Trial and error is a very slow way to learn. So take inspiration from these 101 famous quotes by entrepreneurs and famous people to learn in the fastest way possible – from somebody else’s life, without wasting your own. People like Steve Jobs, Alan Sugar, Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos all have a…
The directors of Airworld Tours, a luxury travel business, were deeply concerned that their hard work to build a multimillion pound travel business over ten years would be unravelled by a ‘perfect storm’ of problems hitting them all at the same time. Jamal Shahid and Mohammad Akram started luxury tour operator Airworld Tours Limited in…
A couple of weeks ago, in a post called Improve Your Attitude, I noted that several people I work with, or had recently met, were achieving very different results and that their attitudes seemed to be reflected in their results. Fast-forward to this week and there’s a great book that describes exactly why this happens. …
Had a fantastic week this week talking to a couple of clients. First, The Riverside Restaurant in Barnard Castle have now officially grown to twice their original sales, with profits to match! When I said to Andrew what had made the biggest impact, he said no single thing, but a combination of lots of changes…
Recently I’ve been talking to a number of people in business who have got really depressed by the state of the economy. They’re suffering from a bad dose of recession depression. We all have bad days, and it’s OK to feel fed up occasionally, but when it happens most days, you’ve got a problem and…
Even the best idea without enough follow-through will end in failure, but a poor idea with total commitment to follow-through will get good, or even great, results. Hence business success is so often 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. This came back to my mind this evening while I watched "All Over The Shop", the BBC2 programme…
When a rabbit strays onto a road and gets caught in the glare of the headlights, it freezes on the spot. It hopes that by standing still it won’t get hurt by this strange predator with shining eyes. This strategy comes from evolution. When a hungry beast is out hunting for food, it looks for…
Over a very pleasant lunch in London yesterday, I discussed with a client the merits of working to improve your strengths versus working on your weaknesses. I’m a big believer in playing to your strengths and managing around your weaknesses. He came from a different perspective, that if your strengths are solid, fix the holes…
No, not YOU! I’m talking about all those calls and interruptions that keep happening every day, stopping you when you’re in mid-flow on something and making it really tough for you to concentrate on getting stuff done. But you can have better time management, with just a little effort. Most people tell me they don’t…
Recession is heavily in the news at the moment. It’s the economists way of feeling that they have something useful to contribute to the news headlines. There’s a great post on Research Loudmouth called Recession Therapy where the author sees packed shops in London’s Oxford Street while the press is all doom and gloom. Let’s…