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An odd way to not lose opportunities

Efficiency counts for a lot. Most people think efficiency is all about an effective use of…

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Don’t rest on your laurels

Making it happen takes work. We know the height of summer is a great time…

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Have you protected your IP?

As a Speaker, Author, Coach, you likely ‘create’ all the time. You come up with…

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What keeps you focused?

Running a business takes effort. There are a lot of moving parts. With so many…

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When did you last thank your team?

Let’s be honest. Receiving thanks is a wonderful thing. We all like recognition for what…

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Is it time to create something new?

How are you feeling about your business today? Are you excited? Deflated? Exhausted? Feeling cautious?…

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What parts of your work bring you joy?

Part of working for yourself is that you get to do things you love. Depending…

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Are your assets being used optimally?

When was the last time you reviewed your marketing and what’s working for you? As an…

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Be willing to take a risk

Sometimes you just need to go beyond and take a risk. We don’t know what…

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Keep it cool and steady

There’s a lot of energy around right now that’s pushing us all forward. The desire…

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How often do you X more?

The growth of the business and of a person comes down to great questions. Whether…

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Create more of what you want

As a speaker, author, coach, you’ve no doubt heard this: we get what we focus…

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How is your relationship with your business?

We are always in relationship with our businesses. And every relationship deserves a little check…

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Their Schedule? Or Yours? (How to manage your time better)

Do you have enough time to do the things that need to get done? The…

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Step into someone else’s shoes for a moment

Have you ever looked at your business from the perspective of your client? Really stepping…

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How unique are you, really?

Do you stand out in your industry and niche? We all like to think that…

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It’s time to give your business a spring clean

If you’re in the Southern hemisphere, we know you are just heading into the equivalent…

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Getting affirmation that you are on track

When was the last time you asked for a referral or testimonial for one of…

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How Is Your Relationship With Your Business?

Are you loving your business right now? Or is it more of a love-hate situation?…

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Have you put the ‘big rocks’ in yet?

With February here, we’re asking if you’ve really done the work of ensuring you are…

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Do you have an unpopular opinion?

Having a point of view is a good thing. Having a point of view that’s…

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You have to balance Intention with Strategy

Running a speaker, author, coach business is all about being smart. That’s about using your…

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What will you create next?

The great thing about being a speaker, author, coach is that you are in charge…

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Have you got the foundations in place for a great year?

It’s the ‘real’ start of the year this week. Most people will have been clearing…

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Give the ordinary its due

Give the ordinary its due This week, we are inviting you to simply notice the moments — everything…

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Your schedule or theirs?

If you have children at school (little or big), this time of year can seem…

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Make it work for you

The great thing about working for yourself is that you make discoveries every day about…

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The perfect time to connect?

This time of year is a great time to connect to all those in your…

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Be generous and share what you know

Hey. You know a lot. We know you do. And sometimes you forget, so we’re…

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Less time makes you focus

Hey you. We always want your working life as smooth as possible. That’s why we…

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Don’t let the light mess with your schedule

Hey you. The nights are going to start drawing in here in the Western hemisphere….

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What can you bring back in?

It’s easy to always be focused on the next thing. As speakers, authors and coaches,…

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Are you ready for them to say yes?

What we love about this time of year is that opportunities suddenly all come into…

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Get specific to get engagement

There’s something to be said for specificity. It helps to land a message and anchor…

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Use Homer Simpson to inspire your next focus.

Creative people move fast. Yes, we appreciate that sometimes creation is a slow progress, but…

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What if you were beautifully unreasonable today?

It’s easy to toe the line, or fall into doing so. When you want your…

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What’s trust got to do with it?

Choosing the path of speaker, author, coach is not necessarily the easy choice. Running the…

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Is it an opportunity or not?

Much of the time you, as speakers, authors and coaches get presented with the chance…

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Add a nought to change your thinking

Sometimes, as speakers, authors and coaches, you need a little boost to our thinking, to…

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Do an impossible thing before breakfast

As a creative person, you know you have many, many, many ideas — usually all before breakfast!…

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The September Momentum Spur

Can you believe it’s the end of the summer holidays and that September is a…

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Are you sharing your opinions enough?

Just how visible are you? Are enough people seeing you and getting to know you…

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Ask for help

When was the last time you asked for help? It’s a too little used tactic…

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Don’t be clever, be clear!

There’s something to be said for knowing your stuff. As speakers, authors and coaches, you’ve…

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When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone?

