<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.philolley.com/rss.php" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Points of FOCUS</title><link>http://www.philolley.com/</link><description>Updated regularly to give you the latest from www.philolley.com - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY</description><language>en-gb</language><item><title><![CDATA[Overloaded? Time to T-P-A]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=183</link><description><![CDATA[This week, I met someone who had reached the point of feeling almost overloaded. With Christmas looming and so many other business pressures... 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=183</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year Planner]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=182</link><description><![CDATA[It really is that time of year… time to look beyond the horizon of Christmas, and put the bones on next year’s plan. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=182</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity Targetting]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=181</link><description><![CDATA[How can you finish the year with a big breakthrough? Set 1-2 goals and focus purely on these opportunities...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=181</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaying the Energy Vampires]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=180</link><description><![CDATA[Slaying the Energy Vampires is essential in any team, organisation, business, or indeed any walk of life]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=180</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a Mission]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=179</link><description><![CDATA[My toes curl when big institutions say things like “Our mission is to become the number one bank for customer service”. Why? Let me explain…

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=179</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-setting]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=178</link><description><![CDATA[A personal business client got in touch needing to be "reset". Could I come up with a plan to help him get back on "top form?"]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=178</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Change!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=176</link><description><![CDATA[For regular readers and those who receive this blog as an RSS feed…
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=176</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are your Headlines?...]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=175</link><description><![CDATA[to help you keep your opportunity-mindset, that positive focus, and high spirit which you need to achieve success...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=175</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st September -a New Term?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=174</link><description><![CDATA[1st Sept heralds getting back to a “normal” regime- a time of year to maximise performance, a solid period where we can be focused, organised and go for those goals which remain for the rest of the year.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=174</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pain in the neck v a Shot in the arm]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=173</link><description><![CDATA[When making a change, and particularly when changing habits, there’s very little difference between what feels like a bit of a pain in the neck, and a shot in the arm!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=173</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Full Swing]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=172</link><description><![CDATA[...in business and life, employ the FULL swing, the backswing, action, and follow-through, to ensure you maximise results with Effortless Power.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=172</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring productivity]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=171</link><description><![CDATA[In many businesses, and often for individual sales people, a good sales period is followed by a bad one in an almost predictable cycle. And sometimes the timescale can be short...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=171</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormy Waters]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=170</link><description><![CDATA[In today's stormy economic waters, make sure you have a strong rudder...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=170</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[F-A-R-T on your paperwork]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=169</link><description><![CDATA[In a Quagmire? When you feel bogged down by piles of paper on your desk, apply this to each piece and clear up! ... till you reach the wood on your desk, in tray, pending tray, out tray.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=169</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you HAD to...]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=168</link><description><![CDATA[Take one of your major goals right now, and ask the question, “What would I do if I absolutely HAD to go for this?”

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=168</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting back on form]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=167</link><description><![CDATA[Returning to business after any significant break, and particularly at this time of year when returning from holidays, there's a danger that you can just launch back into the same old quagmire....
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=167</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday SOS]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=166</link><description><![CDATA[The key to the challenge of self-organisation rests in having a system... not for its own sake, but for the focus time it creates]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=166</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you Fully in Tune?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=165</link><description><![CDATA[People know what do to get fit/ build their business/ or achieve any goal, but, frequently it's interference that gets in the way...

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=165</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interested - Fascinated - Passionate]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=164</link><description><![CDATA[If you are interested in life, life is interesting.
If you become fascinated by life... ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=164</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unclogging the business arteries]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=163</link><description><![CDATA[Can you unclog the blockers that are stopping the steady flow of business?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=163</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockbusting]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=162</link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, a good Blockbusting session is required to allow you to have a revolution in your life, business, career, financial situation, or all of these at once.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=162</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does "Integrity" matter?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=161</link><description><![CDATA[Recently during a speaking tour, with my speech including lots on Vision and Values, one of the questions I got asked was:
“Does integrity matter in business?”

