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Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Start with Today

I meet business owners who want more from their businesses...more from their staff...more from their suppliers...more from their customers...and ultimately more from...themselves.

They want better results - financial - cashflow and profit - better customers - to allow them to do their best work...better staff commitment and motivation - they want better recognition for their efforts, better prices from their suppliers.

Fewer people recognise what they already have. The staff commitment they already have. The prices they already have. The clients they already have. The situation they already have.

Sometimes the answers to more are here and now. We're all the same really - pushing for the more whilst forgetting about the now.

So let's pause for a moment and change that.

Name your best three suppliers. Why they are great. What sets them apart? What do they currently do that you are delighted about?

Same with staff...same with clients...same with cash.

Sure there is always more to strive for - that's the fun of it all. But not at the expense of now. 

Today's a pretty day - can't be bettered.

So stop and stare at your life exactly the way it is and why it already works so well - bring towards you more of what you love and what you have already achieved.

It'll be a lot more than you realise. I guarantee.

Posted at 07:43 AM in Happy Stuff |

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