Monthly Archives: June 2011

Good news travels fast, bad news faster


This is a brief reminder really today, that if you are using networking to build your connections and business. Then be really careful what you say to who. The thing is that you never know who knows who. I remember … Continue reading

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Do your clients have to beg to work with you or do you make it easy?


Forgive me this might sound a bit like a rant which it is. But it also a mistake so many people make. I really feel for business owners that want to grow their business and yet they get customer service … Continue reading

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The Meaning of Words to You


One of the things that has really hit me this week is why Clean Language is so powerful. I wrote a blog last week titled “A full mind is an unproductive mind”. I was quite rightly challenged for a number … Continue reading

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Engines are ready and I cant wait to take off


An interview with Ros Bristow a client for 6 months who is now training to be a Clean Language facilitator,, I asked when working with Step by Step Listening over the past 6 months that has been like what. Ros said, “When I … Continue reading

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An unfocused mind can be an unproductive mind


No matter what your role is within the business or home how focused your mind is, can impact your productivity.  You may be a creative thinker, your head is always buzzing with new ideas that you need clarified. You may have … Continue reading

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Can you tell a story about your business in just 5 Words?


I heard last week that an elevator speech would be great if you could tell a story about your business in just 5 words. So the question today is: What needs to happen for you to tell a story about … Continue reading

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Is any customer really as good as the “right” customer?


How are you today? Are you working really hard and yet when you check the bank account you question yourself as to whether you are really doing the right thing? I am reading Richard Branson’s book Business Stripped Bare and … Continue reading

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Develop, delegate or collaborate is the question today?


Good Morning As many of you know Mark and I work closely with Business Owners with a vision to grow. We love supporting and inspiring business owners to make decisions with confidence. They often know that in order to move … Continue reading

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Are you really growing your business on firm foundations?


One of the hardest parts of growing a business is the many transitional periods that you will find yourself moving through. At the start you have to wear every hat possible and attempt to learn many new skills. You often … Continue reading

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When in business are you like a swan?


When it comes to business there is a certain amount of pretending, putting on the front being what you feel people want you to be. However in my experience the more people are themselves, the more other people warm to … Continue reading

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