Was 2023 your business’s best year?How will you make 2024 even better? DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA If you’re a B2B business, you’ve likely noticed increasing uncertainty in your clients (and therefore your operations) about the economic situation we will face in 2024. On Tue Dec 12, in my last public event of the year, I’ll be...

Source: Elite Agent Magazine by John Knight “When I talk to business owners about going into business together, I use an exercise that international business coach and speaker, Jacob Aldridge first introduced to me. “The aim of the exercise is to identify the drivers of why you want to go into business in the first...

Have You Started Implementing Your 2023 Annual Plan Yet? DATELINE: KINGSCLIFF, NSW, AUSTRALIA Happy Friday I’m writing you from Northern NSW, as I prepare to deliver the closing keynote at the Happy Lawyer, Happy Life retreat this weekend. “Events” are a theme this week, so without prevarication: If you’re still cramming success into 2023, you are invited to...

Are you Unconsciously Incompetent? DATELINE: BRISBANE AUSTRALIA Happy Friday A big THANK YOU to everyone who shared my newsletter last week, or made an introduction to another business owner they know. The more people I meet with at the moment, the clearer it becomes how much uncertainty exists for small and medium size business owners. We’re not yet...

Don’t let the Tail Wag the Dog DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA What is Business Strategy? Approaching 18 years as a business coach, this is a frequently asked question that … I sometimes give way too detailed an answer to.So since it’s the topic of this week’s Blackboard Fridays Episode 30, what better time to provide a straightforward...

Your Primary Business is Not Your Real Business DATELINE: SURFERS PARADISE Happy Friday Welcome to the final article in the Como rebrand series.I’ve never had so many positive replies – and so many unsubscribers – as this past 6 weeks.Both are signs of a strong Brand Promise. Next week, shorter newsletters will return You can always find previous...