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The story of the Body’s
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about...
read moreThe secret to your dollar value
What value do you put on your dollar? I don't mean the worth of the Australian dollar I mean what money means to you? What would you do for money or maybe a better question is what would you not do for money? We all know that doing anything to make...
read moreAre you too big for your boots?
Are you really good at what you do? Do you know you are really good, yet others may just not know it yet? Maybe you find it difficult to tell people you are good at what you do? Maybe it is an Australian "tall poppy syndrome" where we cut down...
read moreLearn from others
I always find it best to learn from others stories. This I am going to share a report written by me after working with a business that was struggling to make a profit. There were three business owners and two were in a relationship. It was a tricky...
read moreCritical point is now
All businesses come to a critical point and some several times. Ever wonder why so many business fail within the first two years ? It is mainly because the founder has a great product or service but they may not have all the ducks aligned to run a...
read moreLeadership is a millennials nightmare
Have you ever heard of the plumber with the leaky tap ? It is the enigma that a person who fixes taps for a living never fixes the tap at home. This is what the Millennials are facing when working for some companies that rave about their...
read moreBill Gates would be unemployable in Australia
My father arrived in Port Melbourne at 19 years of age as a political refugee from Italy back in the late 1940's He told me if was difficult back then as it was like playing a game without anyone telling you the rules. There were no other options...
read moreDid I really forget to brush my hair today?
Not sure what is a priority? You think you know then something slips through to the keeper. I left home without brushing my hair. Wow how did that happen? Why am I concerned about some little comment made in the office rather that my health and...
read moreIf only I didn’t need to sleep…..I would have enough time!
Are you chasing too many rabbits? I was, no doubt about it, because of my people-pleasingness. Even if you’re not a people-pleaser, how do you choose which rabbit to chase? It’s really tempting to want it all, to try to achieve all of your goals at...
read morePerfect is not always perfect
What I learnt was that even the person with the perfect time management skills (from the outside) can let the life balance slide. While a very systematic approach to life is not mine, it works for many. We all need to be smart enough to read the...
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