If you’ve read my previous two blogs: What’s Your Vision? and How Positive Is Your Mindset?, you’ll know that when it comes to creating success in business, the two things play a critical part. However, whilst a strong Vision and a Positive...
This is my first blog post of 2014 and so I thought I’d share one of my own achievements from last year as a way of demonstrating how with a clear vision, a positive mindset and the right kind of action, you too can achieve your goals this year. I have had a...
If you’ve read my previous blog What are you ‘Doing’?, you’ll know that in addition to a strong vision and mindset, success is reliant on taking ‘Positive’ action. Positive action is not just about activity, it’s about affirmative...
If you read my blog What’s Your Vision, you’ll know that when it comes to creating success in business, I place huge importance on having a purpose and an idea of where you are going. In addition to having a vision that motivates you to take action, you need to have a...
Do you have a vision for your business? A vision is a long-term view of the future which conveys the purpose and set’s the direction of the business. It includes the core values (beliefs that are shared by everyone involved) of the business, which drives the culture,...
Have you ever felt disappointed when someone did something you didn’t approve of?! I was talking to a client last month and he was ranting about a member of his staff who had handled a complaint from an important client “appallingly”. ...
On the day when everyone is making New Year resolutions and/or setting goals, I received this text from my mum: “New year, new intentions: keep your sights high and your feet on the ground”. As a teenager, I was described by one astrologist as an...
This month, I was witness to someone’s integrity being questioned and it got me thinking about what integrity actually is… I’d always thought of integrity as being about honesty and adherence to moral and ethical principles. Actually, integrity is more than...
This week, during a monthly Success call with one of my team, I asked the question “What defines a leader”. He answered that leadership is a natural ability that you are either born with or not. I thought this was very interesting. It is true that some people appear...
I’ve had some great comments, both public and private as a result of my ‘Where is your Success Ladder leaning?’ post – thank you to all of you, it’s great to know you’re reading! I’ve recently taken that same story out on ‘4Sight tour’ at 4Networking breakfast...
Remember ‘Tam with The Plan’ from my earlier blog “Planning only works if the goals are right?” It was tenacious planning that enabled me to climb the Success Ladder with ease. It was a steep journey and I kept my focus upwards, continually striving for the next...
If you’re in business, you no doubt understand the importance of networking. Networking is about developing mutually beneficial relationships and rapport is key to that. Rapport is ‘a relationship of mutual understanding or trust between people’, and...
