Like many other people I have some investments in shares. Recently I happened to come across a book by Daryl Guppy, he argues that investing in the stock market does not work as a

A client called, a little frustrated She asked did I have any figures on how much it costs when you stop a job and the restart it. I said I hadn’t  seen anything on

My favorite coaching tool is DISC profiles. Whats disc do?. Disc predicts peoples behavior preferences, That’s behavior preference , not behavior. The nice thing about DISC is that its easy to understand, and you

David Richmond is an accountant, he is also on the board of the Bendigo Business Council. He asked “Jim you keep renewing your membership year after year, what keeps you coming back.” I thought

How is it that an inconsistent, racist, bigoted, clown beats a highly qualified and experienced Politician for the US presidency.? The new leader has slain the old and taken charge, in a democracy its

For people to be productive they need to be able to think clearly and make confident decisions. People who have been victimised, humiliated, undermined or threatened, are unable to be confident, and frequently their

Why dyslexic people are more successful at business.– A lesson for the rest of us. A quick search on the web reveals the Following: Some 35% of businesses are owned by dyslexics, which is

My granddaughter is one of those 6 year olds that is head strong, and hasn’t yet realised that the world does not revolve around her. With any parent or Grandparent comes the moment when

To be clear, I am in no way associated with any training organization that promotes apprenticeships.  My only qualification to write on the matter is that over a 20 year period I trained apprentices

Mostly the people we deal with in business are honest and of good intention.  However not everyone is like that. I’m not talking about the slow payers that are just struggling in their businesses,

We were buying a pool fence, and like everyone else I checked around the prices. It was clear that the local hardware shop (Abbott Supply) was a little cheaper and closer (less trouble for

You are probably reading this email on an IBM-Microsoft type computer. Why not an Amiga computer? (remember them?) Back in the early 90’s Amiga had a operating system equivalent to windows 95. When I

A lesson from Rubik’s Cube. The 70’s, Rubik’s cube was all the rage. I remember the first people who could solve these being on TV and interviewed on the radio, some could even solve

Jim and his team had been working on a job that just had to be completed by a deadline. The team pulled together, put in the extra hours and got the job done. Knowing

Consider this example: What is the price difference between a Holden and a Mercedes– Double? More? If people just bought on price Mercedes would never sell a single car! So why buy a Mercedes,

To understand the difference between a struggling business and a really successful one let’s look at two completely different situations: 1. Fred Smith is a business owner, and his apprentice mows his lawns at

“We are in business to make money” is a common mantra, and it’s true that without money a business will soon die. But if it’s the prime focus then its going to be a