If you’re like most Australians you’ll have set yourself some New year’s resolutions each year. So why do some people achieve their goals while others fail? In an article on Inc.com Geoffrey James says it’s because successful people manage to overcome five barriers that, in many cases, guarantee failure. Here are those barriers and how…
Articles by Mark Creedon
Mark Creedon is Director of Metropole Business Advisory and business coach to some of Australia's leading entrepreneurs - each who call him their "unreasonable friend"
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Ever sat and really thought about the traits, values and differences between successful and unsuccessful people? It may seem obvious – successful people are, well, successful! They’re often confident, polished and assertive, with the warmth and charm to influence others. However, when you study what really makes successful people successful, there are a few…
Everything that happens in our life, every moment and every person we encounter influences our life. These events and people shape our experiences and those experiences in turn shape who we are. The result is of course, that we bring who we are into how we grow our business, our team and those around us….
Most days, I go into battle. My enemy is time and my problem is that I have too much I want and need to do, and not enough hours to do it all in. Sound familiar? When I was first starting out, I didn’t think of time management as a skill. I simply had a…
I have previously spoken about the secrets of success according to Bill Gates. One of those secrets was to take massive action. Action of any kind is essential in creating the outcome we seek, both in our personal and our business lives. Sometimes taking massive action can be just too daunting. Taking action leads to…
We’ve all adopted daily habits that save us time and help us manage our schedules. You may arrive at work every morning by 7 a.m. and with the same to-go latte, then plan your team meetings for early afternoon. These are things you do as a routine and you don’t have to spend any brainpower…
Have you got the skills to make it as an entrepreneur? We all want the wealth and contentment that comes with great success, but the truth is, it takes a certain kind of person, with a certain skill set, to make it as an innovator. I’m not a believer in fate defining your fortune. We…
Turn on the news and you’ll see plenty of people in hot water over mistakes they’ve made. There are some pretty powerful people out there, I’m sure you’ll agree, who make expensive and damaging errors every day. Now, I’m not saying that’s OK or that they shouldn’t take responsibility for what’s happened. But my point…
Remember when people made phone calls? Whenever you needed to know something, you just picked up the phone and called them. These days, we’re all chained to our laptops, emailing each other day and night. Did you get the report? What do you think about this approach? Email is a wonderful tool, but like social…
Have you ever pitched your product or service to a prospect and when you get to asking for the sale they respond with “let me think about it”? It’s absolutely demoralising isn’t it? The reason it feels so bad is because you know that what they are really saying is “no thanks” but they haven’t…