I recently did a wholly unscientific survey on Twitter to find out what hourly rate people were earning working for themselves and taking payment as drawings or salary plus dividends.…
Measure once, cut twice (why you need a business plan)
Anyone who has done any level of carpentry or even DIY will understand the benefits of measuring more than once in order to make the cut right first time. The…
Staying calm
My team always think that I’m very calm. Even when one of them has made a big mistake (which was rare). I used to be much more excitable and respond…
Bring forward the joy
I heard this in a PSA (professional Speaking Association) talk and it really resonated. Are we putting off the joy that we intended when we set up our businesses? Are…
To sell or not to sell
Whilst most of my coaching clients want to grow their business or to get a better work life balance we have two who are preparing their businesses for sale and…
Are you getting enough rest?
It’s been hard through lockdown when there aren’t many fun things to do when you do manage to take time off but it’s a good discipline to build rest time…
Why are you reading this?
How much time do you spend reading business improvement posts and books or going on training courses? Do you ever do anything as a consequence of that time? Here’s how…
Dealing with criticism
It’s happened to all of us at some time. In spite of our best efforts we have been on the receiving end of some sort of criticism. Here are some…
Seeing the other side
I like information in order to make decisions. In order to understand both sides of an argument I need to ask questions. And I make my kids do the same.…