Recycle Your Business To Stay Ahead
Business is constantly evolving. There are many aspects that simply recycle themselves just like clothing styles in the fashion industry – especially marketing. This is why it’s important to always remember the traditional ways of business because as trends come and go, traditional marketing always stands as foundationally sound and reliable.
The launch of social media platforms exploded and every business owner, entrepreneur and major corporate turned to social media to connect.
“Social marketing can be applied wherever one has a target audience and a behaviour one wants to influence.” Alan R. Andreasen
I Am Sorry
I am sorry… sorry that this world is in such a state of disarray and fear – sorry that we can’t get along and that some people feel the need to hurt people for no reason. Sorry that they use God for the wrong reason and not for faith and hope and love…….
I am grateful for every moment of every day of my life, for every person I meet, for every single thing I do and the opportunities that are put in front of me – I am grateful for you, and you, and you and I don’t care about your race, religion or colour of your skin. What I do care about is how you are treated and how you treat others, if you are capable of respect and love and if you have faith in yourself to know that love is greater than anything…
I have always been a seeker of the truth and solutions – not focusing on problems. I can only hope that others find the solutions and seek the truth – that Governments become responsible for their own people and not have greed or avarice as their focus.
What Effect Is Technology Having On Your Relationships?
I recently had an appointment with a Senior Relationship Manager at one of the top 3 banks in Australia and was shocked at the way it was handled. I am not one to reach for the smartphone first thing in the morning – I only use it for my alarm and then don’t look at...
Look at me, look at me! The I Generation
How many times do we see people sitting together having lunch, or walking together and not looking at each other at all? When was the last time you put your phone or tablet away and actually looked at the person next to you long enough to notice? Did you notice their...
Give Yourself Earnest Care
We spend a great deal of time in our lives taking care of others but often we fall short on taking care of our self? I am not talking about primping, styling and clothing. I am talking about your heart mind and soul… mainly the soul. Fill each day with nourishment,...
You Can Be Your Own Worst Enemy
Working with someone can be a learning experience all on its own. It's interesting to see how a bad habit can set us back in making decisions that would normally move us forward, affecting both business decisions and our personal choices. It takes a lot to admit a...
How Important Are You?
More than you think. A rooster minus a hen equals no baby chicks. kellogg minus a farmer equals no corn flakes. If the nail factory closes, what good is the hammer factory? Paderewski's genious wouldn't have amounted to much if the piano tuner hadn't shown up. A...
Are You Brand Worthy?
From time to time, we all think about who we are and how we are perceived by others. How does our “audience” see us. Not just within our business but the person we reflect within our environment.
From a personal perspective, it’s not about the friends or family we have, but how do they qualify you in their lives? Do they respect you, understand you or even listen to you?
In this great world of technology, what is your UX and does it make your brand worthy? If you were a robot or an avatar what would you leave behind as a memory?
I recently went to an presentation and during the Q&A I asked a question. Someone I had not seen for over 5 years immediately came over to me and stated that my voice brought back the good memories of our association.
The only way you change is accepting that you need to
Change is inevitable. Each week I meet individuals passionate about their purpose and desire to be successful in their endeavours. They express something is stopping them from achieving their ambitions and feel a sense of fear and regret.
When I ask the question “What’s stopping you?” there are moments of silence and they’re not sure or can’t pinpoint the issues.
In many, if not most cases, it’s simply the essential tools required for change – a word that creates fear and yet you know is inevitable. So why or who instils this fear and how does it take over or place us in a suspended state of being?
Is Technology the Silent Terrorist!
This was my first thought after seeing the consequences of what occurred in London. What’s going on? It takes humans to create the most amazing inventions, to inspire nations but it can take just one man to create chaos and revulsion. How did that man get to the point of wanting to do something so dreadful and awful, as each of these disasters are?
Are we now responsible for creating generations of misplaced, misinformed and maladjusted individuals who don’t know how to be kind, considerate and understanding? Who don’t understand what empathy is or how to be conciliatory? Who don’t believe in themselves enough that others can talk him into believing in such a horrifying atrocious cause. But I don’t just blame these misinformed creatures, I blame technology.
We live in a world led by technology – the growth of AI and everything in the cloud. We are supposed to be so “connected” and our online lifestyles are supposed to provide us insight and inspiration. Yet why are we so lonely? Something is wrong –a piece of the puzzle is missing.
Imperfection Can Do The Impossible
We hear it everyday - there's no such thing as failure - really there isn't. Since when does failing at something mean we fail at life, love or business? I think waking up each day and knowing that I have to challenge myself is exciting - trying to fit everything in...
Always be truthful… especially to yourself.
The scariest thing in life is being truthful. We either are overt in telling somebody what we feel or think about a particular matter, we give our opinions in meetings and in our work because we know what is best to get the job done, we tell our children what is...
