Nanny McPhee and the Magic of Moving On
"There is something you should understand about the way I work. When you need me but do not want me, then I must stay. When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go. It's rather sad, really, but there it is." So says Nanny Mcphee at the beginning of the...
Why Peppers, and your Business need Processes to Grow
Things are getting very touchy-feely in the business world these days, with a huge emphasis on how a customer feels about their experiences. The focus is on marketing strategies that appeal to the emotional nature of the customer, and ensuring that the customer is...
Working on holiday………should you?
¡Hola! So here I am, sat in the sunshine in Lanzarote and having promised myself that this holiday would involve NO work, it hasn't happened, now I could beat myself up and say I've failed......however, it doesn't work like that does it ! I pulled out all the stops...
Manchester: A city to showcase yourself……still !
It’s been a tough couple of weeks in Manchester; as a city we’re heartbroken by the devastating incident at the Ariana Grande concert recently. But heartbroken doesn’t mean broken, and the city’s response as it rallied to help victims and support the emergency...
VA Conference Presentation: How I fought my Mind Monkey with Clarity….and won!
Well, it’s a week on since I faced my fears and delivered my presentation to the 2017 VA Conference in London, and all I can say is “WOW”. Well, clearly that’s not all I can say, otherwise this would be a pretty short, not to mention uninspiring, blog. But honestly,...
Nervous? Who, me? Absolutely! Olympia, I’m on my way!
The time has come: I’m on my way to London to attend the 2017 VA Conference at the Office Show in Olympia. Nothing new there: I’ve checked in to this annual event as a delegate many times, and for the past two years I’ve been invited to speak on a panel at the show....
Is the internet rotting our brains? It’s time to stop and smell the roses!
I was flabbergasted recently to read, on a local web forum for mums, someone asking if there was an app that would tell her when to feed her baby. Thankfully, common sense prevailed in the responses she received, with people advising her that the baby, itself, would...
I’ll be your VA-lentine
5 Ways to Love your VA as a Partner, not just an Assistant Don’t worry, we’re not expecting wine and roses here…BUT…if you want to really get the best out of your VA, you need to work with them as a partner, not just an assistant. And, like a good marriage, this...
New Year’s Resolutions: Brilliant or Balderdash?
It’s January, and the world’s awash with advice about how to stick to your New Year’s Resolutions. How’s that going for you? You know, the sudden transformation, the “New Person” that was expected to emerge, blinking into the sunlight, on January 1st? Did you wake up...
Are YOU in Control of your Credit Control?
It’s a sobering fact that nearly 7,000 companies entered liquidation in the first half of 2016, and that most small businesses fail as a result of bad debt and cash flow issues. Throw the uncertainly of the current economic climate into the mix, and you’ll start to...
Is your life & business on a constant spin cycle?
Do you have too much to do…or is that a silly question? It seems to be a curse of the modern age that we are bound to hurtle through life struggling to cram more and more in to our hectic days, and with Christmas fast approaching, the pressure to “get everything done”...
Dear Jo……
What do you think of when you think of Victoria Beckham? Is it the Spice Girls, or her fashion brand, her treacherously high heels, ludicrously beautiful children or her husband modelling underpants? Whatever comes to mind, I’ll bet it’s not “insecurity”. Yet in a...
