First day back after 2 weeks sailing the beautiful Dalmatian coast of Croatia – how did I get to age 65 without discovering this...

Around 8 years ago, Annie and I took a holiday at a Hilton Hotel in Dalaman, Turkey. On arrival I spent the first 4 days sleeping between...

Sometimes running your own business requires a sacrifice of time. For me the sacrifice this Bank Holiday weekend was to work for 4 hours...

I’m currently reading “October”, a history of The Russian Revolution by one of my favourite authors, China Mieville (best known for his...

Here’s a list of reasons why you could give up, throw the towel in, sell up and go: The threat of litigation; The burden of compliance;...

I’ve often described Bank Holiday weekends as “freelancer catch-up time” and I wonder how many of you could be found during the last 4...

Heading up to The Lake District this morning for a full day of coaching with Neil Cooper and the team from Crossbank Dental Care –...

The Beginner’s Guide to Development There are two activities in your business: Delivery Development It’s all too easy to get lost in the...

It was a conversation with my business coach that had me scribbling furiously on a notepad as Rachel Turner shared her wisdom and...

All of us in business have three basic resources with which to create our vision, our systems and our profits: TIME MONEY PEOPLE Our...

There are some projects (almost always associated with working ON as opposed to working IN your business and your life) that simply...

I’ve observed that, in a coaching meeting, there is very often a moment when a light bulb flashes in the client’s head and they suddenly...

It took a significant accumulation of social drinking in the months (yes, months) up to Christmas and New Year to convince me that Dry...

Somewhat of a shock to the system this morning as my alarm call is 04:20 so that I can catch an early train down to London. Today I’m...

Today is the first Monday back at work for many people – the first full working week of the year. It’s still not too late to think about...

Let me explain the aims and objectives of the retreat. I personally take time out every spring/summer to plan the following calendar...

Whilst appreciating that there will be some who have worked during the Christmas and New Year period, many like me will be back to their...

For many of us today will be the last working day of the year. Perhaps you are even looking forward to a lunchtime finish. Some will be...

Great clients bring out the best in themselves. Let me share with you an example from yesterday. I met with Neil Harris at HRS Dental...

I broke my own rules over the weekend and decided to work Saturday until such time as I had reached email inbox zero. The perfect...