In my survey last week I asked this question: What’s the one thing (above all else) that stops you from doubling your net profit in the next 12 months? There were some very insightful answers: “Not enough hours in the day to keep all the plates spinning” “Time, and maybe some motivation” “Feeling overwhelmed with so many things to do and …
Locked inside your practice prison? The 5 causes of chaos
Years ago, I read a sentence in a business book that immediately resonated with me. So I swiftly stole it and added it to my own repertoire: (side note – despite hours and hours of searching, I can’t remember what the book was. If you know, please can you drop me a line) When we start our own business, we’re looking …
Video: Take a break. You’ll actually get more done
Try as we might to push our bodies and brains to the limits during each work day, we’re not robots. We’re big bags of flesh. And we’re actually more productive when we take proper breaks during the workday. Yes. Even you, the practice owner, needs to do this. I filmed a quick video for you during a stroll through the …
The step back
My new friend’s business was crazy busy. Yet he had plenty of time and freedom to drink beer with me in the middle of the afternoon. He’s one of the school dads I’ve said hello to for years but never got round to actually talking to. Once we started a discussion at a school event a few weeks ago, we …