I Did Say I had an INTEGRATED Business System DATELINE: Still stuck in a queue somewhere trying to buy vacation packages for Tokyo Disneyland… We are now in the final quarter of the year. I don’t know about you, but the first week for me includes reviewing the many Quarterly Financial Reports that we send...

Crack the Secret to Sales Growth DATELINE: Surfers Paradise, Australia Next Friday I’m flying Brisbane to Manchester, for another 2 week visit to England. In addition to some client workshops in the North, I’m planning to spend time in around a dozen different counties and council areas. (Thank you again to all those who helped on...

DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA “Consultants are a Gift from God” – Mr Beast Ask yourself – If you wrote a deep, blunt, and politically incorrect playbook like this for your business, what would it say? I wrote you two weeks ago about the 3 core principles of Founder Mode: Set the Context Manage the Energy Coach,...

I’ve worked alongside more than 2,000 founders: Here’s what Founder Mode means, and how you can apply this immediately. Founder Mode: Buzzword or Your Secret Sauce? Right now my business networks are obsessed with “Founder Mode”, all thanks to Brian Chesky (who founded Airbnb) and Paul Graham (who founded tech startup incubator YCombinator, and was...

Does a Review Count if You Haven’t Reddit? DATELINE: Brisbane, Australia In an online discussion this week, I shared some of my personal tax reduction strategies. It was well-received, but as often happens online the discussion turned into some personal criticism. And then someone dropped this truth bomb: “Jacob Aldridge is great at convincing others...

The Como Business Coaching team was privileged last week to attend the Gala Dinner for the Queensland “40 Under 40” entrepreneurial awards. As supporters of Queensland business in general, Harmony and I were extra excited to celebrate one of our clients in particular (Jason Hawley, above) who was awarded one of the 40 Under 40...