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“My simple goal in life is to help as many of you as possible to build businesses that give you freedom.”
Don’t sweat the big stuff: what NOT to do to build a successful online business
In a recent post, I showed how to create a successful online business. And by success I mean makes you money and gives you time back too. But experience has shown me that simply having a great process at your fingertips isn’t always enough—you also need a laser-sharp focus on the right things if you’re
Why Being Productive Is Killing Your Business
There’s so much talk about productivity when you’re an entrepreneur. People always try to have a “productive” day, there are productivity apps for every conceivable aspect of business, and in fact, it you Google “how to be productive in business”, you’ll get over 123 million responses. But even though being “productive” has become almost like
7 Myths About Women In Business
Whether you’re a man or a woman, it would have been difficult to have switched on the news, opened a paper or checked your social media updates without realising that yesterday was International Women’s Day. In support of that and since today’s the first day of the business week, I thought it might be a
The 5 Core Characteristics of Great Entrepreneurs
I’ve worked with and mentored a lot of entrepreneurs over the years. And whilst we all love to analyse the theories and strategies that we can learn from others to make things work better in your business as for an entrepreneur, we often forget that there are also character traits that we could look to develop as well. You
The most powerful question you can ask yourself in business
As business owners — really just as humans — it’s incredibly easy to get caught up in reacting to day to day life. And while that’s certainly important, it’s really easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and end up bouncing around doing a bunch of different things instead of making real progress. To
10 templates for saying no
Saying no properly is a lost art. Although a lot of people feel really awkward about saying no, I think women especially get uncomfortable with it, because we’re more societally trained to be people pleasers. But it’s one of the most important skills that you can master, because it ensures that you can keep your
My Simple (But Crucial) Strategy For Entrepreneurial Success: Do Things Differently
As children, we’re told again and again not to be disruptive. To be quiet in class, to sit still and follow the rules, and to learn to work like the teacher wants us to, rather than the way that makes sense to us. And while there’s certainly some value in learning how to work within
