Yesterday I met a very busy surgery practice manager. We talked about how it is that people can smoke for years and suddenly quit. Her cherished wish was that she could just give up chocolate and cheese. A life-long weakness for both had made her two stone overweight. She declared herself beyond help and that [...]

Have you succeeded in big life-change and kept to it? As you think about it now was it one particular mental switch that made the difference? The other night my partner revealed how he finally quit smoking after many painful failed attempts. At the heart of his success was sticking to one simple [...]

When’ve you’ve been a smoker for many years it’s hard to quit. You tell yourself that one day you’re going to be a non-smoker but that day has a never-never land quality. It’s just a tale you tell yourself.
I’ve helped many people quit by helping them change their thinking about what smoking does for them [...]

What is motivation? It’s hard to explain but everyone uses it or wants it. It could be useful to think of it as shorthand for opening the gap from where you are to where you want to be. In other words how to achieve your goals.
When you let that sink in your mind [...]

As the unemployment rate rises and the economy slows down many women home business owners are feeling burnt out from the daily grind and pressure of doing-it-all and making enough money.
Buck Stops With You
One thing that many new small business owners overlook is that owning a company means executing a huge skill set and working [...]