HOW I Colour Code my Diary WHY I Colour Code my Diary   DATELINE: GEORGETOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA My coaching business turns 18 this year. Lots has changed since 2006 – I was coaching SMEs pre-Facebook, pre-GFC, and even before any of the Marvel Movies! One thing that hasn’t changed is my use of colour to manage my...

The Simplest Framework for Focus DATELINE: PENANG, MALAYSIA Hey I won’t bore you with the whole “new year, new business” BS, because we all know your January Strategy Day is probably a waste of time. What you need as a business owner is a ridiculously simple and objective framework that you – and your leadership team...

Twice the Moneyin the Same Amount of Time DATELINE: PENANG, MALAYSIA And now, the end is near… Last week I wrote about the value of consistency in your marketing strategy. It’s so easy in small business to “send a newsletter every Friday”, but skip the holiday period because “mumble mumble excuse”. After 15 years of (admittedly not...

How Does He Do It? DATELINE: PENANG, MALAYSIA Merry Christmas We’re on the repeat viewing of the Blackboard Fridays video series, by popular demand after the original pause when I became a dad in 2019. Email marketing (which I started in 2008) and content creation like these videos remain one of the most important brand...

Zero to One is the First Black Hole DATELINE: SINGAPORE Happy Friday Given I worked from 21 different countries in 2019, leaving my first 2023 international trip until December is a little unusual! But having pioneered remote business coaching more than a decade ago, when Skype was cutting edge, I’m used to blending work and...

You Can Always Make More Money.Can You Always Buy More Time? DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Most business owners I speak with would like more money; EVERY business owner I speak with would like more time. So what separates those of us who always have enough time, from those who are always playing catch up? Blackboard Fridays Episode #37 –...