Early in my career, I worked for a global organisation and travelled the world.

Some years, I spent over 200 nights in hotels to do my market research, meet retailers, deliver training and support clients, and put a list together of the people I wanted to do business with. 

An opportunity popped up that caught my attention. Up until then, I had mainly travelled throughout Europe, the USA, South America and Canada. 

An exciting role was up for grabs in a tropical place called "Hamilton Island" near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The land down under!

You might recall the famous Island Caretaker campaign that was on the news all around the world. 

A pay check of $180K for six months of 'work' which consisted of lying on the beach, sleeping in a 5-star hotel, diving, flying in a helicopter, and posting daily on social media.

1 job.

Over 50,000 applicants.

Seriously.

And my 59-second video got me shortlisted!

The next step in the application process was a...

With financial markets down, inflation on the rise, interest rates about to go up, the war in Ukraine and the cost of living rising, people understandably worry.

Fluctuations cause uncertainty, which leads many to irrational decision making based on fear. But we know that fear rarely is a good advisor.

While you and I don't control the fiscal, political and economical landscape, what we DO control is the actions we take in it.

Like in any situation, there are opportunities.

I was recently listening to a very successful investor. When referencing the big losses in financial markets, he said there is "blood in the streets" which opens up big opportunities for "the happy few". 

Who are they? People like you and me who stay grounded, focused and move forward.

They tune in with the market, keep up with customer demand, and find ways to impact more people with timely solutions.

With 'blood in the streets', people are looking for safety that savvy products, services and...

I did consulting for 9 years.

The money was great. The projects were interesting. The people I met were amazing. The brands I worked for were world class. The travel kept me up my toes and so did client expectations.

I loved it but I also knew that I could do things smarter.

The bottom line: trading time for money whether as an employee or a consultant doesn’t have leverage. Once your time is up, you’re done. You hit the ceiling.

One thing you can do then is increase your hourly rate. I did exactly that and succeeded. But then again, your hourly rate is also capped. There is only so much that people are ready to pay for any given expertise.

You can of course hire more people like you and become a body shop. You then continue trading their time for money. Lots of overheads guaranteed and you got to find them enough work.

There are plenty of body shops out there that make less profit with lots of consultants compared to a better organised business that banks more profit...

This week is going to be epic.

I appreciate you following me and I want to Thank You in a special way.

Last week, I interviewed Ben Harvey from Authentic Education with a specific purpose in mind.

If you haven't heard of him or his business, let me get you up to speed with some fast facts:

• Ben is a difference maker who had over 45,000 people do his courses.
• His business is a BRW Fast 100 Company.
• Ben has shared the stage with Tony Robbins and includes several international celebrities among his private coaching clients.

Given the turbulent times we're in and the fact that Ben and his business partner Cham pivoted their own business model (which was largely dependent on in-person events) successfully, I asked him to share interesting ways to innovate businesses right now.

Not only did Ben deliver plenty refreshing ideas to do so...

One, for example, being a night club owner who completely reinvented his business since Covid-19 shut his doors. Fascinating how this man did it!

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Growth is a choice and involves being proactive.

Also, it is about getting your head straight and align your actions with it.

The second workshop as part of the "Services Business Growth" series is ready for you.

One key component lots of services business owners struggle with is getting a steady influx of ideal clients.

Often, they fall into a start-stop approach. One time they generate a lot of new business. They then get busy delivering the services...

As they do, the sales pipeline dries up and so they have to start all over again with a delay in fresh revenue coming through the door.

A start-stop approach hurts.

That's why I created this second workshop for you: to help you attract more ideal clients, consistently. 

Download my slidedeck and take the workshop here 

Bonus training: in the online workshop, I'll also show you how to create multiple income streams in addition to your services so that you can reach your target income more easily.

See you inside!

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