Positive Mindset

How completing a physical challenge can help you run a small business

Recently taking part in a charity challenge of walking 24 peaks, in the Lake District, in 24 hours. (#24in24) really got me thinking…

It was brutal at times and highly rewarding and gloriously peaceful at others.

It took …

11 Signs Business Coaching is Crucial for your Business Growth

How many decisions do you make in your business on a daily and weekly basis? Hundreds…

How many of those decisions are made without truly assessing the consequences?

15 years in business has taught many lessons. Working closely on a …

Don’t fall back into the Small Business Rat Race

What intentions did you set for you and your small business that you promised to stick to post-pandemic?

Perhaps you wanted to walk more, attend less meetings, be more mindful or quite simply (but massively impactful) do the work you …

Put the Fun back into Business

The Halo and the Horn Effect

Ever heard of the Halo and the Horn effect? It’s the positive first impression that leads us to treat someone more favourably. This also works with clients coming into your office or place of …

How to develop an entrepreneurial mindset

Moving from an employee to an entrepreneur is a huge shift.

Not only for the enormous learning curve required to understand small business development but for the huge adjustment to your mindset that is essential to take you out of …

Financial Freedom for Men AND Women

A manifesto to all women

There is nothing wrong with women sharing they want to earn good money. Nothing at all.

Much like ambition, drive and assertiveness, money and confidence for women has somehow come to feel synonymous with aggression, …

Leap before you are ready

I waited 10 years before I was ready. And do you know what I found out when I thought I was finally ready? I wasn’t ready! This was me back in 2007 in my corporate days, in a job that …

Post COVID advice from a Business Coach

We have all been in a myriad of situations with our small businesses and home life situations since lockdown. A favourite phrase of mine is ‘Same storm; different boats’ which sums up the difference in experiences; business disappearing overnight, less …

8 things you, the business owner, needs to be doing now….

Guest Blog by Nick Platt, Henwood Court

Setting direct health concerns aside, it has now become clear that coronavirus will not pass without leaving some long-term business and economic consequences in its wake. While it might be tempting to focus …

Let’s get (and stay) motivated

Aside from the all-important question of, “is it OK to market?”, the second most frequent plight from business owners during these times has been, “how do I stay motivated?”. Every single business across the land has been affected one way …