How to easily be respected by your enemies
Whether you are embroiled in a multimillion dollar dispute with a global powerhouse, or "just" want to not be exploited by a local trader...
Be the priority for being paid
Covid-19 has seen the rise of the ‘second-tier lender’. Often a small bank or building society, this ‘second tier lender’ (whom we shall...
How can you get paid without asking for it?
You can’t. Which type of businessperson are you? Are you too busy with actual work to invoice your customers? Or, do you struggle to find...
Your single strategy to succeed, learned from the Victorian “State of Disaster”
What motivates your customers to choose you – or your competition? Trust. Your trusted advisers will pave the path to your success. Some...
How to get paid during #Corona
The hills are alive with the sound of … Corona and public panic. With hoarders denuding supermarket shelves of toilet paper and other...
Foresee the future – so that you win now
Most people are now reflecting, with hindsight, on the 2019 year that was. But the successful person is now looking at the forthcoming...
What if it’s not in writing?
The beauty or bane (depending upon whom you ask) of being a lawyer is that we love writing. For me, this helps John (my generic client...
Make them pay and then thank you !
A wise man (King Solomon) said “There is nothing new under the sun”. That was true then (3,000 years ago) and remains true now. Another...
How to not be a fool with their money
There is a reason why some expressions become part of a nation’s culture – because they are true! That truism, in my experience, applies...
Quick tip to resolve your conflict
We all want to win. The greatest success, to paraphrase Sun Tzu from 'The Art of War', is to win without a fight. Recently I acted in a...
