Monday Monday

Just a thought for a Monday morning. Ah Monday Monday. Why is it most people hate Mondays? Is it because most people are not doing what they love I wonder? In my case – I actually am doing what I love but I still have that ‘Monday morning’ feeling sometimes. I think it is a […]

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The Real Reason SME’s won’t Hire

So, I was just reading about the Beecroft review (again) and they have completely missed the point.  Yes, its probably a good idea to extend the unfair dismissal period to 2 years.  In some jobs it could take a year or more to really get a rocking performance out of someone and if you were […]

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Keeping positive in tough economic times

I am sure that you, like me, have had days, or weeks or even months or years in your business that have felt tough. Whatever the state of the economy there are always ups and downs in business and some things are more challenging than others. Whether it’s losing a client, or a member of […]

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I’ve gone back to doing something I used to do when I first started my business and so far its really working

When I started my first business in May 2001 – I had no money (2 months bills money in the bank), no office, no advertising budget, no contacts to speak of and I had no clients. I also had a husband who was on part time hours and an 18 month old little girl. Oh […]

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Everything before ‘BUT’ is Bullshit

This is an expression I coined long ago – when working as a sales manager at Yellow Pages.  Apologies to those of a sensitive nature for the graphicness (is that a word?) of the headline.   However, it is true. Once you consciously acknowledge this fact (which you subconcsiously already know) it can help you do […]

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