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=161</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's watching?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=160</link><description><![CDATA[A research study revealed that people are more honest when they think they are being watched! Note: when they "think" they’re being watched.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=160</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goals Testing]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=159</link><description><![CDATA[There is a danger, that setting goals can become an academic exercise. People set goals... but have no real belief or desire to see them through.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=159</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Networking v Notworking]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=158</link><description><![CDATA[For many people in small businesses, getting the networking right can be the difference between success and failure, particularly in the early days. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=158</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decisions, Decisions...]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=157</link><description><![CDATA[Most businesses work on momentum (and some on inertia!), often just reacting to things as they crop up. Reactive, not active. The art of decision-making is, for the most part, left to chance...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=157</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Checkpoint]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=156</link><description><![CDATA[Time to take stock, and get your act together for the second half of the year.  Here’s a quick-fire “agenda” to follow to make sure your goals are clear...

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=156</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Adversity]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=155</link><description><![CDATA[Watching a recent performance of Beethoven's 9th  got me thinking… about success, about achievement, about what it is to create an extraordinary result.   

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=155</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Reasonable: Finding your Motive-Action]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=154</link><description><![CDATA[Many people set goals and targets at the start of a year, only to find that by the end of the first six months they are woefully behind or have even forgotten the goals they set!
But having goals is not about beating yourself up for not achieving them...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=154</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burning Boats]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=153</link><description><![CDATA[What would you achieve, if you HAD to...?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=153</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independence, Freedom and Control]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=152</link><description><![CDATA[If you ask anyone why they were motivated to set up in business, start a new career, or make any major change in life, these symbols of success will be right up there...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=152</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Interference" and Complacency]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=151</link><description><![CDATA[Someone recently told me they had had a brilliant first 3 months of the year, but the second quarter had been “mixed” for their business. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=151</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Keys to creating a "World-Class Squad"]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=150</link><description><![CDATA[Not just your internal business team, but all those people who help you... and particularly for small businesses who need to build an extended squad...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=150</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time flies? ]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=149</link><description><![CDATA[Not if you are growing...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=149</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory Test]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=148</link><description><![CDATA[Test your memory on your life, business, career... from just one year ago.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=148</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chewing the "Coulds"]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=147</link><description><![CDATA[Recently asked to help someone overcome a major barrier in setting up their new business...FEAR.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=147</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price and Value ]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=146</link><description><![CDATA[... and why do most small businesses get their marketing strategy wrong?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=146</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Mondays]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=145</link><description><![CDATA[Start the week with the rules for your own success clear, and the right mindset... ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=145</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weekly Action Plan]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=143</link><description><![CDATA[I was recently surprised to discover just how few people have a Weekly Action Plan drawn up. I mean, how can you plan each day if you don’t plan the week? ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=143</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Result Areas]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=142</link><description><![CDATA[Business is about devoting time, energy, focus, and all our resources to those things that create the results we want to achieve, in line with our goals. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=142</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vari-FOCUS]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=140</link><description><![CDATA[It's critical when running a business, or leading a team, or aiming for any goal, to focus on 3 levels...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=140</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change of Style]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=139</link><description><![CDATA[How much of the change that happens in people's lives is deliberate? It seems most change (certainly most of the big, strategic change) is left to happenstance by most people. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=139</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Steps to Success- in a nutshell]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=138</link><description><![CDATA[Most people setting out to make changes, on the journey to success, don’t know where to begin.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=138</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having an OFF day]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=137</link><description><![CDATA[I was amazed the other week when someone who is running their own business said that they often found little things getting in their way during the week...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=137</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In - On - Off - your business]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=135</link><description><![CDATA[You will be familiar with the challenge of working IN/ ON the business, and now let me introduce the concept of OFF time - 12 weeks per year.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=135</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision to make- Model the Best]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=136</link><description><![CDATA[Being decisive is the one aspect of being an entrepreneur which is most admired by others. That ability to take a risk, to go for a goal armed only with your courage and a belief in your own ability.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=136</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategic Goals and by-products]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=134</link><description><![CDATA[Many people say that they get stressed and tired out by focussing on goals and targets, whether business goals, financial goals, personal goals...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=134</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business and Management Statistics]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=133</link><description><![CDATA[Business Challenges, management "failure" and the lessons to learn...