Archive for the ‘Wisdom’ Category

Follow your intuition

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

I have been encouraged many times to go with my gut instinct and, more often than not, it is the best option. I have often suggested it to others when they seem to be pondering some significant decision. Have you been faced with a decision when out of nowhere an answer ...

Should an Internet business have anything in common with a franchise?

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Yes and no. Many people have made their fortunes with franchises. McDonalds, Subway, Re-Max and 7-Eleven have become household names. Not only for the products and services they offer, but for the success they have brought to many small business owners who, in turn, employ many people in the community ...

Goals versus promises

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

I just read an interesting post over at Richard Lee's blog about the difference between setting goals and making promises. In it, Richard refers to an idea of Bill Bartmann's about how: We can fail to achieve a goal and not feel too bad about it but ... If we break a ...

What did you say?

Monday, December 31st, 2007

I can hardly believe that 2007 is drawing to a close already. Much has happened this year. We have had cyclones threaten our part of the world, a tsunami alert, water restrictions that have us living like camels and the Titans lost to the Bulldogs. Malcolm Fraser once said that ...

Australia … the world’s next superpower

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

A friend and I were solving the world's problems over a cup of coffee last weekend. During our foray into world politics and religion we spoke about the end of the USA's reign as the current superpower. Superpowers do not just come and go overnight so this is not a ...