Obstacles to Financial Success and How to Overcome them
If you take a look at highly successful entrepreneurs and business people, you may ask “what makes them different from others”. Is it luck, hard work or their ability to take decisive action?
The answer is probably more complicated, but in my book top achievers are in their success space due to a number of reasons. They will not submit to fear, they associate with positive and uplifting personalities, they take a no-excuses approach to business and life in general, they keep on working on their habits and they are never too proud to keep on learning.
Let me explain what these obstacles are and how they impact business success and financial independence. Continue reading
Stand Out – Focus on Improving Client Satisfaction!
One of the best ways to build a credible and prosperous business, is with loyal base of satisfied customers and clients. Raving fans who do repeat business, give glowing testimonials and refer others will actually become your unpaid sales-force through word-of-mouth marketing.
Unfortunately, in many industries and businesses, exceptional service is not really top of mind. Sure, there might be a mission statement that says something about “being client centric”, “customer oriented” or “customer is king”, but businesses are not always walking the talk.
Providing an exceptional client or customer experience is not difficult at all. It is about taking CONSITENT ACTION to create an authentic connection with a client or customer – focussing on the things that matter most to THEM, not you. It is really one of the easiest ways to differentiate your business in tough times!
There are obviously many ways to create remarkable client experiences, but here are my six top tips to improve client and customer satisfaction (and boost your sales at the same time). Continue reading
Outsourcing to Increase Productivity and Save Time
Most small business owners and entrepreneurs are familiar with the situation. You feel you totally overwhelmed with the multiple roles and responsibilities you have in your own business. The more business you do, the more time you have to spend on “stuff” that are not your core business or “stuff” that you are not really good at. The result? You have less time for running and developing the actual business and doing what you are really good at.
Many small business owners feel that they just cannot justify employing dedicated people to focus purely on administrative, logistical or back-office tasks. As a matter of fact, most of us do not want the responsibilities and headaches that are associated with a full-time workforce!
There are a number of ways to deal with these challenges, regardless if you are a start-up, growing or established business. Some of the options include outsourcing, joint-ventures, contracting or virtual assistance. Continue reading
You cannot Succeed on Your Own – You need a Mentor!
Most successful people in business will admit that they did not get to the top of their game “all on their own”. In all stages of their professional and life journey, they all had someone to look up to – role-models or mentors. To succeed in business or in the workplace, we all have a need for insight that is wider than our daily and educational experiences. This is where mentoring becomes invaluable.
Mentoring, in essence, is a developmental partnership through which an experienced or trusted advisor provides support and guidance, shares knowledge, skills, information, and perspectives to foster the personal and professional growth of someone else. Mentoring can be formal or informal, but the power is that it creates a unique opportunities for collaboration, learning, goal achievement and problem solving.
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40 Questions to Get You Thinking!
If your business is not GROWING, it is DYING! Do you need some ideas to keep reinventing yourself? Here are 40 questions to stimulate your creative thinking about the development of your business.
1. How can I be more organised to save time and work more efficiently?
2. How can I improve my time management, i.e. do more with less or become more focussed?
3. Are there processes that I could streamline or do in another way, which would give me more time to personally deal with existing and prospective clients?
4. What additional, value-adding products or services can I offer to my existing clients or customers? ETC Continue reading
Compelling Marketing Messages in 7 Easy Steps!
Do you have a great marketing message that make ideal prospects sit up and take notice of you and your business? Are you consistently attracting the right people into your business? Yes? Then you should be congratulated – you are obviously doing the right stuff to effectively target and communicate with your ideal market!
If however you are not yet attracting enough ideal clients, or if you are battling to get your message across, you may want to ask yourself if you really have a clear, concise and compelling marketing message.
You do not have to feel stuck! Here are 7 easy steps to follow to create compelling marketing messages and copy.... Continue reading
Your Life and Work – Is it time to Change?
Do you wake-up daily with mental ENERGY and PASSION to take on your professional challenges or does your heart sink into your shoes at the prospect of another day on the job or work-place?
Well, there are times in all of our lives and careers when we reach a crossroad. In which direction should we go? Some individuals will actively look for the next step, while others will hang around, waiting for the next step to come to them.
It is possible to have a career or business that ignites your professional passion and a life where you have personal power. Continue reading
Your Health is your Wealth!
Are you and your business on PEAK PERFORMANCE? Do you start your business day feeling energized, motivated and ready to take on the challenges at hand, or are you not quite as productive and focussed as you would like to be? What would happen to your business or your career if you are unable to work – would it survive?
Well, whatever your situation may be, it is essential to take stock of your personal health and wellbeing on a regular basis and how it is IMPACTING your professional life. As an executive, independent professional or business owner, your professional future DEPENDS on you being healthy (and not just in survival-mode)!
While you may be considering various strategies to maximize your business performance, growth and productivity, you need to ask yourself, what are you doing to maximize your personal health and wellbeing?
You need your health to build your wealth - Here are a number of things to consider if you want to take better care of your biggest asset - YOU: Continue reading
10 Ways to Become More Client Attractive
Have you ever wondered how some people just seem to attract success? Here you are, slaving away at your business, doing the stuff marketing textbooks tell you to do and yet other businesses and professionals in your field, doing seemingly very little, has a constant queue of prospective and new clients. How can this happen? What is their secret?
Well, let me share my take on it - They are probably very CLIENT ATTRACTIVE! To some out there, Client Attraction may sound a little new age, but if you really need more clients, you may need to pay attention!
How can you become REALLY attractive to your ideal target market? What can you do to get the right people queuing up to do business with YOU? Continue reading
Great Resources for Busy Professionals
Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs, small business owners and independent professionals seldom have a workforce or instant knowledgebase they can tap into when it comes to finding the right business resources that would make them better, smarter and faster at what they do.
Do you know WHERE TO GO when you need business resources? In this article I want to share a few of my favourite business resources, maybe some of these can make your business more effective, or make your life easier. These are mostly local resources (South African and Gauteng-based), but some of the virtual services are not location bound!
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