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=133</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mindsurfing]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=132</link><description><![CDATA[... for business growth...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=132</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half-Time Team Talks]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=131</link><description><![CDATA[If you find yourself almost half way through the year, as manager of a team which is the business equivalent of 2 nil down at half time, it’s time to make some changes.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=131</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strengths - Weaknesses Swap?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=130</link><description><![CDATA[Most people when asked what their strengths are will say "I'm quite good at this, or that", but when asked what their weaknesses are will say "I'm very bad at this, or that"...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=130</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KISS- Keep it Simply Significant]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=129</link><description><![CDATA[A number of years ago, and some of you may remember this story, NASA sent a space probe to Mars, and the high tech probe crashed ...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=129</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel Days]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=128</link><description><![CDATA[When was the last time you took the chance to get away for an uninterrupted Strategic session, creating the blueprint for your success?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=128</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ringelmann Effect ]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=126</link><description><![CDATA[Are you/ your team suffering from it?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=126</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 6 Strategic Principles for the New World Order]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=125</link><description><![CDATA[OK, I've said it before, this is not a recession, it's a New World Order. This is actually, I hope you'll agree, a very positive, healthy and proactive appraoch. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=125</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FOCUS and Balance?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=124</link><description><![CDATA[When setting goals, and enhancing performance, I often hear people say, you’ve got to be balanced.
It sets my B*llsh*t Buzzer off every-time!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=124</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Redemption]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=123</link><description><![CDATA[Many of you will be familiar with the film The Shawshank Redemption. The first time I saw it, I was struck by the power of having a plan, not just any old plan. Not even just a Good plan... 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=123</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persistent Progression]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=122</link><description><![CDATA[One of my clients, let’s call him Jim, recently told me that as a relaxation he had decided to return to playing a musical instrument, an instrument that he hadn’t picked up for 4 years.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=122</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meetings 46/60]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=121</link><description><![CDATA[One of the issues I am most often asked to help people in business to improve is the effectiveness of their Meetings. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=121</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awesome - Awful ?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=120</link><description><![CDATA[For many years I have kept an “Awesome/ Awful” log to record both ends of the service spectrum...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=120</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 4 Objectives for your business today]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=119</link><description><![CDATA[All other business activity is simply a discussion about these 4 daily action goals.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=119</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind the S-P Gap]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=118</link><description><![CDATA[The Starting Point for our journey to success rests deep within us… with our own unique Success Paradigm.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=118</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TPR Day]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=117</link><description><![CDATA[Don't Blame someone else... Take Personal Responsibility on Friday 13th. Here's how...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=117</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The FEVER Formula]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=116</link><description><![CDATA[For making personal and business breakthroughs…
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=116</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus on the Briliant Execution of what you do well]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=115</link><description><![CDATA[What I learned from a Mediterranean street artist a few years ago, and have never forgotten.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=115</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enabling Structures]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=114</link><description><![CDATA[Achieving goals relies on being focussed on doing a few key things well. It's essential to have a structure in place, otherwise we get deflected, or sink into the quagmire of daily clutter. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=114</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Unique Talent]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=113</link><description><![CDATA[The key to success is to find your Unique Talent, and invest as much time and energy and money into delivering that to the world. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=113</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fly on the Wall]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=112</link><description><![CDATA[If I had been a fly on the wall of your life and business this week...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=112</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a Great Finisher]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=111</link><description><![CDATA[One of the most sought-after qualities in business is the ability to finish… and that 1 percent person who makes sure something really happens is a rare commodity.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=111</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goals: Getting off on the right foot]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=110</link><description><![CDATA[Someone asked me today about Goals, and whether they should set these at a more "obvious" time of year.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=110</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generative Thinking]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=109</link><description><![CDATA[How can we overcome the challenge that we need to spend time thinking, planning, creating new ideas, and at the same time to be constantly focused on productivity?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=109</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank Holidays - and why I don't do them]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=108</link><description><![CDATA[... and why I do take 12 weeks OFF every year, and that's what I advise my business owner clients.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=108</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Become your Success]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=106</link><description><![CDATA[FOCUS on what you can become. And be that person, TODAY.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=106</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goals - Have your Cake and Eat it! ]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=105</link><description><![CDATA[“You can’t have your cake, and eat it.”
Another example of sayings that have been taken on and are accepted as norms! A bit like SMART goals...

