I got an email today (that I don't ever recall asking for - some people call this Spam) that caught my eye. Just before I hit the "this is junk email don't ever let it through again" button - I noticed a quote:

“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.” - Jim Rohn

I don't really know Jim's work that well....

I love watching my kids. I learn a lot from them especially those lessons that you forget as adults.

Zak is practicing his letters and the only route to success for him here is to practice and keep on practicing. This simple life lesson is so often overlooked. I want it now. Who cares about practicing?

D'oh!

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I have one of those amazing jobs, where bring work home with you is a good thing.

The other day at our work team meeting, I told them that I expected to use the saunas in our new showroom. I know, I know - what bad boss am I. Telling the team to take an hour or two out of their day and spend it relaxing in a sauna.

The reason I did that - one word. Integrity.

The other day - a double-glazing sales guy came to see me. If they windows were...

We have recently finished The Mitchell Group Website which, amongst its features, allows customers to sign up to events.

Skoda is one of the Mitchell Group franchises and recently launced the new Skoda Fabia with great success.

Marketing Manager, Chris Webb, tells us "we have been amazed at the sign-up rate through our new website which accounted for over 75% of attendees". Originally...

I heard this story on the news and it caused me to laugh. An anger management therapist lost his temper and drove a car into a club that wouldn't let him in. He is now in jail, and I couldn't help but laugh when I listened to the news in the car.

Whilst it is one of the funniest things I heard all day, it does lead me to point out the obvious here: you have to practice what you preach. Customers can spot a fraud. Perhaps in the short run they do...

A group of us the other day were discussing this question: What is success?

The problem for most people who want to be successful is NOT that they can’t achieve success. The main obstacle for them is that they misunderstand success.

Then I read Seth's blog the next day - where he asks the same question.

One thing that I am convinced of is that success is a journey, not a destination. I am also convinced that the picture of success...

I was talking to someone the other day about when we set up Lutroo and what made me decide to take the plunge. At the time, my wife and I had a new baby - our first born but not much else. Dan (the other half of Lutroo) didn't have kids then but he didn't have much else either.

Both of us left our jobs to work on our company. I had a new baby and a wife that wasn't working.

Some people think this is risky, but for me it seemed like the right...

For a while now I have thought that the smart companies will be developing the "all-in-one" solution, especially for small businesses owners. Software that manages the books, the website, sales, marketing and customer accounts from one place, one database. Eventually all of this will be accessible through a website.

Is this a prophecy? Partly maybe, but in reality it is starting to happen. Intuit - the software company responsible for Quickbooks...

Today I had to replace my vacuum cleaner. We had a Dyson and have had it for a few years. The question is - did I get another Dyson?

Dyson is a great story of how the little guy with a great idea can, in an instant, change the way the world does things. In the words of Seth Godin, Dyson is a remarkable product. At least in theory.

I do...

Just mintues before I saw this post, we had a fire alarm test at the office that I didn't know about. And to top it off the fire officer barked at me like I was 12 years old. Neither of these events pleased me, and I let my feelings known to the company that manages this rather large building.

Then I come back to the office and read this blog. It has done two things...made me laugh for about 5 minutes - which frankly is what I needed to do right...