In my conversations with business owners over the past 12 months, I’ve noticed a consistent pattern: they are rushing. Challenging economic times demand it. There’s firefighting to do, problems to…
“I am confused about where to put my energies.” My client has owned a tourism business in regional South Australia for the past eight years. In that time his focus…
“In 2026, we want to reap the rewards” The father-daughter team ran a design and manufacturing business. After years of struggle, the business was in a sound financial position. In…
“I will shortly be closing the book on my sporting career and need help in writing my next book on my career in business.” A semi-professional striker was retiring. Due…
“How uncomfortable are you feeling right now?” As I slumped back in my chair struggling to come up with an answer. I had been walking my coach through my reflections…
A business owner approached me to have a conversation about how to manage the growth of his business. He had a passion for sports management and was considering expanding into…
Earlier this year I wrote a blog about shifting a client’s mindset from looking for the perfect plan to achieve work-life balance to identifying small, immediate steps he could take…
From my years in coaching, I discovered something fascinating: while business owners face remarkably similar challenges regardless of size or industry, what makes each situation unique is not the problem…
From my experience as a business coach, the hardest decision a business owner faces will have to make is knowing when it is time to exit the business. For many…
One of the first questions I ask business owners is, “Why did you go into business in the first place?” The answer is often about achieving freedom — the freedom…
My conversation this week with a client was dominated by his recent diagnosis of colon cancer and the significant impact that treatment will have on his business and personal life….
In my view there are three ways people use the time available to them being: Personal time Family time Business time How people divide up their time is a personal…
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