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Telstra And Their International Roaming Rip Off

By Steve Fitzpatrick

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

Leadership

5 Minute Motivator – Shift and Grow

By Steve Fitzpatrick

4 Apr 2013

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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

Leadership

5 Minute Motivator – Eat The Frog First

By Steve Fitzpatrick

3 Apr 2013

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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

Leadership

5 Minute Motivator – Say No

By Steve Fitzpatrick

2 Apr 2013

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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

Leadership

5 Minute Motivator – At What Cost

By Steve Fitzpatrick

1 Apr 2013

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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

Management

From Humble Beginnings To Self-Made Multimillionaire

By Steve Fitzpatrick

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

Marketing

How Smart Companies Sell More By Selling Less

By Steve Fitzpatrick

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

Management

Getting Things Done

By Steve Fitzpatrick

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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Telstra And Their International Roaming Rip Off

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).

5 Minute Motivator – Shift and Grow

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.

5 Minute Motivator – Eat The Frog First

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

5 Minute Motivator – Say No

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

5 Minute Motivator – At What Cost

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.

From Humble Beginnings To Self-Made Multimillionaire

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

How Smart Companies Sell More By Selling Less

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.

Getting Things Done

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.

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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).

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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