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 More articles are being added to this section every month, so be sure to keep coming back to check the new stuff, or you might just miss that million dollar idea for your business!

Niches That Make Big Money - Finding the perfect niche within that category and selling to them is the absolute key to continued growth and success. Read more...

Customers Versus Members - The vast majority of small business have customers that they treat like, well, customers! And they are missing out on tonnes of opportunity. Read more...

Your Businesses Forcefield - Is it keeping yourcustomers in or out? Read more...

The Value Of Meetings - I’m a busy business owner and manager. I’m too busy to take the time to meet with my staff on a regular basis. Read more...

Planting Seeds - As we seek to improve in our health, well being, career, sporting achievement or anything really, we have access to so much information. Read more...

I Didn't Hear That The First Time - Isn’t funny how the universe conspires to teach us lessons by putting similar situations or circumstances in front of us in groups or chunks. Read more...

Customer Service, What Customer Service? - It never ceases to amaze me the number of small business owners that genuinely see the customer as a distraction or inconvenience. Read more...

Dealing With Team Member Challenges - As employers within a small business we are faced with challenges constantly. On a daily, weekly and monthly basis we are faced with employee problems, procedural issues and customer concerns. Read more...

Small Challenges Big Achievements - I guess all those with children have experienced the agonising task of repeatedly asking or telling the kids, to them it’s nagging, to “clean up that mess”, “your not leaving the table till it’s all gone”, and the big one “hurry up” Read more...

The Shock & Awe Pack - UNPACKED! - A S&A pack is a professionally produced folder or attractive recepticle that contains a series of brochures and possibly audio CD’s and DVD’s that take your potential customer through a journey that builds trust and a connection between them and your business, as well as creating credibility and authority for your business. Read more...

Plan Vs No Plan -  Competing in the most recent Sydney to Hobart ocean yacht race has led me to this article about setting and sticking to a plan or goal. Read more...

A Clean Desk - It was within a recent MyLyfe workshop (Time Machine) that those attending were introduced to the advantages of a ‘Clean and clutter free desk or workspace’. Read more...

A Valuable Lesson Worth Learning - The year didn't get started in the best way possible, but did deliver a very, very important lesson. A lesson that some of us get from time to time but don't hang on to or act on anywhere near enough. Read more...

Same Task Different Outcome - You’ve probably heard all the phrases, “Your input determines your output”, “Your attitude determines your altitude” and maybe “plan your work then work your plan”. There are so many and they all have true meaning. We hear it all but how much do we action? Read more...

Meetings, Meetings And More Bloody Meetings - Are meetings really a waste of time? Most people think they can be.  Many people tend to have a negative association to meetings because they more than likely have experienced, many times, sitting there not being engaged with the meeting, and it seems as if it is a waste of time to them. Read More...

The Magic Effect Of The Toolbox Meeting - The Toolbox meeting is a short sharp meeting, generally run with small groups of people, and where possible appropriate run on a daily basis. The purpose of the Toolbox meeting is to create continuity of communication and take advantage of momentum. Read more...

The Effectivness Of The One On One Meeting - In every single case when we have encouraged our clients to begin holding one-on-one meetings with their team members, the feedback has been simply stunning. Read more...

The Team Meeting, Adding Dollars To Your Bottom Line - If you already read the articles on the One-on-one meeting and the Toolbox meeting, you will be starting to notice that the purpose of the majority of the meetings is for the leader to support the team members.  This goes for the team meetings as well! Read More...