Doing things the way you’ve always done them can mean you get a little stuck…

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Have you planned your getaway?

Have you had a mental break yet? With the summer holidays officially well on the…

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What to do on stuck days

Like the weather, our energy is not constant. No matter how much we wish we…

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Allow (more) laughter & joy

Running your business can seem daunting at times, and it’s easy to fall into the…

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What stories are you sharing?

Running your speaker, author, coach business is as much about harnessing your past as it…

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Make peace with the pace of progress

We’ve all heard it before — things take longer than you think they will. Right?! But will…

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What result are you looking for?

It’s easy to get distracted by the multiple tasks that face us daily. The chances…

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Metrics and measurement matters!

When was the last time you did an activity audit? With finite time and resources,…

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Create from what you have

One of the things we hear a lot from our audience is that it’s hard…

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What wave are you riding?

Are you flowing in your business? If you are, that’s a delight and we invite…

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What are you catching up on?

It’s about to be a longer than usual weekend in the UK, courtesy of the…

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Does it make cash or sense?

When was the last time you did a little quick and dirty review of your…

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Is your clutter clogging your business?

We are now well into May, and if you are anything like most speakers, authors…

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Do you make room for the unexpected?

There’s something to be said for just taking action. That might mean showing up, even…

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Are you putting all your skills to work?

It’s a glorious thing to run your own business. You get to be in charge,…

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When should you create more!?!

It’s in the DNA of a speaker, author and coach to create. To think up…

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What’s next?! (The power of completion)

Have you been completing things? Progress seems to be on the agenda for many in…

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Do you know what to do more of and less of?

We have a question for you: When did you last stop to review what you…

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What if it was different?

Using your imagination and creativity can be one of the most powerful things you can…

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Get good at making decisions…

You could argue that every speaker, author, coach business is hampered or helped by great…

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Are you harnessing the power of spring?

This time of the year is full of potency. With the sun out, and life…

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Accommodating Everything

It’s time to make that plan! Can you feel it? You know that fabulous motivation…

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New things need room to breathe

Helena got a new-to-her fridge-freezer over the weekend. It’s sky blue. It’s big and fancy,…

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Take a moment to focus

Imagine this. It’s Monday morning, the to do list has already gone off track and…

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Is it time you started working more collaboratively?

Simply put, collaboration is “the action of working with someone to produce something”. In reality,…

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Aiming for sustainable progress

There’s something to be said for doing what you know works. The sense of satisfaction,…

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Think bigger!

You’ve all heard it before — you’ve likely even said it in a talk or…

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Use these questions to help you grow your business

There’s a power in asking questions and being open to the answers. As changemakers and…

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Is it all new, new, new?

January is traditionally a month where we tend to START a bunch of things. Buoyed…

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Outputs vs Outcomes: How to describe your results

Most speakers, authors and coaches struggle a little with their marketing and one of the…

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How to write a professional bio

All speakers, authors and coaches need a bio, whether it’s being used on your book…

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Creating online courses that your avatar will buy

Don’t just make an online course, make a course that is wanted! It’s a waste…

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Are your sales pages working for you?

When you make an offer, you can enhance its chances of being taken up tenfold…

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Running a business is about making choices

When we choose to set up and run a speaker, author coach business, we inevitably…

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How to price your products and services

Pricing isn’t a cookie cutter approach! Whether that be for a keynote, a coaching session or…

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Keep stretching to become better

When you set out to change the world as a speaker, author or coach, a…

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How to choose a coach

We all need help support and guidance when growing scaling or even maintaining our business….

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Don’t let your impostor run the show

As speakers, authors and coaches, life can be very full. We can wear ourselves out…

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How to never run out of ideas

Your ideal clients like to consume their information in different ways. Are you varying the…

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How to create your brand story

As a speaker, author or coach your often have a personality brand business and what…

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Use emotive language to enhance your communication

As speakers, authors and coaches, you have a message and a need to share it….

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Are you using too many tactics in your email marketing?

Your reach and reputation are in your hands to manage and be responsible for. Part…

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Are you still on track? The low down on doing a mid-year check-in

With summer nearly full upon us, and days about to get ‘lost’ to sun, fun…

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How to write sales pages that convert

Writing good sales pages confuse people, and most speakers, authors and coaches shy away from…

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When was the last time you reviewed who you work with?

Your avatar is the key to your business success. The more you know them, their…

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Scheduling content to increase engagement & productivity

Social Media is a habit, a tool, a network, fun, a resource… the list goes…

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How to network online

Even though the world is opening up, there’s no going back to life ‘as was’….

