It has to be said, so I’ll say it – I’m a winner. I seem to win a ton of raffles. Always have. ;o) I remember as a little kid watching the local TV station (Channel 6 in Hobart) on a Saturday morning with my brother as they drew the lucky winner for the weekly […]
Personal/General
The Key To Public Speaking Without Notes
Most people are terrified of public speaking. Sadly for many people, public speaking skills could give them a massive advantage in many areas of their life. If you can speak in public with skill, authority and a touch of pizazz then you have a tremendously valuable asset. My 2 sons (15 and 16 yo) last […]
What I’ve Learnt After 2,000 Blog Posts
Howdy I just noticed I’ve written exactly 2,000 posts on this site since I started blogging on March 30, 2003. This is 2,001 post so that kind of screws the synergy, but never mind. Okay, in celebration of 2,000 posts let’s talk nice: Things I Love I love the fact a waitress in a restaurant […]
New Guy To Blame – Excellent!
Welcome to the new guy who started today – Toby Gundry. Toby responded to the blog yesterday at 1.45 pm and had the job by 4.36 pm. Easy! But had a less than stellar start to the day when his computer failed to turn on and needed our Gold Coast computer repair business to help. […]
Why Some Clients Aren’t Worth Crap (& Just 1 Can Explode Your Success)
I’m back home after 11 days away in Tasmania – it’s the little heart shaped island off the bottom of mainland Australia. I went down with 5 mates and we hired motorbikes to tour around on. One of the guys heading into Pipers Brook Vineyard With 6 of us usually turning up in some tiny […]
The Secrets To My (& Your) Success
Someone asked me the other day what my secret to success was. We’ll, I’ve done okay. But it wasn’t due to one thing. It was 4 things. Here are my 4 secrets to success in business: Huge Ego – I believed passionately in what I was doing. I believed that I was doing a great […]
Awards Mean So Much to Some People
I’m off to my kid’s school awards tonight and they always fascinate me. The parents of the kids who win stuff are so damn proud. Just like the kid getting the award. No matter how cool the kid thinks he/she is, they’re always thrilled to get the recognition. (I boo kids as they get up […]