The Diaries of a Mentor – When Silence Speaks
People often think mentorship is all about teaching, guiding, and giving instructions. But sometimes, the real teaching happens in silence. Right now, I’m mentoring two young interns. What they don’t know is… I’m observing everything.Observing whether their words align with their actions. How invested they are in the project we are working on. Paying attention, observing how they move when no one is prompting them. How they show up or don’t. This week, I intentionally stayed quiet. I wanted to see what they’d do with the space. Would they initiate? Would they communicate? Would they stretch themselves? And honestly… I …
What’s stopping you?
Some of us can be taught all the sales and marketing techniques in the world but if you have certain beliefs that are very real to you, these beliefs can stop you dead in your tracks. …
How we think and feel impacts the success of your business
How we think, feel and behave has an impact on how your business grows. The deals you make. The relationships you have with your customers. Your well being. The number of sales you make. It also impacts on the results you have in marketing and social media. If you dread it or have resistance to it, it won’t work. Throughout our lives we are taught to do everything in our own strength. We are taught that you cannot get anywhere without hard work and effort. Hard work, determination and commitment is important but not to the point of being a …
How you can manage your time and keep up in today’s fast moving world
Quite a few of us are swimming frantically around at the moment trying to keep our heads above the water. We have so much going on in both our business lives and personal lives right now that it has become a challenge to keep up. This is not happening only for small business but it is happening at a global level. I thought I'd share this article with you on how Japan's Earthquake has tilted the planet's axis and sped up the earth's spin by a micro second. Scientist Greg Braden talks about it here in this video …
Would you like to take control of your financial future but don’t know how?
How to give your money great leadership inside your business and your life. Many of us struggle when it comes to figuring out how we are going to make sure we have enough money in the next few months, the next few years and how on earth are we going to retire? I’ve always been a very good saver but over the years I’ve never quite figured out how to make it work for me in a way that helps me to earn an additional monthly income. I’ve also had to dip into my savings over the years which has …
How your mind is stopping you from achieving your goals
Do you find yourself going round and round in circles? The same run of the mill stuff, wishing your life could be different. I have a friend who was stuck in a job she hated, going about life stuck in a rut because she has bills to pay. She would moan and complain about how awful things were and how bored she was with her life. She would moan about the long hours she had to work and year after year she would sing the same tune, wishing she could start her own business. She …
Why do we keep punishing ourselves?
Waking up early this morning reading a few things I stumbled on this article shared by Sandra Roy de Greeff about How Woolworths really Operates an article written by Euodia Roets, artist, illustrator and designer for Touchee Feelee – a South African home ware & pamper boutique. I don’t know the ins and outs of this story but we’ve all seen this many times before and quite frankly Woolworths can afford to pay top Dollar even if it means the Directors and the shareholders get less, to me that is true social responsibility because that means that everyone involved in the …
Timing is Everything
I never quite realized the value of patience. In other words: stop, wait, and let your ideas unfold as they should. At the right time! We often get ideas from above – ideas that are really quite awesome. You know those ideas that get you motivated and excited and all you want to do is go out there and make those ideas a reality. …
How to overcome your own stumbling blocks in your business
There are moments in our business where we have to fight our own demons and overcome stumbling blocks that keep us from moving forward, especially the thoughts in our heads which got me thinking about movies and how they put movies together. What do movie-making and your business have in common? They are both supposed to make magic. As a business owner you should see yourself as the star of the show with the power to direct every scene. What you envision – and how you see yourself in that vision – are the keys to how people see you and experience …
Committing Business Suicide – Part 2
Yesterday I shared my personal experience of how I almost committed business suicide. You can read about it here. Today I’m going to continue my story by sharing with you 4 more tips to help you on your business journey. Helping others Helping others is a good thing but it can seriously damage you and your business if you are not strategic. If you are doing pro bono or free work, make sure that there is a long term benefit to this. I’ve helped many people over the years with their online presence ( and I now wonder why because …
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