Tag: Personal Productivity

October 21, 2022

Celebrate Human Ingenuity

I recently travelled with a colleague and a good friend to Europe to meet with institutional investors. At one of…

October 19, 2022

Let Go of Your Ego

A note to young leaders. You are sleeping with the enemy. It’s your ego. Ego is a double-edged sword. It’s…

October 17, 2022

The Power of Self-Belief for Entrepreneurs

A note to aspiring entrepreneurs. Talent without self-belief is useless. Self-belief sets the speed limit of your success. It is…

October 12, 2022

The 3-2-1 Rule for Project Prioritisation

A note to young leaders. When mentoring, I’m often asked how best to prioritise various projects and objectives. Here’s a…

October 10, 2022

The Power of Asking the Right Interview Question

A note to young leaders. When I interview, I never ask the cliché question: “So tell me about your biggest…

October 4, 2022

Start Your Day with a Winning Mindset

A note to young leaders. One of the most important lessons I teach when I mentor young leaders is this:…

September 28, 2022

It’s Not the Hours, It’s How You Make People Feel

Lessons from my father. When I was in my late teens, I said rather casually about a guest who had…

September 26, 2022

Keep Your Strategy Simple and Execute Relentlessly

A note to small business owners. In 2000-2002, I worked with the late, great John R Caldon looking at private…

September 23, 2022

Time is Change, Not a Clock

Note to self. “Time that is moved by little fidget wheels is not my time.” The human mind is not…

September 21, 2022

Real Estate Is Only as Good as the Company It Keeps

A note to real estate investors. Real estate is like people, it’s only as good as the company it keeps.…

September 19, 2022

The True Role of a Mentor

A note to mentors and mentees. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. The role of a mentor is…

September 16, 2022

Three Sides to Every Story

Note to self. There are three sides to every story. My side, the other side … and the truth. [...]Read…