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=105</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily Action Planning]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=104</link><description><![CDATA[There's a huge difference between an Action Plan and a "to do list"... you can even feel it when you think those words, can't you?
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=104</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goals: You must be MaD!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=103</link><description><![CDATA[“You must be Mad!” We hear people say it all the time when they see someone aiming for a breakthrough. 


]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=103</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Box]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=102</link><description><![CDATA[Whilst many people are trying to think outside the box, there are so many in business who are successful because they are simply doing the basic things very well - Inside the Box! 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=102</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forward Thinking v Backward Shrinking]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=101</link><description><![CDATA[I have never met anyone who has said “I am a really negative person!”
But, whilst many people say they have a positive mindset, most, in reality, don’t.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=101</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Time]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=100</link><description><![CDATA[When I started out in 1999 in the world of coaching, speaking , guruing,  call it what you will, I used a single quote to sum up my live sessions]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=100</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning your Business]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=99</link><description><![CDATA[Driving back from a speaking engagement the other week, it was a Friday morning, and I had a long drive ahead. The sun was shining, I had music on, and was feeling relaxed. Spring is definitely here, I thought!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=99</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 7 FOCUS Principles]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=98</link><description><![CDATA[as practiced by all the successful people I know... whether they know it or not!]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=98</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best You award goes to....]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=97</link><description><![CDATA[Win your own Oscar this week... be the Best You possible...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=97</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Adversity]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=96</link><description><![CDATA[I’ll not deny there has been some adversity around this past couple of years! Hey, I’m not one of those “head in sand” people who just pour out positive platitudes in the hope everything is going to be alright!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=96</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going for Gold v Settling for Silver #2]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=95</link><description><![CDATA[For some people, Settling for Silver is OK... 
as long as it’s what you choose. The problems come when people are settling for silver, but hoping for Gold.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=95</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil's Laws of Belief]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=94</link><description><![CDATA[Scientists recently claimed to have found a formula for “Sod’s Law” (aka Murphy’s Law) proving that it does exist – you know, where toast that falls to the floor always lands butter side down, etc. Proving that if something bad can happen, it will.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=94</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sitting uncomfortably..?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=93</link><description><![CDATA[When I’m "out and about", I am a keen observer of human behaviour (of course... and I’m sure you are too).What particularly intrigued me this week happened on one train journey to Aberdeen. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=93</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going for Gold v Settling for Silver]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=92</link><description><![CDATA[This has been a theme for the Focus Gym recently.
Imagine an athlete sitting here at the start of 2011, looking towards the 2012 Olympics, with the objective of winning Gold. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=92</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Procrastination Pandemic]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=91</link><description><![CDATA[I’m declaring it official. It’s a pandemic. It cripples lives and businesses. So how do you recognise the signs of Procrastination, and what’s the antidote?
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=91</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make 2011 Your Breakthrough Year]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=90</link><description><![CDATA[One approach that doesn't work, yet many people seem to use, every year, like revisiting the scene of last years unlearned lessons...
Life treacle – a recipe (for disaster)
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=90</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of the year]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=89</link><description><![CDATA[It is essential to readily review the year passed, not to beat ourselves up, or seek perfection, but to note progress, learn lessons, and give recognition and reward.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=89</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Court of Achievement]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=88</link><description><![CDATA[Picture a courtroom, and imagine your 2010 Barrister is arguing the case for your year. What would you brief him on, allowing him to argue that you had a successful year? 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=88</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow time like the present]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=87</link><description><![CDATA[for planning the next stage...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=87</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the top 3 percent do... #2]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=86</link><description><![CDATA[The other point of difference between the top 3 percent and the rest is the way they approach success. In fact, they don’t think about the search for "success" at all. They are focused purely on being brilliant in their chosen field]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=86</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do the 3 percent do?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=85</link><description><![CDATA[A vast number of myths have grown up in the field of peak performance, business growth, and success.  And, because these myths sound as if they might work, because they seem as if they ought to be right, people stick with them, even when they are not working!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=85</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy List..?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=84</link><description><![CDATA[With the announcement that from April the Office for National Statistics will ask people to rate their own well-being with the first official happiness index due in 2012, I'm looking forward to ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=84</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enabling Structures]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=83</link><description><![CDATA[Achieving our goals relies on being focussed on a few Key Activities … on doing a few key things well on a consistent basis. And so it is essential to make sure we have a structure in place that allows us to do just that. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=83</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Your Future]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=82</link><description><![CDATA[Over the past month, I have come across two companies/ people in a position to start afresh: a blank sheet. What an opportunity!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=82</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Extra Hour]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=81</link><description><![CDATA[It really is incredible what a huge difference something so small can make. I was working recently on this with someone who simply needed to set up every day better, and finish off every day better. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=81</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Opportunity Lot]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=80</link><description><![CDATA[Recently, while waiting for a flight, I ignored the temptation to flip open the gadgetry, and instead got out my pen and a notebook I call my “Opportunity Parking Lot”...one of the most valuable bits of kit in my briefcase.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=80</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simplicity]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=79</link><description><![CDATA[One of the things that struck me over these past couple of weeks is the amount of clutter and business treacle which seems to envelop people. It is so easy to lose sight of the real objectives on a daily basis. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=79</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desire]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=78</link><description><![CDATA[With all the sporting events going on throughout the summer, I haven't been stuck for material during 1-1 sessions this past few weeks! And the main topic has been "Desire"…how to make sure you really want to achieve your goals. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=78</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[September re-starts]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=77</link><description><![CDATA[Isn’t it something deep in our psyche about this time of year that makes us ready for a “new start”, a new term, perhaps a new harvest... ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=77</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Doin' It!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=76</link><description><![CDATA[That sportswear company weren’t daft when they chose the “Just Do It” slogan, coupled with the tick logo. But often the mantra gets overlooked where it can be really at its most powerful… ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=76</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is your Focus?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=75</link><description><![CDATA[A question once arose at one of my workshops about where to Focus. If one merely focuses on the long-term goals, nothing seems to get done and idle daydreaming can become the order of the day. And if we just focus on the short term it’s like being on a hamsters’ wheel.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=75</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Vital Signs Barometer]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=74</link><description><![CDATA[Many people tell me that they instinctively know when they have just gone “off the boil”, even before it starts to truly manifest itself in any downturn. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=74</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BSE Day or TPR Day?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=73</link><description><![CDATA[It has become customary for the first Friday 13th of the year to be “BSE day”- Blame Someone Else day! But, the Blaming and Complaining Virus is our worst pandemic. So instead it’s time to TPR. Take Personal Responsibility]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=73</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Division? Time for a spring clean]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=72</link><description><![CDATA[For many people, spring means one thing; yes that’s right, the climax of the football season!
So, which Division do you put your business in?  

