We all fail at times – even the most successful people. I know I seem to have had more than my share of failures along the way. One of my biggest lessons along the way was to learn to take responsibility for my failures and not blame others. Another lesson was to pick myself up,…
Articles by Mark Creedon
Mark Creedon is Director of Metropole's Business Accelerator Mastermind and business coach to some of Australia's leading entrepreneurs - each who call him their "unreasonable friend"
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The world is supposedly divided into the haves and the have-nots. The reality is, like Yoda once said, it is the dos and the do-nots. What I mean by that is that success has as much to do with mindset as it has to do with anything else. The most successful people have common traits…
Everyone has a different idea of what success looks like. For many, it’s financial, while for others it’s success in personal relationships (although both feed into each other, that’s a blog post for another time). You may even have an idea of what a successful person looks like, and from that you have put together…
Are you waiting for things to change? Maybe you’re waiting for things to change so you can be happy or you’re waiting for things to change so you can finally take action on some of your ambitions. Maybe you want your business or professional practice to step up to the next level or you’re waiting…
We all know that persevering is the key to success. In fact, it’s been the take-home message of many of my success blogs. I write a lot about the importance of digging in when the chips are down, of persevering when you feel like downing tools and going home. They’re important traits and many successful…
Are you an entrepreneur? We’re in the golden age of the entrepreneur, and there has never been a better time to start a company or launch a product. After the success of disruptors like Uber and Airbnb, there’s no shortage of people keen to create their own companies that will change the way we work…
Many people think that in order to be successful they need to be perfect — perfect at business, perfect at the gym, and perfect when socialising with friends. I’m here to tell you that’s not the case, and there’s no need to place that much pressure on yourself. As I’ve written before, determination and persistence are…
I don’t know about you, but there have been times in my life when I’ve had to give up certain things. No one likes doing this, especially if what you’re giving up is enjoyable stuff! New Year’s resolutions are all about giving up what is not good for us in the long term. It could…
If you’re serious about achieving something big, it’s important to keep yourself reaching for and moving toward your goal every day. And regardless of how committed you are at the outset, it’s easy to stagnate without clear goals and strategies. Perhaps you’ve realized already that the way you approach your goals no longer works as…
You know that old saying: “Success is 90 per cent perspiration and 10 per cent inspiration”? Well, I’d like to modify that equation slightly. I think success is made up of a number of important parts, but at least 50 per cent is good communication. What do I mean by that? In today’s tech age,…