How to … get unstuck – Marla Tabaka

This morning I came by chance across this blog of Marla Tabaka, which really stuck a cord with me!  I really like it when people don’t just share the good parts of their lives, but also what they struggle with.  Marla is a business adviser and coach like me, and there are some really exciting [...] Read more »

C.J. Hayden: Marketing with the 80/20 rule

As a facilitated trainer of the Get Clients Now! programme I get regularly the blogs of its founder C.J. Hayden.  What I really like about this post was that we so often get carried away and put all our energy in trying to make something work, while actually there are easier ways to spend our [...] Read more »

Seth Godin: Looking for the right excuse

I have to say that some of Seth Godin’s blogs are so spot on!  I really like this one, which he sent earlier in the week.  I would love to hear your comments on this one, or indeed: What are the excuses that you use to stop you doing what you are capable of? ‘This [...] Read more »

John Williams: the 21 myths of work

John Williams, author of ‘Screw Work Let’s Play – How to do what you love and get paid for it’ and organiser of the Scanner Nights, is quickly becoming a guru as his book is hitting the no. 1 spot on Amazon for business books!  I really love this book and have been recommending it [...] Read more »

Sir Ken Robinson: Passion

“It was Jeremy Bentham, I believe, who said there are two types of people in this world: those who divide the world into two types and those who do not. Well, these days I do. On the one hand, I’m constantly surprised by how many people settle for so little fulfilment in their lives, who [...] Read more »

Seth Godin: On Pricing Power

If you’re not getting paid what you’re worth, there are only two possible reasons: 1. People don’t know what you’re worth, or 2. You’re not (currently) worth as much as you believe The first situation can’t happen unless you permit it to. If you’re undervalued, then you have a communication problem, one that you can [...] Read more »

C.J. Hayden: 8 step blueprint for launching a new social enterprise

The Social Enterprise Empowerment (www.socialenterpreneur empowerment.com) is currently broadcasting a series of business talks for social entrepreneurs with inspiring speakers and trainers. Marketing guru and Social Entrepreneur Coach C.J.Hayden discussed the 8 steps to start a new social enterprise: Write a mission statement and share this with others for feedback. Research your field and competition.  Who [...] Read more »