My earliest experience with Michael Gerber started about 2 years ago when I was recommended by a friend to read his book, The E-Myth. At that stage, I was a professional rugby league player with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.... read more
Dena Blackman was born in Brisbane just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Raised in an atmosphere of equal opportunity for women, she learned that femininity need not be sacrificed for feminism, that charm achieves more than... read more
How do you best capture all the ideas that are generated in meetings and more importantly decide on the best outcome? Here are a few techniques used by professional facilitators that you can use in your next meeting to... read more
If you’ve seen the new movie release High Fidelity you’ll know it stars the talented John Cusack and his equally gifted, but less well-known, sister Joan. In the film John is a dishevelled character, physically and emotionally. He is... read more
A passionate life – isn’t that what we all want? If this is our desire, then why isn’t our life overflowing with passion? The truth is, we don’t often ask ourselves ‘what is my ‘passion’?’ Although we often see... read more
Once you’ve taken the plunge to start your own business one of the daunting tasks you may face is selecting the appropriate vehicle to trade through. Even if you may have been in business for many years it is... read more
I was tired of the usual negative stories about glass ceilings holding women back when International Women’s Day came around this year. I decided to conduct a survey to find out what women really think are the barriers holding... read more
Tax manager turned artist? Believe it. Nola had never studied art until she decided, at 37, to become an artist. Nola Diamantopoulos was once a worldwide tax manager in the oil and gas industry. Five years ago she decided... read more
How did you get started in your career? As a child I loved staying in hotels. It was always a huge treat. So, I did hotel management at RMIT and then travelled to Japan where I worked in large... read more
Are you thinking of taking the plunge, quitting your job and diving into the wonderful world of business? Or perhaps you’ve already done it and are now sitting in your home office, terrified and wondering what to do next?... read more
There is an old adage “everyone has a book in them”. If this is true, are you one of the ones who have done something about it or have you felt constrained by unfounded myths and publishing industry perceptions?... read more
At the time of writing this I was at Starbucks in Houston airport, with the infinite variety of humanity swirling around me. I’d just finished spending time with my new marketing contractor, Trish Lambert. We met via the internet.... read more
