Rip Off Merchants

Telstra And Their International Roaming Rip Off

2 May 2013

This week, I received my phone bill from Telstra which brought the total phone bill for my 6 week US holiday to a whopping $19,745.43! All this was primarily due to data charges ($10,667.13 in April and $13,552.39 in May).

What a wonderful way to return home from holidays! Thanks Telstra!

Here’s what my bill summary now looks like; Continue Reading

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5 Minute Motivator – Shift and Grow

4 Apr 2013

Have you hit a plateau? Perhaps you need to shift and grow. Making a mindset-shift in the way you’re thinking will often allow you to bound ahead and grow beyond your current situation and expectations.

Moving from A to B is often a physical event. So much so we get caught in the assumption that what happens internally doesn’t affect what is going on externally.

I’m not sure that could be further from the truth. Continue Reading

Eat The Frog First

5 Minute Motivator – Eat The Frog First

3 Apr 2013

Mark Twain said “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day”.

Making tough decisions is easy, when you decide to Eat The Frog First.

Think about this for a minute;

You have to eat a frog.

You have to eat a frog every single day for the rest of your life. Continue Reading

Say No More

5 Minute Motivator – Say No

2 Apr 2013

Saying No can be a powerful tool to keep you focused on what is important and what is within your capability to manage.

You know what I’m talking about right?

To get to where you are today, you were probably a Yes person. When asked ‘Who can pick up additional work’ you’d often be the one putting up your hand.

You’d be working longer hours in the office and often got noticed and recognised over the years as you’ve climbed the corporate ladder. Continue Reading

At What Cost

5 Minute Motivator – At What Cost

1 Apr 2013

At what cost are you taking one action over another? Your time is precious, and whatever measure of time you invest into one activity is lost forever over another activity.

Often, people work on level 1. Level 1 is where an action has an immediate reaction – and that is as far as they can see. But our decisions have ripple effects that can last for decades.

Have you heard the saying ‘whatever seed you plant is what will grow’? Continue Reading

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How To Master The Social Web In 5 Easy Steps

29 Mar 2013

Mari Smith (Twitter @marismith) takes the stage this afternoon – many refer to her as a Social Media Thought Leader, and definitely is well known as a Facebook expert.

For many business owners, we know how to relate to others, often learning while in the firing line of sales as we’ve grown our business from scratch. Mari Smith is going to try to help us bridge the gap between conversing with people in our normal environments face to face, to using social media online.

Social Graph

Mari reveals what the Social Graph looks like on Facebook with a demonstration of a search for real estate representatives in San Jose California. Continue Reading

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From Humble Beginnings To Self-Made Multimillionaire

29 Mar 2013

Daymond John took to the stage to a standing applause from the audience at Infusioncon 2013. The excitement in the room is tangible.

5 Shark Points – How to remain a shark, or How to become a shark.

When you’re a child and you’re starting to crawl and walk, you’ll fall. When you do your parents say “get up”. When you’re learning to speak as a child your parents say “good, speak up, keep trying”.

When you’re an adult and you tell your parents you want to go out and start a new business or solve the worlds problems your parents will say with good intentions “don’t do it”, “It’s too risky, stay in your job”. Continue Reading

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How Smart Companies Sell More By Selling Less

29 Mar 2013

Jay Baer (Twitter @jaybaer) took the stage today with his wit and great sense of humour, coupled with some great insight into marketing and selling in today’s digital environment.

If you sell something, you’ll make a customer today. If you help someone, you’ll make a customer for life.

So here are some problem for most of today’s business owners; Continue Reading

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Getting Things Done

28 Mar 2013

David Allen – Author of Getting Things Done shared common sense, but not commonly practiced ways to create conditions to enable you (and others) to flourish.

What is your horizon of commitments?

  • Purpose and principles – what really matters
  • Vision – best manifestation of success
  • Goals – objectives to achieve
  • Accountabilities – Key areas to maintain
  • Projects – Things to finish
  • Actions – things to do now. Continue Reading
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Build Your Sales And Reputation With E-Books

28 Mar 2013

Jim F. Kukral (Twitter @jimkukral) who is the CEO of DigitalBookLaunch.com opens with the obvious that we can all see happening right now. We don’t need a traditional publisher anymore – we can self publish our own books.

Jim should know, he’s authored nine books since 2010. Here’s just a few benefits to publishing your own book;

  • Generate leads for your business
  • Increased consulting fees x 3
  • Each book leads to new readers, fans and customers. Continue Reading