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=72</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it different?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=71</link><description><![CDATA[We’re approaching a quarter of the way through the year. Certainly, you will now be in full flight, the New Year seeming a long time ago. 
So it’s time to see how you are doing. Time to take stock]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=71</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generative Thinking]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=70</link><description><![CDATA[I recently had someone say…
“Phil, help! How do we turn our Brainstorming and Strategic meetings into really concrete action?" ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=70</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disillusioned Posters?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=69</link><description><![CDATA[Several years ago when I moved my then business into new offices, I came across a poster on the wall left behind by the previous occupants who had vacated some time before. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=69</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for a Change]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=68</link><description><![CDATA[A recent survey concluded we currently spend more of our money each week on travel than on food. Some would say we should at least go back to walking to the shops! The reason we don’t? Time.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=68</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are behind...]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=67</link><description><![CDATA[Someone told me that although they felt they were having a good-ish start to the year, they hadn’t really laid the foundations for improving their business long term. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=67</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[People Types]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=66</link><description><![CDATA[At my seminars I often explain the existence of a number of “People types” …they are all forms of “avoidance”…  of putting off doing the things that will lead them to their goals... 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=66</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debunking a myth]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=65</link><description><![CDATA[“It’s Day Nine of the Olympic Challenge, and Phil is pounding the streets again!”
Said in a Geordie accent, I’m sure that could catch on as the intro to a reality TV show…]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=65</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forfeits and Rewards - Snow Joke]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=64</link><description><![CDATA[As the snow fell this morning, I thought… oh no! One of my Olympic Challenge habits was immediately under threat! ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=64</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Enchanted Morning]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=63</link><description><![CDATA[February is a great month to work on your habits. 28 days to form a new success habit is about right, and suits our purposes perfectly. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=63</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a Snooker Break?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=62</link><description><![CDATA[...or just "potting balls"?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=62</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resolutions? Nah!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=61</link><description><![CDATA[Let’s have Revolutions instead...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=61</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year Ahead: Getting off on the right foot]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=60</link><description><![CDATA[Is the year stretching out ahead of you like fresh virgin snow, ready for you to plant your footprints on? A blank page, enticing, ready to be filled with your success.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=60</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive Transition to 2010]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=59</link><description><![CDATA[In all the flurry of activity around Christmas, many people tell me they do not properly end one year and get set for the next. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=59</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defragging your Necktop]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=58</link><description><![CDATA[You know when your computer has to de-frag? 
OK. Consider then what happens if you don’t defrag your necktop...
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=58</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting back "into it"]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=57</link><description><![CDATA[If you aren’t organised, the summer can feel a disjointed couple of months. 
And “Getting back into it” after the summer break can be challenging... 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=57</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half-Time Team Talks ]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=56</link><description><![CDATA[A Half-Time Team talk is something that every leader is doing right now. 
Right? 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=56</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happiness and Luck- Est-il hereux?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=55</link><description><![CDATA[When appointing his senior Generals, Napoleon is reputed to have always asked, “Est-il hereux?” or "Is he lucky?" This, for him, was the difference between a competent general, and a great one.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=55</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Procrastination Pandemic]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=54</link><description><![CDATA[I’m declaring it official. It’s a pandemic. It cripples lives and businesses. We are all susceptible to it. So how do you recognise the signs of Procrastination, and what’s the antidote?

