Client X – initial phone call; “I’m very busy, but not sure I’m reaching my full potential and I’d like to grow my business. We’ve a good client base but I’m sure we can grow that and offer more and increase profits too.” What we did; Session 1 Took a detour as personal areas of…
Recently I’ve delivered social media training to the NHS Entrepreneurial Programme and some other companies (who wish to remain confidential) and I thought I’d share some key messages here for you to benefit from too. When used right LinkedIn can do a lot for your success. Personally it has led to new clients, speaking engagements,…
A new client sat down opposite me and offloaded (nothing new there). But what was different was that no matter what I said or what coaching tools I used this person did not want to look at the things that they said was they wanted to work on! How can you help someone achieve more…
An interesting little question that I helped a client create this week has had massive levels of impact on their chosen thoughts and actions and as result impacted on their performance. It is like a little algorithm that I’ve found working on myself and other clients too. It is this; “If I choose to drop…
I often find that someone sits before me in a coaching session and doesn’t have a clue what is wrong. Okay work could be better and yes they’ve been snapping at their partner, and to be fair their health could do with a bit of TLC but nothing jumps out and yells “Fix this!” Whether…
Recenly I spoke for one of the worlds largest employers about the basics of successful social media. I don’t claim to be an expert however I know how to utilise it to grow and sustain my own business and my clients. We also explore the foundations that every business needs to understand and abide by to…
When I started my company, I had a phone and a laptop, neither were new or particularly high spec and I had a strong loathing of learning new tech. Years later my business has led to; Being asked to write a book for the UK’s leading nonfiction publishers. We recently sold the rights to Turkey,…
I’m often asked how I manage to look like I’m everywhere and gain new clients when I seem to have a lot of time to do the things I want to do, as well as look after my health. Well, I wouldn’t ask you do to something that I’m not prepared to do myself! My…
A new client has no website yet and yet to really get their business seen they need to be blogging, so I suggested they use LinkedIn. They’ve created their first blog and had a moments wobble on whether they really could just put a blog on their LinkedIn profile? Would it get read? Was that…
I have just started a conversation on social media with a woman who is setting up her own business in a creative industry. Her big dream is to turn her passion and love for art into a business. I’ve met many people over the last few months with similar goals. So here is my top…