Amanda Keller from The Living Room asked to come over to my house and have a chat with me in my living room about Mothers Day (as you do). I instantly jumped at the opportunity…and then I remembered I didn’t actually have a living room to sit in! It was at that point...
As we move into 2014 it is very much a time to reflect, review and create. I’ve never been big on New Years resolutions – but I do always take the time to create a plan. My partner and I also create a theme for the year. This year we have chosen...
Years ago – at the very beginning of time (well it feels that long ago), we began to think about what RedBalloon could look like. I took my hard earned $25k and visited a web developer. $25,000 later I had a very average website with no content management system. The...
I am often asked after speaking engagements “what is it like to be successful?” – I answer that ‘success’ is in the eye of the beholder – each person has their own definition, success is a personal notion; for some it is financial security –...
“What about work-life balance?” I answered truthfully and said, “When you are starting a business it is all hands, hearts and minds on deck 24/7 – as the business begins to mature what you do might change but the focus and energy required does not.” I continue to work...
Is there an entrepreneur gene? The whole concept of Entrepreneurship is interesting but are they born or are they created? The entrepreneur gene as it were. Why does one person risk it all to do something differently – whilst another dream but never acts, and...
Our deepest fear… I have just finished speaking at a conference to an audience of 1000 business owners. Each of them had started their business… do the hard yards… created something from nothing. But the question I asked myself (in my head) as I was...
I often speak of the power of thank you…and how unexpected thank yous can mean so much. I received this email today and I was so delighted to have made a difference. I challenge you to thank three people today … people who usually don’t get noticed....
