“I think I am several animals at once”
What if you think you’re both a Koala and a Kangaroo? Or a Greyhound and a Koala? (take the free questionnaire here to find out – https://chriscroft.co.uk/animals-quiz/) The first thing […]
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Why I don’t do coaching
I get asked quite often if I can be someone’s coach or mentor (I know they are slightly different but this article is about both) – and although I’m always
New Year Business Resolutions
What would I recommend thinking about as we start another year? Here are some thoughts: – put your prices up, you’ll lose fewer customers than you think, and the ones
Making Udemy courses – top tips
I get asked about Udemy top tips quite often, so here is my answer: I learned all this from my daughter Louise who lives off Udemy in Australia/Thailand/Georgia/Bali/Guernsey/ wherever she wants. She
Which vegetable is yours?
Use this chart to find the Management Vegetables for the subject you want to learn about: Leadership The Plum of Performance The Coaching Cherries The Carrots of Motivation The Banana
The Parsnip of Profit
How can you make more profit? The Parsnip says you have only seven options: Price up – experiment with different amounts and see what happens, try it on different segments for
The Strategy Orange
The Strategy O.R.A.N.G.E., or “Orange of Options”, contains some important ideas when you’re thinking about Strategy – maybe you could do some, or all, of these? Optimise quality at 7/10. If
Goal setting is great – here’s how to make yours even greater
If you have personal goals, both for work and outside work, both short term and long term – you will be much more likely to achieve them. This is because setting
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What are the four Control Dramas?
An interesting way of looking at bad behaviour that I want to share with you is a fascinating little theory that I discovered in a book called The Celestine Prophecy by
FIDO and LFIFIDO
I read somewhere about “FIDO” – if you have a problem, rather than brooding on it and wishing you could change the past, Forget It and Drive On. And I like this,
This is why you will HAVE to delegate
I don’t like delegating – I fear they won’t do it as well as me, or that the explaining and the monitoring will take longer than just doing it. But
The Parsnip of Profit
How can you make more profit? The Parsnip says you have only seven options: Price up – experiment with different amounts and see what happens, try it on different segments for
Fireworks Exploding
An email I received just now: (having done a 90 minute talk on Success earlier today) Hi Chris, Thank you for your inspiring talk tonight at Wiltshire Council. I
What percentage of your orders do you WANT to lose on price?
When you quote a potential customer for your product or service, either verbally or in writing, you’ll lose some business on price. You may not always know whether price was
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What is a Mastermind Group
I never liked the TV series – too serious, and the questions were too hard! But if you want to succeed at anything in life, including life itself, I’d really
How to decide what to do next
Here are some BAD strategies – commonly used by people Do the easiest job first Do the smallest / quickest job first Do the most fun job first
