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Positive attitude attracts business

By Jo | Published: June 21, 2010
A landscape gardener ran a business that had been in the family for two or three generations. The staff were happy, and customers loved to visit the store, or to have the staff work on their gardens or make deliveries – anything from bedding plants to ride-on mowers. For as long as anyone could remember, [...]
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For real achievement – break it down

By Jo | Published: June 14, 2010
Ok  so you have a goal,  the golden acorn in our sights .  So how do you go about achieving it & then hang onto it? The initital euphoria of your new idea may wear off or you realise that actually your goal is going to take much longer to attain than you initially thought. [...]
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Chasing your goals

By Jo | Published: May 4, 2010
Ever feel like a squirrel running up & down different trees trying to find an acorn? I sometimes watch the busy endeavours of the squirrels in our local park & it got me to thinking about some similarities in our own lives. They run up a tree , might stop on way for a look [...]
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Leading the way

By Jo | Published: April 14, 2010
I took some time over the Easter break to spend a few days on west coast.  Luckily the weather improved & I was able to stand on Europes’ most westerly coast & take in the amazing scenery. In midst of taking all this in it reminded me of how insignificant  we can be & how [...]
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Values in Business

By Jo | Published: March 29, 2010
In looking at goal setting with one of my clients recently , the subject of values came up for his business & what he wanted his business to represent & look like in the future. Our discussion led to developing partnerships with companies,  people who have a similar view to quality, how they sell themselves [...]
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Changing perspectives

By Jo | Published: March 1, 2010
I went out for my regular walk recently & due to time shortages I needed to change my route. So the path I normally walk up,  I had to come back down. For a moment I thought I had wandered onto a different route (as my mind was busy with thoughts of what to write [...]
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