There I was, up a little dirt road, teetering on the edge of a 300 foot drop in Swaziland, on the brink of death, the hire car just one foot from the precipice, and all I could think of was how to get the hire car back in one piece, as they would be really upset!! It’s amazingly banal sometimes what you think of when you are put on the spot! It wasn’t my life I was concerned about, just some piece of machinery. Life can change in an instant and things can take a totally different path to what you had planned or wished for! Luckily I survived, but my thoughts and wishes for my life then became more important and I swore to do something with it that would make me proud! You see the Circle of Life has many ups and downs. It’s how we react and what we do with this topsy-turvy world that marks us out as change makers! I am reminded of these words that have forever stuck in my mind, about life’s ups and downs. From the lyrics of “Windmills of your mind” “Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnival balloon Like a carousel that’s turning running rings around the moon Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind …” — [Noel Harrison] So take the Windmills Of Your Mind and make them your own, and strive to do the things you set out to do when you had your vision of your future!!

Growth happens when learning becomes doing. Think about this: Every expert today was once someone who decided to apply what they learned. What skill are you currently developing?

I have been out in the wilderness for several weeks or so! First my mother dying on Boxing Day and making me think of where I am in my career and life. Now my brother is suffering some serious Kidney problems and that’s another strain on where I feel I am at this moment! However, I am slowly getting back to where I feel the best and happiest and that is Hypnotherapy! So getting back to basics and enjoying what makes me tick and makes me love helping others Supercharge Their Confidence is where I belong! I shall be posting more of the work that I do, and include some Hypnotherapy sessions that I do with permissions of course, and lots of uplifting and thought provoking stuff! So I am back and onwards and upwards!!

Everyone focuses on recruiting. Few focus on retention. But here’s the secret: The best way to keep clients from running away is to always have something to give. Retention builds real income.

If you’re always chasing the next commission, you’re always starting from zero. Build relationships. Keep clients happy. Create recurring value. That’s the real game.