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Take the Initiative. Follow Up and Get Things Done

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

When you’re waiting on a response from a message you’ve left with someone whether it was by phone or email, make sure you diarise to follow up, just in case they don’t get back to you.
An interior designer I’ve contracted to work on my new property has been waiting on specifications from the builder’s office. 
When I spoke with […]

Get other people to do what you don’t like doing

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Had a friend’s daughter come over yesterday and relabel my filing system.  She did a great job.
Been procrastinating on this task since Christmas.  Had tried to get my son to do it but he wasn’t interested, even though I would pay him.
Think about who you can utilise to do some of the simple jobs in […]

Punctuality affects your image

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Had a meeting yesterday with the major decision-maker of an industry association.
She gave me a very good first impression by turning up on time.  Then everything else from there went extremely well.
This lady is on- the- ball.  From the way she spoke I just knew she would follow through on what we discussed.
From the first time we […]

Time Management and Your Relationships

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Had a ‘closed door’ coaching session with clients this afternoon via a conference call.
The whole idea was to give these business owners the opportunity to air the good and the bad in their business.
The main gist of the call was how important our personal relationships are and if they aren’t working, it has a major impact on […]

Ode To Christmas

Friday, December 21st, 2007

This is it. The end of another year.
For some of you the next few days will either be frantic or quiet, depending on the business you are in.
I hope those of you who are quiet are spending your time wisely planning what you want to achieve for next year.
For the rest of you no doubt, […]

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