You may not have thought of this but like many of you not only am I a financial adviser, but I also operate a small business. Like most small business owners I spend a great deal of my working life…
I was having a conversation with a client the other day who was feeling nervous about the state of the share market. This guy has been a client for many years so is quite experienced in terms of the ups…
As the month of January draws to a close, the Christmas festivities fade in the memory, and the excesses of the season slowly work their way (too slowly!) off the waistline, I thought it opportune to write about setting goals,…
In many service-based businesses, in the trades, in the professions, or in any business where the labour of a human is involved in the delivery of the service, there is often the notion that the person delivering the service is…
When you have a conversation with a business owner, it is vital to consider the other person in the room – the business. The business is a very demanding person, both of me as an adviser, and as a…
In business we all get very tied up in the moment, in pursuing the next sale or delivering the next order. It is very easy for us to forget at times (or choose to forget) some simple truths which remembering…
For years I have been fascinated by this guy. I have written about him, presented about him, made videos involving him, read several books about him and watched lots of documentaries. I had the good fortune to see him and…
We call ourselves advisers, which means we provide "ADVICE", but what is advice anyway? There are many professions who are in the business of providing advice, from doctors and dentists to accountants and lawyers, from engineers to motor mechanics, from…
I describe myself as a poor but enthusiastic golfer. There is nothing that I like more than wandering around a paddock in the sunshine attempting to hit a small, defenceless white ball with a tool that is ill-equipped for the…
I keep banging on about the need to start NOW – see articles here and here for examples of my rants. To reinforce the point, I want to remind you of something you probably learned in High School. It is what…