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- An accountant spends three years studying their craft
- A lawyer spends five years studying their craft
- A doctor spends seven years studying their craft
Having coached several...
I had a really interesting chat with a client last week about why we don’t always do what we know we should when we run our own business. I told him why I think this occurs by relaying the story below from when I was an employee.
Many years back, I was a sales executive with Telstra...
19 Tips From 22 Years of Coaching…
We all have an identity, and we all operate from a set of beliefs.
These have been built up over many years, and most of it is now operating from your subconscious – which means that you might not even be aware of them.
The ego is why so people don’t like to...
Farm owners are some of the richest people in the world. Many are in the top 1% when it comes to wealth.
In the end, you only need so much money, and many farm owners now have more wealth than they will ever spend.
If you have a net worth of more than 3 million dollars, please...
Peter Van Beek was an 80-year-old that would stand near a roundabout next to our house and wave to the traffic almost every day.
We would often drive past him, and our kids would get so excited and wave like mad to him.
He brought so much joy to our kids and many...
Why do so many people resist help?
Why are some people so open to receiving help from others, yet others reject it?
Why do people defend what they know and struggle to remain open-minded to other viewpoints and receiving feedback to live a better life?
The most successful and...
Recently I stayed in a hotel in Casino NSW.
I travelled to have a couple of days with Our Cow, who I coach.
It’s hard to get accommodation in Casino, and I ended up staying in a simple hotel that was three stars at best.
I met a girl called Kylie.
Kylie...
A 30-minute weekly team meeting aligned to your strategic plan will do you wonders.
Here are 15 keys to running a great meeting:
1. Set a time: Make it the same time every time so that people book it in as a habit.
2. Set a frequency: Make it consistent, so...
In order to run a Freedom Farm or a business that can run without you, you must overcome any fear of losing control.
You will need to become extremely comfortable hiring people (even people to pay your bills and manage your bank accounts) and then get out of their way.
This...
My first business (22 years ago now) was a business coaching franchise (called Action Coach). I was part of a global franchise group, and there were about 400 of us in the franchise in Australia.
It cost me $80k to buy and then $1,500 a month plus 5% of my revenue.
It was...
What I have experienced (meaning this might not be true for you) is my greatest growth has occurred when I have stopped (work), and I am doing nothing.
One of the world’s best coaches is a guy called Dan Sullivan.
I listened to him many years ago, and he said that for a business owner to...
