Published 20 June 2015. Updated 16 March 2026. All coaches and leaders need to nurture their people, whether you are a corporate leader, run a Mastermind group, have a small business or are a business coach, mentor or trainer. Leadership, training, and coaching should be actioned where you lead by example and help…
Published 15 October 2014. Updated 17 December 2025. In both business and professional life, a lot can be said and written about the best ways to set goals and plan in order to succeed. There are also many different ways to do this, from more traditional methods to scrapbooking and imaging and mapping your…
Managing Tall Poppy Syndrome Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is an Aussie and NZ thing, and to some degree, also England. It refers to “cutting down the tall poppy” where you criticise others for their success, talents and achievements. Some believe it’s a by-product of our cultural value of everyone being equal. Equality is fair…
Sales (particularly for business owners) isn’t always about being a great ‘talker’ or ‘having the gift of gab’ but rather it’s often having a sales process and communicating well. As a business and marketing coach, I work with clients on all this (and more) to help them improve their sales skills. This is what I’m…
These really should not be a secret, and it’s out there. But hey, if I said “15 boring business things you’ve gotta do” you probably wouldn’t have even given this article a second look! Not that I think any of these is boring; it’s exciting when you focus on your business and grow a business…
What do you really want out of life is a big question! It’s a question that I’ve asked (and considered even personally) for decades. As an experienced business coach and life coach, I know we wonder … what do we want from our lives? What do we want to achieve? I’m regularly asking ‘where do…
I saw another coach getting a hard time on social media recently in respect of her success and it’s certainly not the first time I’ve seen successful people getting bagged for their success. I’ve experienced it myself from time to time. Seeing that post on social media inspired me to write this article and share…
When it comes to business, we don’t just want to survive and hang in there by the skin of our teeth. We want to thrive. As an experienced business coach, I work with so many clients who want to do well, but just lack a little knowledge, know-how and experience to make it happen. Rather…
As a business coach, I’m always being asked what it takes to run a successful business. Hey, I’ve done it myself and grew a business from a garage to five locations around Australia. Here are my FIVE TOP TIPS to having a successful business which makes you money, is sustainable…
I was at a business event a few weeks back and the MC asked if anyone had experienced a FANTASTIC YEAR? I put my hand up; I’m really happy with what occurred in 2017 but interestingly, many people did not respond even to “so what about an average year?”. When you look back at…