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Have you got what it takes to #ADDAZERO?
#ADDAZERO For those of you already following our #ADDAZERO story, today is all about FAILURE! The moment I use that word, some will 'switch off', 'move on', 'disengage'. And I get it. Why would anyone want to spend any time, thought or energy talking about failure?...
I quit
In the last few months, I’ve quit, two different business activities. Even though, both were serving me and my business well! In the summer, I quit attending a series of trainings I had signed up for and was learning much from. Then last week, I quit a networking...
5 star service
Do you offer 5-star service? We've all heard the expression "Cash is king" But you'll find, that 'cash' in the hands of a customer, and so surely the real expression is (or at least should be) The Customer is King (or Queen). With that in mind, I wonder: Do you...
Isn’t it time to start telling the truth?
One of the things I’ve observed in the last 18 months or so, is how more and more people are telling white lies! I’m not calling people liars – we’ve all been guilty of not wanting to admit the real reason we are late to attend the endless zoom meetings was “I needed...
Do you have an exit plan?
What is it you desire most? Money? Time? The most popular answer I hear when I ask this question is FREEDOM! Freedom to do what they want, when they want. And not to have to worry about work, or money in order to be able to do whatever it is they want to do. So why is...
What I learnt from watching 14 Peaks
Project possible Recently I scrolled through Netflix, and stumbled across this exceptional documentary directed by Torquil Jones. Produced by Noah Media Group, Little Monster Films and Torquil Jones with Nirmal Purja, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Vasarhelyi as executive...
13 reasons you NEED a coach
13 reasons your business is suffering (if you don't already have a coach) Whether you've ‘bitten the bullet’ and quit, been made redundant, inherited or otherwise. You’ve made the shift from employee to the business owner. Congratulations, you've just joined the ranks...
The 7 year itch
If you've ever been in a long-term relationship, you've probably heard one person or another throw around the concept of the "seven-year itch." (A coin of phrase originating from the 1955 American romantic comedy film of the same name directed by Billy Wilder). This...
Why are you called My TrueNORTH?
I'm often asked "Why are you called My TrueNORTH?" so thought it best if I shared the story behind our #brand. (After all, every business has its own story, right?) The Story of the Explorer’s Compass Imagine. You are an explorer standing exactly on the North Pole....
It’s official…..
Today is a day I never considered would happen - but it has! I can't put an 'actual date' on when I began coaching? You see, long before I ever qualified as a coach, had I continually learned, practiced, and shared my learning with others, that they may benefit also. ...
Should I put my prices up?
I'm often shocked when I ask business owners the last time they put their prices up? It's very rarely Recently... It's infrequently in the past 12 months And sometimes they can't even remember it was that long ago! I just don't get it! You pay more at the pump almost...
Attitude = Altitude!
Accordingly, to psychologist and Life coach Cliff Arnall, (A tutor of the Centre for lifelong Learning), Today is the saddest day of the year. 'Blue Monday' is Cliff's concept and is based on a mix of bad weather, long winter nights, the aftermath of the festive...