Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that it is probably the worse thing that is going to happen to you all day long. In these uncertain times, with unpredictable timetables and…
Now I’ve got your attention! But really – I do want to talk about chocolate because it’s Easter, because chocolate is known as the cure-all, feel good, indulgence (or every day treat) and I love how clever chocolate marketing is! As Australians we absolutely love chocolate! We love chocolate so much we eat around 7kilos…
Are you making any New Years Resolutions? Chances are you are one of the many people who are going to make 2019 the year to be… more healthy, wealthy and wise. As a change management consultant New Year Resolutions fascinate me. Funnily enough New Years Resolutions are not the result of the modern era nor the…
It’s the time of year when many of us celebrate Christmas. While historians reveal a very checkered past to what we now know as Christmas as a ‘story-catcher’, I am always intrigued to find out about people’s rituals and traditions. On my mother’s side, our heritage is German / Polish. So for us Christmas Eve…
Black Friday My inbox has been bombarded with Black Friday sales but not only today – for the whole week. My social media feeds are full of ads for Black Friday and even TV shows are creating infomercials disguised as information you need to know to get the best bargains before midnight! In fact I…
Many people have a fear of networking. I was fearful of networking ‘back in the day’ when networking was primarily about being thrust into a space where people try and sell you something, anything they’ve got – even if you are not remotely in the target market. You get trapped being sold to and leave…