5 Things Confident People Never Do
What are the best things about Confident People? Tell themselves stories Confident people don’t lie to themselves. They don’t believe the negative thoughts like, “I’m too old,” or “I’m not smart enough,” or “I’m not attractive enough.” They don’t hide behind denial or...
Women Who Inspire – My Mother
My mother It was Mother’s Day yesterday and we all look at the Matriarch of our family with pride. I don’t really believe in Mother’s Day or any day that the commercial world tells me to celebrate. I believe that everyday should be Mother’s Day, Father’s Day,...
Finding that meditative magic
I find it so hard to shut my mind for meditation I've resorted to meditating for one minute at a time. It started with 30 seconds at a time, so I'm getting there! For those who know me well, they’ll know that I will more than likely have my phone within reach (I’m...
Tuition or Intuition – or both?
Education is important, no doubt about it. There are numerous ways to learn and gather information and it’s important that we respect and recognise that they all play a role in the overall performance of life’s success. Living a worthwhile life and being happy takes more than a degree.
As much as we learn through school, TAFE and Uni, it’s the hands-on performances using innate trust in our own decision making and choices that provide the greatest tools for life.
You can mesmerize every book in a library but if you don’t trust your own decision making, you will continue to misjudge, slip-up and fail. Not that failures are all bad. Some teach us resilience or move us in another direction, where maybe we’re supposed to be.
The Only Person You Are Competing With – Is Yourself!
When I first moved back to Australia from living in the US for 17 years, someone said to me “You must be very competitive now.” My response was proverbial. Being raised in Oz -“Competition in the US is for survival, it’s the only way people get by. Whereas here, we compete with ourselves. It’s a totally different mindset.” It’s probably the best reason why I survived working in a very competitive environment – I stayed true to myself.
I think this adage is relevant for being raised in one of the most wonderful countries in the world.
Remember, there’s a message in Your Voice!
What’s important in today’s business? Communication, partnerships, customers, profit, loyalty or passion – establishing, building and endorsing relationships is so important in order to have it all.
Today, I experienced how business can lose its connection through electronic communication and assumptions and waste hours in the day. Then in a simple 10minute phone call rebuild it by listening to the tone and purpose of the words said between two intelligent individuals.
Words are often very imprecise vehicles of communication. If anyone else has noticed lately, written English in a world of such diversity and multiculturalism is not always accurate nor does it hold the true spirit of what’s being portrayed or meant.
istock_photo_of_two_people_talking-2When someone speaks to you the voice is powerful and the accompanying expressions are a powerful tool to find solutions, create partnerships or win relationships.
Practicing Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the new hot-topic in New Age cycles – ‘practice mindfulness, it’ll change your life!’, but what does mindfulness actually mean? Mindfulness involves consciously bringing awareness to the present moment – the here and now experience- with opening,...
How To Deal With Failure
How do you measure failure? When do you walk away and quit, or do you? I don’t think failure is a negative aspect of life, it’s just life. Yes, you can feel deflated when something doesn’t go exactly the way you want it to, but when you reflect on it usually you find...
Five reasons why you should keep studying (even as a successful business owner)
If you think you have reached the top of your game, think again. Yes, after years of hard work, you may have secured a deal with a major client, reached financial targets, and even swept your dream man off his feet and walked hand and hand into the sunset. But in the...
A Question of Faith in Yourself!
Faith - a highly personal matter! Faith is a highly personal and often difficult matter to articulate. Not knowing how to state your faith doesn’t make it any less genuine but at some point we have to state to ourselves, what our faith means… especially to our Self....
What is Social Intelligence?
Social intelligence is the measure of self- and social-awareness, evolved social beliefs and attitudes, and a capacity and appetite to manage complex social change. Did you know that only 15% of your workplace success is determined by hard skills, while the remaining...
The Growth of Female Entrepreneurs in Australia
Are female leaders really absent from Australia’s corporate sector or is our understanding of women’s progress being distorted by focusing only on ASX500 companies? The reality is women are walking away from corporate Australia. Instead, we are experiencing a growth...
5 Challenges Women Entrepreneurs Face (and How to Overcome Them)
Each year, more and more women set out on the journey to become successful founders and CEOs of their own companies. While these business-savvy ladies are inspirational to women with dreams of launching a startup, entrepreneurship remains a traditionally...
Thank You Thank You Thank You!
I think that sometimes we have to express our gratefulness and acknowledge the blessings we receive. I dont think we do it enough and become complacent about the way we live, the place we live, the opportunities we are offered. We are so busy pushing boundaries,...
Tips for women in leadership that I wish someone had told me by Catriona Pollard
When I left behind an established professional career in public relations to start my own agency, it was an incredibly exciting and scary time. I was just 30 years old, energised by the possibilities yet terrified of the unknown. Importantly, I didn't yet know what it...