Long ago before I achieved my own success I wanted it so badly but it didn’t seem like it was ever going to happen. I started to feel both helpless and that the situation was hopeless, which is obviously not a positive mindset to have. Then it hit me, something made me ask myself the […]

All too often everyone asks the same questions at a networking event: “What do you do then?” “Have you traveled far?” “Do you live nearby?” “Small Talk” is essential Small talk like the above examples is essential to get the conversation started but it can be a little more interesting. For example, rather than ask […]

Many people tell me they need more motivation…they often they say this without really understanding what motivation is and how it can be improved. To them motivation basically means they keep putting things off and never get round to doing certain things. This week I mentored 26 people on a one to one basis and […]

If you want a challenge – here is one for you. Not that it is difficult – it’s just in a situation that pretty much everyone avoids communication. I am talking about the lift or elevator. This works whether there is just one other person in there or a whole group of people. The important […]

One of the biggest reasons people hesitate from speaking to people they don’t know is the fear of what might happen. How the other person might react, or in most cases a worry about what the other person will think of them. The worry of what other people might think is very common, in fact […]

Whether you realise it or it is fear on some level that usually holds you back from taking action in an area of your life.   When I go to see clients and I start working with them if it turns out they don’t like making phone calls or they don’t like going to networking […]

One of the most difficult places to be can be a social gathering where you don’t know anyone or there is no one you know nearby. So what do you do? How do you start a conversation with someone in this situation? What I do is simply ask them in a friendly way: “So, how […]

We hear “fuzzy words” as I like to call them in our language all the time. Words like “confidence” or “I’m not comfortable about it” or “It’s too difficult” and also things like “That person’s unreliable“. Well, what do they mean by those words? Get people to be specific when you hear a “fuzzy word” […]

Talk to Absolutely Anyone? Talk to Strangers? What’s that all about? Well, it’s all about my belief and the belief that others who are able to speak to absolutely anyone seem to hold or acknowledge. Well, I believe no matter where we are today it is limited by the number of people that we currently […]

A really important attribute that successful people have is expectation of a good outcome.   Expectation controls the way our minds work. It’s easy to hear that successful people have the expectation of a good outcome and just think it is a nice concept and something that isn’t that real and just a bunch of […]