Other Stuff


Mar 30

Is it time to change your thinking?

Posted by SpikeHQ

There is a saying, “If your best thinking got you to where you are, maybe you need to change your thinking. This morning Mike Hosking talked about a company that has made recession a swear word and you have to…

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Mar 29

My thoughts on Earth Hour

Posted by SpikeHQ

At my house it’s Earth Hour everyday. If we are not in a room the lights are out. In fact everybody I know doesn’t leave the house ablaze in light. Was this because we were brought up in the 70’s…

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Mar 23

Back to the basics – Take Two (I think)

Posted by SpikeHQ

I am sure I have written about “The Basics” before, however, Ben Ridler at the Results Group pointed them out to me in language I could understand last week. There are three parts to building a business: generating leads, converting…

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Mar 19

Smarts + Persistence = Getting What you want

Posted by SpikeHQ

A small boy is sent to bed by his father. Five minutes later…..’Da-ad….’‘What?’‘I’m thirsty. Can you bring a drink of water?’‘No, You had your chance. Lights out.’Five minutes later: ‘Da-aaaad…..’‘WHAT?’‘I’m THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??’‘ I told…

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Mar 13

Gary Vaynerchuk at FOWA 09

Posted by SpikeHQ

Loved this keynote by Gary Vaynerchuk. Didn’t have a clue who he was until a few hours ago and I’m now following him on Twitter, bookmarked his site and watched a few of his vids. Inspirational stuff for me because…

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Mar 10

Todays BOOST to survive the day

Posted by SpikeHQ

W.B. Yeats said, “I have spread my dreams beneath your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” This made me look twice before racing around the villa where my office is. But also made me think are my…

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