Convenience is the enemy of value.
For a Father’s day get together, my family and the families of my two sisters had arranged to take my parents out for dinner. For a variety of reasons, we agreed on our local Harvester pub and on the following Tuesday since Father’s day itself didn’t work for us all. So we pre-booked a week […]
Alex TLC – formerly ALD Life
In June we have donated to Alex TLC - formerly ALD Life. This donation is going toward sponsoring Chiana Lukas (Shane and Jenny's Daughter) to complete the Cancer Research Pretty Muddy This will be taking place on the 15th June and if you would like to sponsor her too, please click herePretty Muddy
In June we sponsored Chiana Lukas (Jenny and Shanes Daughter) to complete the Pretty Muddy for Cancer Research. This will be taking place on the 15th June and if you would like to sponsor her too, please use the following link: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/chianas-race-for-life-1Deal with it
I often hear this phrase about an employee… “They are really sweet but I just can’t trust them to do everything they are supposed to!” Sound familiar? Well, you have 2 choices: Get rid of them – if you can’t trust them to do the work you will be constantly worrying about it and […]
Measuring your success
A common set of metrics that are measured within an Accountancy Practice might include: – Turnover, Gross Recurring Fee Income, Profits, Average Fee Per Client … Do these resonate with you? Do they move and inspire you? Some of these don’t reflect success and some are consequences of doing the right things. What’s the right thing for you? Drive […]
Asking for what you don’t want
A strange thing happened the other day. I was at the gym with my personal trainer and he set me a really horrible exercise. The exercise itself doesn’t matter, the point it is left me absolutely knackered. Muscles hurting, chest pounding, lungs bursting. “How was that?” he asked. “Bloody horrible,” I said, “I’m in pain […]
Selling vs Listening
Observation 1: Most Accountants hate selling Observation 2: Most Accountants are great listeners Let’s face it, few of us enjoy ‘selling’ in the conventional sense of the word, it feels uncomfortable, you sense that the guard goes up when you begin discussing products and services that are over and above what your prospective client – […]
How Much Do You Actually Need To Be Financially Safe ?
A few months ago, I was introduced to a successful businessman – let’s call him Dave – who agreed to be interviewed for research towards my next book. The theme of the book is around drive, motivation and purpose and it became clear that Dave was, indeed, a very driven person, with numerous financially profitable […]
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