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I can’t tell you the number of websites I’ve visited, brochures I’ve been handed and presentations I’ve ENDURED. Sadly, a vast majority of them I walk away none the wiser as to WHAT they actually do and whether or not their product service was for me. Needless to SAY they wasted their effort. “We are [...] > read more

How to GET Things Finished

Published on 2011-08-01 19:00:06

There’s no shortage of things to DO. My TO-DO list seems to be out of control. There’s NEVER enough time. If this sounds familiar, then you’re NOT alone. Seems everyone I speak too is so busy these days, yet one of the biggest issues I see with STRUGGLING Entrepreneurs is that they are plenty busy [...] > read more

Be IN the Moment

Published on 2011-07-18 19:00:07

Life’s passing us all by at an alarming rate and one thing I hear from most business owners is that they wish they could have more BALANCE in their life. Most people dream of an even balance between Work, Family and SELF. SELDOM do any Achieve this Goal I’m not saying its impossible, its not, [...] > read more

Do What You LOVE

Published on 2011-07-04 19:00:02

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Life’s short, so why waste it doing stuff you HATE when you can do so much better doing what you LOVE. Think about it, are you more likely to put in a bigger EFFORT on something you hate > read more

Does Your Story have a POINT?

Published on 2011-06-27 19:00:15

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: One of my all time FAVOURITE lines in a Movie is from “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” (1987) when Steve Martin goes off on a rant at John Candy in their Hotel room. Steve EXPLOD > read more

Dealing with BAD Debtors

Published on 2011-06-20 19:00:11

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Unfortunately it’s part of being in Business. You’ll always get characters who refuse to pay or WORSE totally ignore your request for payment. Bad Debtors are a PAIN but should be > read more

BACK to Business Basics

Published on 2011-06-14 19:00:55

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: I’m busy, YOU’RE busy, we’re all busy. But that doesn’t seem to stop us from being DISTRACTED by unsuspecting opportunities, ideas or shiny things. Then before you know > read more

Progress BEATS Perfection

Published on 2011-06-06 19:00:46

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: I know it’s your BABY. I UNDERSTAND you want the best for her. You’ve worked so HARD and the last thing you want is to put something out there that just isn’t right. I know t > read more

Delete Your EMAIL Inbox

Published on 2011-05-30 19:44:17

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: In my last Blog, I asked you to UNSUBSCRIBE to all the Newsletters you receive that you diligently file with the HOPE that you will get back to it someday. If you are reading this then you hav > read more

You Should UNSUBSCRIBE

Published on 2011-05-23 19:00:07

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Is this just ANOTHER subscription that you never read? Do you file this away with a heap of other UNREAD emails that you truly believe you will get to some day? The REALITY is that if you don& > read more

DESPERATE for Sales

Published on 2011-05-16 19:00:21

>> Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Soooo many Small Business Owners I speak to have the same issue. “We NEED to make MORE Sales” So naturally my question to them is “So WHAT are you currently doing about it?&# > read more

Who or What is Your WEAKEST Link

Published on 2011-05-09 19:00:12

>>Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: UNEXPECTEDLY I just spent 10 Days in Hospital when my (long time) ailing lower back finally gave way on me. For those of you interested I had a Disc Herniation between S1 and L5 which caused > read more

Too MANY Distractions

Published on 2011-04-18 19:00:58

>>Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Desk phone, Mobile Phone, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Staff, Customers, Suppliers and that’s just the BEGINNING of the List. In today’s technology filled world the EXPECTATION of R > read more

ONE Hundred Already

Published on 2011-04-14 19:00:18

>>Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: When I started this Blog I thought I’d get a few ideas out there, RAMBLE on about this PASSION of mine and either I’d run out of topics or NO-ONE would read them. Turns out that NEI > read more

Spend a Day in THEIR Shoes

Published on 2011-04-11 19:00:33

>>Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: It’s EASY to forget that your Customers experience with you and your Business can have such a long lasting affect on Repeat Business, Word of Mouth Referrals, Perception, the amount they > read more

Information NO Longer Equates to Power

Published on 2011-04-07 19:00:59

>>Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Google and the like have done a TREMENDOUS job of “Organising the Worlds Information” So good in fact that @thinkquarterly recently tweeted that “A child with a smart phone ha > read more

Irresistible Offers

Published on 2011-04-04 18:00:43

>>Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: If you’re in Small Business CHANCES are these days you probably have some sort of Website. I’m also guessing that it’s NOT that sophisticated, most likely needs UPDATING and y > read more

Become a StoryTeller

Published on 2011-03-31 18:00:46

>>Click Here to Listen to JEWELS Read this Blog: Don’t TELL me about Bits and Bytes. I’m NOT interested in Bells and Whistles. Don’t BORE me with irrelevant details. I JUST want to know what you can do for ME We tend to get > read more

STOP Selling Start Educating

Published on 2011-03-28 18:00:37

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Don’t EXPECT Social Media ROI

Published on 2011-03-24 18:00:34

Like pretty much everything in Business, we expect a direct MEASURABLE return on our investment whether it be from our Money or TIME. It has been DRUMMED into us from the beginning. We AGONISE over the effort vs the return but in my opinion, Social M > read more

What IF you could START again

Published on 2011-03-21 18:00:06

We become SO intrenched in our Business that it SEEMS impossible to cast off the old and start fresh. We spend years creating rabbit holes only to become LOST in our own warrens. We become emotionally ATTACHED to processes that don’t really wor > read more

Happy 1st Birthday

Published on 2011-03-17 18:00:07

Jewels BARES All turns 1 today !! One year ago TODAY whilst lying by the pool in Fiji sipping one of many Mojitos, I decided to launch this Blog. My INTENTION was to SHARE my thoughts, experiences and LEARNINGS with Entrepreneurs who’d listen a > read more

Good Old Customer SERVICE

Published on 2011-03-03 17:00:37

What happened to it? I remember the days when I’d walk into a store and they were actually HAPPY to see me, as if they had been WAITING all day for my arrival. I’m talking about when I’d be LOOKED after so well that I’d talk > read more

Missing DEADLINES?

