Working for myself one of the biggest challenges I seem to face is not understanding when I have done a good job. Why do I find this a challenge?

How do we ensure our communication is understood? How do we get communication to be relevant, interesting, and exciting to the other participant?

Financial Excellence combines the two essential components of mind management and money management. Do you have a focused and creative mind + financial intelligence?

Do you lead out in life from the essence of who you are? Or do you lead out according to the external expectations the world places on you?

Before you start your day, your sports game, present to your team members or enter into any situation that may create a state of fear or anxiety take a moment to re-connect into your “Inner Zone of Excellence”

All businesses have times when throughput isn’t as it was or prospects simply aren’t as receptive to their calls as they had been in the past.

Shock, horror! A new survey is out that suggests Kiwis just are not taking enough holidays and are prepared to work extra rather than take even the holiday they are entitled to.

Spock’s constant frustration over the Star Trek crew’s inability to act logically, is because logical thinking happens in our 3rd brain.

We all need to take time out of our businesses or careers to refresh ourselves. And by doing so we become so much more productive (and fun).

When I was just starting out, a creepy old guy (about my age – mid-50s) told me life had a built in problem. He said “The problem with life is this.

How often are you faced with a sales assistant or someone on the phone who patently has no interest in you or what you might want to buy?

“Your attitude will determine your future…”. It sounds simple, but it is harder to actually do, especially for sales people. Developing and maintaining a positive mental attitude requires determining and controlling your thoughts.

When do you hear anyone saying these days that they’re quiet, have nothing to do and are bored in the weekends? That’s right: NEVER. Our lives have become trends of busyness: the more worn out we are, the more we seem to score.

In my travels I have encountered business owners who don’t seem to be able to keep a promise. Are you one of them?

Do we continue to re-invent the same wheel? Yes and no. Yes we do go in circles and no, we discover a new way by spiraling out of the box we were in.

Whether you realize it or not: the world has been toured, discovered, walked about, talked about and experienced.

True value is: I will get you what you want like no one else can. Value funny enough doesn’t equal service. Consider your social proof (client behavior) and your pricing into the equation as well.

If you are hearing rumors or getting signs that the company is in trouble and your job is in jeopardy, it may be too late to save it. You should have been selling yourself, and making yourself indispensable from the first day at that job.

How can you tell whether a favorite activity such as playing golf or working jigsaw puzzles has grown beyond leisure activity into a positive addiction?

To increase your creativity, you simply need to act like a creative person. Not surprisingly, people recognized as creative tend to share common traits.