Today I want to talk about consistency and why showing up every day is so, so important when it comes to your social media. In our day to day lives of work, friends and family, we generally achieve consistency. We’re there for people when they need us and we ‘show up’. But how does this…
Creating videos for social media can feel like a daunting task and it can feel difficult to put yourself out there, but there is hope! In the last quarter of 2019 I hadn’t done as many videos I had previously, I had this feeling of being judged and was finding it incredibly hard to…
Today’s blog is about first impressions, why they count and that critical first 7 seconds. One of the things that I talk about quite a lot is the impression that you can make within the first seven seconds of meeting somebody new. That judgment that people make about you in those very, very few seconds,…
Are you presenting your most authentic self to the world? I remember starting a job when I was 16- I had a fake name and a whole created persona that no one knew about. That’s what started me off in presenting one version of myself in the workplace to my colleagues, with customers and a…
I hear so many people saying that they “care” in their marketing language; “We care. We’re transparent.” Get me a bucket because I’m about to be sick! I’m going to tell you why you shouldn’t use that language in your marketing anymore. Setting The Bar Too Low Firstly, if someone’s paying for your product or…
Today I wanted to have a conversation about being accountable; what that means, how to sustain it and why it’s important. In everyday life we are all expected to be accountable in our jobs and what we achieve at work as well as in our personal lives with regards to health, fitness and our families…
How far are you willing to go to pursue your dreams? I’m asking this because so many people seem to be working a kind of ‘nine to five’ existence, doing the same thing day in and day out, while expecting a different result. Nobody I know has done really well for themselves, pushed their career…
You’re the proud proprietor of a product that you know your customers really need- logic would tell you that sales should come easily, right? Read on to find out why your ‘needs-based’ sales pitch may not be working as well as you may have hoped… Want vs Need People buy what they want, not what…
I see people falling into the trap of focussing on the competition all the time- let me tell you, that is a mistake. There’s no reason to focus on anyone other than yourself. Yes, you can be aware of what other people are doing. Yes, you can have your ear to the ground- but you…
Rob Moore (author, public speaker, entrepreneur, and property investor) said in his book by the same title; “start now, get perfect later” and this phrase resonates with me. People want to be perfect. Even this blog I’m writing- some people would sit down to write this blog and go, “Oh, it doesn’t come across right.…
