Business Articles

"Once you are aware that you are moving towards the red you can change it quickly, but if you don't know or don't have the tools to choose you are always going to be in the red."  A client of Douwe's recently said after completing some of our Be Bold Mindset...

Before heading out onto the water, know the rules and check essential equipment.Sailing the ocean… such a great analogy for what it is like to be in business! Sometimes its smooth sailing, sometimes rough. Sometimes we feel like we’re not going anywhere fast. We need...

1. Make a plan! Sort stuff out and reduce the stress Have you got lots of ideas in your head? Not sure where to start, what needs to be done first and too many priorties, urgent stuff, operational things getting in the way, and, and, and…..Included in the crazy price,...

We’d just finished breakfast on Friday, Phil and I, and we were walking to the office, and there was this sign. I’m not even sure what zone we were in that was ending, but it got us talking about change and comfort zones.... Change has a way of making us feel...

I caught up with a Liz Fry recently who was camping at The Mount and had decided to climb it early one morning. She does a fair bit of travelling and enjoying her walks says hello to those she walks past! Liz reflected on the fact that she did not get many responses...

Being in business can be fun. It can also be rewarding both financially and lifestyle wise. It can also be bloody frustrating. Especially when things just are not working as well as it should. I have meet soo many business owners who are stuck, frustrated and...

“We were never that good at school. But one thing about us, as a family…. we are all good at making a decision. It might not always be the right one, but we make our mind up and go for it”.  I caught up with a local farmer recently who I have known for some time. We...

I love going to networking events and watching business owners beat their chests about how much their sales have increased over the year. Don’t get me wrong, sales growth is vital in many businesses… BUT not at the price of good old-fashioned profit. It’s interesting...

  Great leaders understand other people and often are brilliant communicators. How come they seem to get along with everyone and get people eating out of their hand? What is it about them? Is it their personality? What is it? What is your reality? How is...

ATTN ALL BUSINESS OWNERS! Why are you TOLERATING NOT getting what you want from your business and your life? Seriously think about it for a quick second and mark yourself out of 10. A “10” is where you are getting everything you want from your business and...