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=54</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your future journal]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=53</link><description><![CDATA[The other day, I decided to have a read of one of my old journal entries. What struck me was the goals I then had, and how they compared with life as it is now. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=53</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping it Simply Significant]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=52</link><description><![CDATA[I have never liked the phrase KISS (“Keep it Simple Stupid). After all, I don’t think any of us should be thinking of ourselves as stupid!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=52</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six degrees of separation, and a parachute!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=51</link><description><![CDATA[It is often said that we are connected with everyone in the world through a maximum of 6 degrees of separation, or six levels of acquaintance. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=51</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Engaged]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=50</link><description><![CDATA[A friend of mine recently got engaged. Engaged. There’s an interesting word. Implying intention to act, to fully commit, to make something absolutely certain, to focus on one thing (person), to be devoted to.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=50</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meetings: The 46/60 Rule]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=49</link><description><![CDATA[One of the “bugbears” for most people in business is “meetings” Why it is that they last an hour, whether it’s needed or not, and the meeting ends up filling out to the time allocated.
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=49</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of De-selection]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=48</link><description><![CDATA[Advice for someone this week who was clinging to something that was not only no longer working, but was now actively dragging them back.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=48</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Twin Pillars of Salesmanship]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=47</link><description><![CDATA[Sadly, “The Apprentice” seems to be where most people are learning their business skills these days, and … 
Well let me just explain.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=47</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Dynamite]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=46</link><description><![CDATA[“What is your Personal Dynamite?” by which I mean that thing that lights the blue-touch paper for you… that one thing which ignites you to go on and succeed. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=46</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BFT]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=45</link><description><![CDATA[Prior to going to an area of active duty, members of the services used to be put through their paces via a Battle Fitness Test (BFT)… ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=45</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MotivAction]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=44</link><description><![CDATA[People tell me that even though they are normally focused and effective, sometimes they just can’t find the motivation. They feel drained, down, and just lacking in zest. What should they do to get cracking again?

