Would you buy a Ferrari and stick a Ford engine in it?
Would you buy a Ferrari and stick a Ford engine in it? No! Who in their right mind would? But it seems we do this to our businesses all the time. Read this short article to find out how. Someone made...
View ArticleHow NOT to invite a connection on LinkedIn
I may just be feeling a bit grumpy but I really am bothered by the LinkedIn invites I’ve been receiving lately. I’m bothered enough to take time out to write this article. I’ve over 1000+ connections...
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Whose shoes are you trying to fill
One of the questions I’ve been asked the most recently since my recent business acquisition at www.forwardladies.com is “How do you intend to fill your predecessors big shoes”? or people commenting...
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Give Yourself Some Credit
July 10th was my husbands 40th birthday. We decided to take a family trip overseas (that is us in the picture with our son and niece on our way to Niagara Falls in Canada) to get away from the day to...
View ArticleWhat I did when I had no money to pay for help
What do you do when you have no money, feel stuck and your business just isn’t generating the income you want – no NEED it to? This week, I’ve met a few people who have unfortunately found themselves...
View ArticleImpatient to grow your business? Do this first!
When thinking of growing and scaling up your business, its very important that you work out those parts of the business that are profitable and can be replicated before you start to embark on an...
View ArticleQ & A: Griselda, How do you navigate through times when you’ve made a major...
Business is one of those ventures that is fraught with risk and mistakes. The mistakes range from minor every day mistakes to seriously big hairy audacious ones that can leave major financial and...
View ArticleInvest in your relationships
I’ve been spending a lot of time with some pretty inspirational people. Half the time I can’t believe that I actually know these people and that they choose to spend time with me. Lets be honest in a...
View ArticleThe Often Overlooked Power of “Why Me?”
Instead of asking “why me”? when bad things happen to you, why don’t you change your perspective and instead ask: Why am I the one who gets to have and run the business that I have? Why am I the one...
View Article10 of my most profound lessons from 2015
Happy New Year to you! 2015 has been an amazing year for me. It wasn’t all roses as like you I faced my fair share of challenges and setbacks. I shed some tears, as I was reminded, taught, and...
View ArticleSShh! Why you should keep your goals to yourself!
I know you’ve been receiving a lot of emails this January promising miraculous success this year especially when it comes to setting and achieving goals. I want to share a video sharing advice that is...
View ArticleFinding Solutions!
This week I wanted to talk about how to go about finding solutions to pressing business issues. Our instincts when things aren’t working is to stay behind the computer and work harder at the problems,...
View Article3 perspectives to help you cope with the challenges of growing a business
This week a few people have asked me what my secret is for dealing with the challenges life seems to be throwing my way. They’ve been privy to some of my personal challenges and are baffled because I...
View Article10 Random Things I Learnt (or was reminded of) This Week
It’s been one of those busy weeks. Full of meetings, public speaking, finding and pursuing new business and getting on top of a mountain of emails etc etc. I’ve also learnt a lot of things despite the...
View ArticleWhich is more valuable? Your time or your money?
I read an article in the psychologies magazine recently that really got me thinking about the value I place on my time. I’m one of those people that really can’t stand time wasters and I was neurotic...
View Article3 Things You Need To Have In Place To Help You Raise Funding For Your Business
I’ve been approached by a few people looking to funding to grow their business. There is a popular saying that there are 3 sources of funding – friends, family and fools! But I believe there are no...
View ArticleSometimes we just don’t question things as deeply as we should
I was called in to help a business whose owner had decided to call it quits. The owner was financially distressed as they didn’t have enough money to cover the operational costs of running the business...
View ArticleHow to deal with employees that hold you to ransom
Recent conversations with business owners have brought to light a problem that is very common but seldom talked about. This is the problem small business owners face when key staff hold them to ransom...
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Leadership lessons from Trump and Clinton
I woke up to the news of Donald Trumps presidency yesterday. I’m still in shock whilst writing this. We are indeed living in interesting times with the Brexit vote earlier this year and now Trump...
View Article3 Tips For Making The Most Of The New Year
I hope you managed to have a break over the holidays and the year is off to a great start? I spent part of the holidays in 35 degrees weather in Ghana. Sadly, we went to say goodbye to Grandad Makavo...
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