Published on 2011-02-28 17:00:24

We’re ALL Busy. Some cope well with the Stress of everyday and others always seem to be STRAINED by it all. A particular PEEVE of mine is when People keep me waiting. I can cope with with the occasional tardiness but what really gets me GRINDIN > read more

Abundance or FEAR

Published on 2011-02-24 17:00:18

Over the years I have noticed two distinct MINDSETS in Small Business Owners. One of Abundance and one of Fear. Unfortunately MOST Entrepreneurs live in Fear Those in FEAR tend to: Be afraid of the COMPETITION. Spend more time BAGGING the competition > read more

Holy COW

Published on 2011-02-21 17:00:22

For most Small Businesses it’s difficult to truly DIFFERENTIATE ourselves from the masses. Most Product and Services tend to BLEND into the crowd. Sure we give GREAT service, sure we go the extra mile but so does everyone else apparently. Askin > read more

Give to Get TIME

Published on 2011-02-17 17:00:48

Are you CONSTANTLY interrupted by your Employees? Is there seemingly a line-up at your desk with question are question? Does your email come in QUICKER than you can answer it not to mention phone calls and voicemails. Is your day CHAOS? Rather than t > read more

My Business BROKE My Heart

Published on 2011-02-14 17:00:45

Not unlike LOVE in the traditional sense, the PASSION can go out of your relationship with your Business. I just DON’T Love it anymore Passion, Love, Desire, LUST, Drive, Charisma, Lure….GONE Don’t worry, there are WAYS to bring bac > read more

Old School SALES

Published on 2011-02-10 17:00:15

There is often heated DEBATE about what is the most effective Sales Style. Some prefer old school, some NEW age techniques. Some are lost somewhere in-between. The truth is no one style is SUPERIOR than others, however the ability and the drive of t > read more

How to IMPROVE your Cash Flow

Published on 2011-02-07 17:00:49

I’d like to SHARE a strategy to help turn your cash flow issues around. Make MORE Sales… Let me be MORE Specific, make more CONSISTENT sales – The KEY word is consistent. Sorry for being so flippant but it is a GENUINE way to smooth > read more

Cash Flow TIGHT?

Published on 2011-02-03 17:00:17

Cash is the lifeblood of every business no matter WHAT size and the abundance or LACK of, is what truly makes the difference between a SUCCESS and a failed business. Cash allows you to INVEST in the business. Cash allows you to do MARKETING Cash allo > read more

SIMPLIFYING Complexity

Published on 2011-01-31 17:00:38

I caught up with a GOOD friend for his Birthday lunch a while ago and he was introducing every around the table with their name and their occupation. As he went around the table I was becoming CURIOUS and somewhat anxious as to how he would describe > read more

Bright SHINY Objects

Published on 2011-01-27 17:00:12

It is so easy to be DISTRACTED in this day and age. With so many things vying for our ATTENTION. Email, Phones, Employees, Customers, Facebook, Twitter, the Internet in general, must have gadgets and the list goes on. We WANT it ALL The unfortunate R > read more

Move your Arms FASTER

Published on 2011-01-24 17:00:26

I once heard that Sprint Coaches tell their athletes to move their arms FASTER which in turn makes theirs legs go faster to keep up allowing them to run faster. BRILLIANT. Running a Business is EXACTLY the same. It’s not always aparent but area > read more

Post New Year BLUES

Published on 2011-01-20 17:00:00

Its only a few weeks into the New Year and I already sense that the initial ENTHUSIASM Tsunami I experienced from Entrepreneurs I met early in the year has already SUBSIDED to a mere stream. We work so hard late in the year to finish off things befo > read more

When DISASTER Strikes

Published on 2011-01-17 17:00:21

With the recent DEVASTATING floods in Australia it’s been a timely reminder to consider our preparedness for various forms of disaster. Lives were lost, thousands of people displaced, no clean water or electricity and so much mud. Absolutely EV > read more

Clear Message

Published on 2011-01-13 17:00:15

How many times have you been ASKED “So what do you do?” More times than you could count I’m sure. So let me ask you this “How clear and CONSISTENT is your response?” KEEP CLEAR and be SPECIFIC My guess would be that EACH > read more

Let’s make 2011 the BEST year ever

Published on 2011-01-10 17:00:43

Welcome to 2011 I hope the Holiday period over New Year was GOOD to you. I’ve just taken a FEW weeks off to recharge and have spent a HEAP a time with my young family and now I am ready to GO. So what NOW? Have you made a New Years RESOLUTION? > read more

Let’s make 2011 the BEST year ever

Published on 2011-01-10 17:00:43

Step BACK and Observe

Published on 2010-12-16 17:00:51

Way too many of us get HUNG up on the day to day. We spend all of our time keeping the wheels spinning with BARELY a moment to rest let alone work on our STRATEGY. If ONLY we stood back every once in a WHILE. The key to growth is CHANGE. The key to c > read more

CONTROL Meetings

Published on 2010-12-13 17:00:55

Part of being in Business is Meeting with other people. Over 2o plus years in Business I can’t tell you how many THOUSANDS of meetings I have been to. Some were OK, some ordinary, many FORGETFUL. Nothing annoys me more in Business than WASTING > read more

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