare
By February 6, 2013 1 Comment
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” Khalil Gibran One favourite traditional children’s story from Aesop’s Fables is The Tortoise and the Hare, […]
How to Avoid The Hedonic Treadmill
By December 19, 2012 6 Comments
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… That’s what matters to me.” Steve Jobs If you want to achieve something big, owning things can hold you back. The bigger your house, the greater the number of cars you have, the more the […]
Success is a Catalyst for Failure
By December 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius So – once you’re successful, what happens next? Even greater success? You’d hope so, but what usually happens for many companies and individuals is – believe it or not – failure! Let’s learn from their errors, and ensure that your own achievement is […]
Outsourcing and the Zero Staff Model
By October 3, 2012 1 Comment
“Do what you do best and outsource the rest” Tom Peters Stick enough of us together in one organisation, and we create an ugly system dependent on rules and relationships, bosses and subordinates, power and control. The more people in your organisation, the more likely you are to end up with a bureaucratic hierarchy. Employing […]
Eliminate. Simplify. Automate. Delegate. The Four Steps to Freedom!
By September 26, 2012 15 Comments
“Never automate something that can be eliminated, and never delegate something that can be automated or streamlined. Otherwise, you waste someone else’s time instead of your own, which now wastes your hard-earned cash. How’s that for incentive to be effective and efficient?” Timothy Ferris This is the productivity idea I have used longer than any […]
Live the 80/20 Rule
By August 29, 2012 26 Comments
“There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Also known as the 80:20 rule, irrespective of the nature of your business, the Pareto Principle holds that 80% of the consequences of any action come from 20% of the causes.This principle can actually […]
Too much information
By August 8, 2012 2 Comments
“No news is good news.” Ludovic Halevy Many of us spend our days bombarded with information – either from newspapers, tv, radio, mail; or with our heads in the high-tech “clouds.” We text and email like it’s a matter of life and death. Yet despite this unprecedented connectedness, we can sometimes feel more disconnected than […]
Change Management The Easy Way – Start with The Small Things that Make a BIG Impact
By July 11, 2012 1 Comment
“If you think small things don’t have a big impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” Anita Roddick Transform your business life by changing the small things that will create most impact. Prioritise action on the one task or idea that will create the greatest positive change in your business. This […]