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=44</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Redemption]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=43</link><description><![CDATA[Many of you will be familiar with the film The Shawshank Redemption. 
Like all great films, it is riddled with lots of messages…
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=43</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burning Boats]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=42</link><description><![CDATA[We often think of the stereotyped Viking raid as a kind of hit and run, rape and pillage affair… 
But it wasn’t all like this.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=42</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Won't Get Fooled Again..?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=40</link><description><![CDATA[Ok, so it's April Fool's Day.
And I'm reminded of the saying: 
"The definition of foolishness is to continue to do the same things and expect different results."
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=40</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Spot]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=39</link><description><![CDATA[I don’t know whether you’ve ever been in a situation where you observe something quite unexpected, that has such an impact it defines your thoughts for a week. I guess we all have, at some time or other haven’t we?  
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=39</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[You must be MAD]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=38</link><description><![CDATA[With the first three months of the year behind us, what happened? Whooooosh! 
Time is there simply as a reference point so we can ask questions like; “how am I doing so far?” and “what’s next?”
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=38</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the KAP fits]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=37</link><description><![CDATA[I have taken to asking people to imagine it’s 2012 and they are addressing an audience on how they became super-successful in their field. The response is very revealing...

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=37</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wainwright Factor]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=36</link><description><![CDATA[Occasionally a TV programme grips me. And one such occurrence was last year when I discovered a documentary about Alfred Wainwright. What was it that struck me?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=36</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning your Business]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=35</link><description><![CDATA[Friday morning I had a long drive ahead. But I had plenty of time to take the scenic route, and think, and enjoy the journey. The sun was shining, the daffodils were out, I had music on, and was feeling relaxed. Spring is definitely here, I thought!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=35</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chewing the "Could"]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=34</link><description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago I was asked to help someone overcome a major barrier in setting up their new business. The couple concerned had been thinking for ages of doing it. 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=34</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show me a Winner!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=33</link><description><![CDATA[The saying “Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser” has been attributed to Bill Shankly and I was very much reminded of it recently in a different context.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=33</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday 13th- TPR again! Fine?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=32</link><description><![CDATA[Greeted on the phone by yet another “Fine” in answer to my question “how are you” when calling a business last week, I decided to ask, why “Fine” and not “Great”?]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=32</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is 2009 Different?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=31</link><description><![CDATA[We’re approaching a quarter of the way through the year. Now in full flight, the New Year seeming a long time ago, it’s time to see how you are doing. Time to take stock… ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=31</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's your Business Foreground]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=30</link><description><![CDATA[When speaking at business luncheons, it’s so interesting to observe the networking that goes on when I’m getting set to “do my stuff”. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=30</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generative Thinking]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=29</link><description><![CDATA[a business leader recently told me,
“All of our Brainstorming and Strategic meetings generate lots of discussion, but we seldom really create any immediate concrete action...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=29</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disillusioned Posters]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=28</link><description><![CDATA[Several years ago when I moved my then business into new offices, I came across a poster on the wall left behind by the previous occupants who had vacated some time before. Without wishing to pass judgement, it didn’t take me long to see why they did not survive in business.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=28</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Successful Habits- in no time]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=27</link><description><![CDATA[A recent survey of financial habits in the UK concluded that we currently spend more of our money each week on travel than on food. This at a time when many people are under-exercised, and when obesity is at unprecedented levels. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=27</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel Days]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=26</link><description><![CDATA[Some time ago, one of my clients echoed the thoughts of so many business people when he told me that the main barrier to creating a clear business direction is lack of time to really work on it!. 

