Posts Tagged ‘Business Coaching’
Turnover is Vanity, Profit is Sanity
There’s an old saying, “Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity and cash is king!” In other words, just because you’re making sales or turnover, doesn’t mean that you’re making a profit. In this video we’ll take a closer look at these two measures and why you need to pay close attention to both, not just…
Financial Statements Demystified
Maximise Your Profit
What is the primary aim of your business? It should be to maximise profit!All the other great things you’d like to achieve through your business won’t happen unless your business becomes sustainably profitable. You can argue all you like about Silicon Valley start-ups where it seems to be all about growth and market share with…
Giving Back
Chances are that somewhere in your list of reasons for starting your own business there was something about helping others, whether they be members of your local community or a certain cause that you’re interested in. But have you ever noticed that if you’re a business owner, you’re automatically assumed to be wealthy? You’re bombarded…
Taking Collective Action
As business owners we’re often very ‘self reliant’ and ‘self made people’. But in any industry, individual businesses do best when they understand that they’re part of a wider ecosystem and need to stay connected, just like a branch and its leaves will die unless they’re connected to the tree. Yes, this does mean speaking…
Health, Diet and Exercise
You are not a machine! Your state of health directly affects how well you perform in your business. Physical, mental and spiritual health are areas that I’ve paid a lot of time and attention to in my own life. So I’m motivated to share all the hard-won experience that I’ve learned, especially with fellow business…
Big Rocks First
Urgency vs Importance
Work Life Balance
Surveys show that self-employed business owners on average work longer hours than typical wage earners. You don’t have to scratch too far beneath the surface with many business people before you’ll hear a comment like, ‘I know I should be spending more time with my family’ or ‘I wish I could spend more time with…
Taking Personal Responsibility
The world of business can be brutal. There’s no safety net. It’s survival of the fittest. If you have a tendency to sugar coat the facts or worse still, avoid them entirely, then there’s a strong chance that they will come back to bite you. You need to take personal responsibility for your actions and…