Imagine thirty thousand menacing obstacles in your path to success. You’re dehydrated. Hungry as hell. And wobbling like a drunk on too much Guinness. Your eyes hurt, your head throbs and your will is all but broken. You’re not even sure you want to go on. You feel like Frodo. As in the character Frodo, […]
How To Fight Business Battles You Can’t Lose
Apple Computers lost the battle. They lost the war. But somehow they stuck in there. And now all of a sudden they turned more that $1 Billion profit…for the first time ever. Because for the first time, they’ve begun to fight a battle they can’t lose. So what am I talking about anyway? And how […]
How Training Increases Your Expertise Factor
Imagine you run a furniture store. And there are twenty-two other furniture stores in your city. You’ve got just one problem. You’re just another furniture store. Another furniture store, which seems similar to the next store, and the next, and the next. Now don’t get me wrong You know your store is different. You know […]
How Ego-Killers Can Drive Clients Away
So you’ve read the Brain Audit. And yes, you’ve worked out that problems are good systems to get the client’s attention. So you take out all the problems and dump them in the client’s face. But it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it that matters. If you present your words in the […]
Why Discounting Sends Clients To Your Competition
Seven fire trucks. Six hours of belching smoke. Scurrying firemen scurrying around, desperate to contain, and eventually outfox the flames. And what happens right after your local mall has had a huge fire? Why a fire-sale, of course On Sunday morning, in the middle of the year, it was like being in the midst of […]
The ‘Logs in the Fire’ Success Code
Imagine you’ve got a fireplace. And a fire going. Now imagine if you throw one log in the fire. And then another and another. How do you make the fire into a roaring fire? Do you put less logs or more logs? What a silly question, eh? Well, it’s not silly after all. What’s the […]
You Are Not Your Customer
Here’s a trick question. Who owns your website? Who owns your business? Surely it’s you, right? You couldn’t be more wrong if you tried! So who on earth owns your business? Well, who owns Coke? Let’s go back to 1985. New Coke was the unofficial name of the sweeter drink introduced in 1985 by The […]
Revolution vs. Evolution-Based Businesses
There’s a sure fire formula for stunted growth. If you follow that formula, your business will grow, but it will only grow so much. And while its growing, it will always be struggling for funds and customers. And it’s because you chose evolution vs. revolution First, let’s define evolution… Evolution is pragmatic growth. You get […]
The Importance Of The Exit Clause (Especially When You Are A Small Business Owner)
Imagine you’ve stepped into a cinema. And the lights go dark. So dark that it’s hard focusing on your hand in front of you. And then you see it. So what do you see? Yup, it’s the ‘Exit Signs’. They glow in the dark. Isn’t that ironic? You’ve barely entered, and what you’re seeing are […]