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Polish up your offline networking skills

With places opening up more and more, and restrictions lifting, it’s likely you’ll be networking…

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How well do you know your comfort zone?

Most of the coaches we know deal with peoples’ comfort zones every day. In fact,…

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Are you busy being busy but not getting the results?

If you’ve ever spent a day ‘doing’ yet at the end of it feel like…

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Does your business support you ON YOUR TERMS?

It’s all well and good running your own business -but ARE you running it, or…

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How many products should you have?

We get asked by speakers authors and coaches how many products they should have all…

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Do you have what it takes to be a speaker, author or coach?

Do you feel like you’re struggling and wonder if you’ve actually got what it takes…

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How to get gigs on others stages

If getting promotional speaking gigs is something you’d like more of, we recommend implementing some…

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Three areas that make you an expert

Positioning yourself well is a key to standing out. But what if you don’t feel…

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How to grab attention with your opening line

As speakers, authors and coaches we are in the business of grabbing and then keeping…

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How to spend less time marketing

Most speaker, authors, coaches don’t enjoy ‘marketing’. Repurposing’ is the key to that! Read on…

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How to show up on FB to build your tribe

Showing up on Facebook is a great way to build your tribe as a speaker,…

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The power of sharing & celebration

Whilst it’s important to be ‘doing’ in the business, it’s also crucial to stop and…

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Where can I find my ideal customers?

If you are a speaker, author or coach the #1 desire is to have more…

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How to protect your IP

One of the best ways to stand out from the crowd is to develop your…

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Using themes to help you be a prolific creator

If you boil down how you show up, you are never going to run out…

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How to create consistent content with ease

It’s easy enough to put the odd blog out, or show up ‘adhoc’ but how…

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Use your golden thread to explain why you do what you do

As a speaker, author or coach with lots of strings to your bow, you need…

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How to get great testimonials

Testimonials are a key way to building your business ‘invisibly’. When other people speak on…

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How to run a successful event

The success of any event is self defined — so how do you decide those…

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Why you should run events!

Running events is a key for many Speakers Authors and Coaches — either to get…

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Deciding to run a business that doesn’t run you

Would you like to wake up every day, knowing that your business is running along…

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Does your audience instantly know what you stand for?

Having clarity around your message and what you speak about all the time really does…

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How to repurpose content

You are creative — so don’t just put out content for the sake of it,…

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How to say ‘NO’ — putting boundaries in makes your business work better

Saying NO actually has the power to free you up. But do you have a…

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How do your customers experience you?

As a Speaker, Author or Coach, your job is to make it easy for your…

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Engaging the lurkers in your FB group

Running a FB group is hard! It’s like having a child that you constantly have…

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How to have the confidence to call yourself an expert

Claiming your expert positioning in your field is important to gain trust with your clients…

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How to get booked for speaking engagements

This is probably one of our most commonly asked questions! And there is some prep…

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Are you fully using FB to grow your reach?

If you are intent on getting your message ‘out there’ through FB, there may be…

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How to create a buzz with your promos

In our business, we talk about ‘what’s the buzz in your business?’ all the time….

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HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES to be a speaker, author and coach?

Many people start a career as a speaker, author or coach because they are attracted…

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How to slow down without stopping

As the world opens up, real breaks become possible. To take advantage and give yourself…

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To raise your game, you must know what’s working

When you want to grow, the most important things you can do for your business…

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How to test your product

We get so disheartened when people invest time & money in creating a product or…

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How to launch a product

We urge our clients to launch / promote a product every 90-days but many people…

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What do you want to be known for and seen as?

What people say and feel about you is vital. It’s a key way to get…

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Are you confident and comfortable doing an FB live yet?!

You must get comfortable with doing ‘Live’ Video to help you enroll people into your…

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What makes a good speaker showreel?

Only 5% of professional speakers will have a speaker showreel, so when speakers ask us…

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What CRM system suits your business?

So we know this isn’t a sexy topic, but it’s one we get asked a…

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How to stand out as a speaker, author or coach

Being seen as an expert in your space can be hard when there is a…

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Are you asking for help enough?

This may not be a comfortable read. It SHOULD be. But it likely won’t be….

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Who is your ideal client and how to find them

When you’re in our Speaker INsight world you’ll know that all of our training relates…

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How to make your book a bestseller

This is a commonly asked question and most people don’t know the answer when we…

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