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=26</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are behind...]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=25</link><description><![CDATA[Someone recently said that although they felt they were having a busy start to the year, they hadn’t truly laid the foundations for changing and really improving their business.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=25</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Remotely]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=24</link><description><![CDATA[I’ve always wondered why businesses are so poor at using technology. Oh, yes, sure it’s used for lots of “stuff”… but in general it’s used simply to perform functions,...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=24</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision-to-Action]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=23</link><description><![CDATA[Travelling by train can be so productive. I think, for me, it’s the overall ambience I have always enjoyed, because everyone is going somewhere. There’s a sense of moving towards a desired destination.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=23</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finishing School]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=22</link><description><![CDATA[Listening to a client the other day talk about how his challenge right now is not in finding enough business to do, but in actually getting stuff finished. I suggested taking himself to “Finishing School” for a month…

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=22</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Price is Right?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=20</link><description><![CDATA[Last entry I mentioned character muscles, and the importance of being “tough” at our core.
Sadly, in many businesses the reaction to the current climate has been knee jerk: slash the price.


]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=20</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get a Grip!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=21</link><description><![CDATA[Do you ever get the urge to climb to the top of the highest tower, and just shout a message to the world? Yep? So, it’s not just me then!

Well, what would you shout?
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=21</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Friday 13th! TPR Day!!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=19</link><description><![CDATA[It has become customary in some quarters for the first Friday 13th of the year to be “BSE day”- Blame Someone Else day! But rather than seeking to blame and complain, it's time to TPR...]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=19</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The PEST who moved the cheese]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=17</link><description><![CDATA[This is not about just surviving in a tough business jungle. It’s about employing the tactics that will allow you to thrive.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=17</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running with a stone in your shoe?]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=18</link><description><![CDATA[It’s not unusual at the start of February to find people hitting a slump, and last Monday someone confided in me that they felt they hadn’t got started yet. ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=18</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give the Media a Recession!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=16</link><description><![CDATA[If we allow our minds to be fed by a value-less media, what do we expect our own personal universe to become? So, if the media want a recession… give them one of their own.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=16</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundrules]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=15</link><description><![CDATA[A number of people have mentioned how difficult they have found keeping their resolutions. Instead of resolutions I prefer to set "Groundrules", and here's why...



]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=15</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft Skills for Hard Times?!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=14</link><description><![CDATA[One of the most incredible misnomers in business is the use of the term “soft skills”.
And here’s why I believe it’s critical to get these right, RIGHT NOW!

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=14</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating Significance]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=13</link><description><![CDATA[This week I was discussing how to make 2009 really significant with a client. Creating Significance can be such a huge motivator. Without a sense of purpose, 97 percent of our lives are a "so what" moment. 


]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=13</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Box!]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=12</link><description><![CDATA[I am sure I am not alone in hearing people wax lyrical about “thinking outside the box”. But it’s a term banded around by so many that it has almost lost meaning. And I sometimes wonder whether those who are looking outside the box are now simply shirking doing the simple things.


]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=12</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vision NOW]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=11</link><description><![CDATA[At this time of year, I normally hear a lot of talk about Visions… yet here in 2009, the year seems to have begun with many people just talking survival!
Come on guys and gals, Get a Grip!

I know it’s a tough environment. But back-peddling ain’t the answer.

]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=11</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great News: This is NOT a Recession...]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=10</link><description><![CDATA[It’s not an economic “blip”. It’s a new world order. And here’s the really Great News…
The successful people and businesses can now stand above the mediocre
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=10</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work-Life Balance - B*ll*cks- 13Jan 2009]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=4</link><description><![CDATA[while this may seem unfashionable (heresy in some quarters), I am dead against the whole Work/Life Balance bandwagon.
In fact, have you ever noticed that those who are successful in any walk of life, in any field of human endeavour, seem out of balance to the outsider!]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cartoon Economy - 9 Jan 2009]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=9</link><description><![CDATA[You know those cartoons where the character runs off the end of a cliff, but keeps running, because he hasn’t noticed that the cliff has run out. Then suddenly, there’s one wide-eyed look at the camera, followed by one look down, and the grim realisation, before plummeting into the canyon below.
 
]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Calendar Question - 5 Jan 09, ]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=8</link><description><![CDATA[At the end of the year, looking back, what will need to have happened to make 2009 a brilliant year for you? ]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome]]></title><link>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=5</link><description><![CDATA[Welcome... new year, new site, new blog.
But, a Blog, not a "Blag". Most blogs end up as a "look at me, and what I've done". I promise this will be different.]]></description><guid>http://www.philolley.com/article.php?id=5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
