A strange Bill Gates story. (That can help you grow your business)
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
The following is a true story. 30 years ago, when Microsoft was a small, fast growing company, Bill Gates was on a mission. He was totally dedicated to building Microsoft into a truly great company. One day he was driving a young journalist, Michael Moritz, to the airport. Moritz looked at the car’s dashboard and saw that the radio was completely missing. There was just a hole there. “Hey Bill, did somebody steal your radio?” asked Moritz. “No, I had it taken out myself.” replied Gates. “Why would you do that?” “Well I realised that if I had the radio there, I would be tempted to turn it on an ..read more
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Business success and the purpose of life
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
Recently I sat down with Lee Rogers, one of the best interviewers in the podcast world. We talked about lots of things: * How I started in advertising and worked my way up. * The challenge of trying to be both happy and successful. * How to be more productive. * What the purpose of life is. * And a million other curious, funny and poignant things. If you’re looking for a bit of inspiration, it could be worth listening to. Here’s the interview. The post Business success and the purpose of life appeared first on The Fortune Institute ..read more
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Business success and the purpose of life
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
Recently I sat down with Lee Rogers, one of the best interviewers in the podcast world. We talked about lots of things: * How I started in advertising and worked my way up. * The challenge of trying to be both happy and successful. * How to be more productive. * What the purpose of life is. * And a million other curious, funny and poignant things. If you’re looking for a bit of inspiration, it could be worth listening to. Here’s the interview. The post Business success and the purpose of life appeared first on The Fortune Institute ..read more
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How to finish the year strongly
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
  Okay, this is the situation. You have 5 weeks until the end of the year. There are two ways you can handle this. Cruise until December 31- basically run your business on autopilot and wait for the party season.         2. Go super hard, get some real wins, make a lot more money and consequently feel fantastic about your business and your life on at the end of the year. You know which one you should do, so let’s do it. At The Fortune Institute, we coach entrepreneurs. And below are some of the things we’ll be working with our clients on in the next few weeks. I ..read more
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Getting sharp again after the Covid lockdown
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
    Far too many business owners have been running at half speed during the Covid 19 lockdown. It’s very understandable of course. The whole event was so left field, so unexpected, that so many entrepreneurs felt quite powerless during it. But now that most countries are slowly moving out of full lockdown mode, it is absolutely vital that you play the next few months at full speed. If you act fast and play hard, you should be able to grow your company during this next recovery period. Here are my suggested immediate steps: 1. Psych up your team and your suppliers. Let them know tha ..read more
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The great opportunity of the Coronavirus
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
    I’m sure you’re sick of hearing all the bad news about the Coronavirus. So let’s reverse things. What about the advantages of this pandemic? Well if you play this right, you can totally transform your business during the quarantine period. How? By making sure you use the extra time working at home to get better at what you do. Study new business development. Study sales technique. Improve your time management skills. Learn how to read a balance sheet better. Learn leadership, or how to be an awesome manager. Get better at pricing your services. Get up to date on new digital cha ..read more
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A powerful way to think during Coronavirus
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
    We’ve all been under huge pressure over the last few weeks. And many business leaders have become depressed. It’s understandable. Revenue has collapsed for most companies, and many clients have stopped spending. If you are feeling down and disempowered, then today I’d like to show you a different way of thinking that is enormously helpful in turbulent times. It’s a mental technique that almost instantly improves your business, lifts your mood, and gets you feeling like you’re back in control again. Here it is: Stop focusing on your company’s results ( which are probably bad rig ..read more
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Use this amazing technique from the Navy Seals to stay strong
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
    Obviously things are pretty tough for us all during this Coronavirus situation.   So today I want to give you a technique used by the Navy Seals to help keep you fighting strong.   It’s a very subtle technique, and even people who have studied how the Seals teams work may not have picked up the importance of it.   Here is their brilliant technique:   The Navy Seals have an entirely different way of thinking about hardship.   They pride themselves on being tougher than any hardship. It’s literally conditioned into their minds to not only be ambivalent abo ..read more
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The big mistake you are probably making
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
    Every week at The Fortune Institute we mentor numerous entrepreneurs and business leaders. But they are almost all guilty of making a serious mistake when it comes to how they grow their company. I wouldn’t mind betting you are making the same mistake. What is this error that so many make? Not following up on sales leads. The guy you met 4 months ago that seemed interested in what your company offered. That girl at a party who said she knew someone who needed your services. That lead that just went dark…and then you gave up on it. That meeting that went so well… a ..read more
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Stop being a slave to your clients
The Fortune Institute - Business Coaching Sydney
by tfimain
3y ago
    We all want to offer good customer service. But too often I see business owners go way too far. So many entrepreneurs treat the client ( or potential client ) as being superior to them. When they phone us we feel we have to drop everything we’re doing and answer them. When they ask us to deliver work within a ridiculous timeframe we gulp and say “Yes of course.” When they ask for fee reductions we quickly give in. We provide multiple solutions and let them choose, instead of telling them the best way to go. And when we’re in meetings with them we let them lead the agenda.   ..read more
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