Today I had a conversation on LinkedIn with some of my contacts about business passion, here are three statements I wholeheartedly agree with: Passion can be the reason you make a lot of money. Passion can be the reason you lose a lot of money. Passion can also be the reason you don’t care about… MORE >>

This week I was really pumped when a Google Alert flagged up that one of my articles had been mentioned online; not just at any website, but The New York Times no less!  If you haven’t got your Google Alerts set up, you should do it right now!  It’s a great way to keep track of where your marketing is leading you. Quick Biz Tip MORE >>

Last Sunday I spoke at the Independent Retailer Month UK Launch Conference in Solihull. As I took to the stage, I noticed a man hovering by the door and encouraged him to take a seat or risk missing what promised to be the best speech of the conference. Thankfully he took my comment with the… MORE >>

“You reputation precedes you” is one of those phrases you don’t really give a lot of thought. Usually, it surfaces when a person is meeting another and is clearly impressed and maybe a little nervous. Who else might say it? How can I change it? Can I turn it around on itself? But for some reason, it was running late. Humor MORE >>

Mike Vardy writes about the impact that Steven Pressfield's book Turning Pro had on him MORE >>