Andrew Roberts

2012 Yearly Planner

Andrew — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:27:09 +0000

The 12 Steps To A Great Plan Step 1: Plan time away from your “Regular” environment I know it sounds crazy, but you need to plan to plan. My advice is book some time away (at least 2 days) from your office and home. Find a place that inspires you. For me, the best place [...]

The Faintest Ink Is Stronger Than the Strongest Thought

Andrew — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:03:24 +0000

Did you know that you are 10 times more likely to do something when you write it down? Henriette Anne Klaueser wrote a book called “Write It Down, MAKE IT HAPPEN”. It’s very true. And personally, I think it’s far more likely to happen when you add pen to paper as opposed to text to [...]

WHY YOU SHOULD TRAIN YOUR KIDS TO TALK TO STRANGERS

Andrew — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:13:37 +0000

When you were a child, were you told to avoid talking to strangers? Were you confident in approaching people or were you shy? What causes this? Do you think we are born either confident or shy, or is it a result of how we are brought up? Or a combination of both? I witnessed something [...]

The Number One Response From People Lying On Their Death Beds…

Andrew — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:00:46 +0000

It’s 7.23pm on a Wednesday night - I am just getting dinner ready and I am having one those ‘reflection moments’, so I thought I would come and write a blog. Do you ever question why you do what you do? How often do you stop and ask ‘what is the purpose of everything that [...]

The Great Depression #2 Is Coming…

Andrew — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:28:07 +0000

Now that I have your attention I want to make a very important statement. The End Of The World Is NOT Coming We might be experiencing a bit of hardship, but I guarantee you if you apply what I am teaching below – you will be fine. There is so much noise going on at [...]

Would You Like To Take 150 Days Off Per Year?

Andrew — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:00:34 +0000

How would you like to take 150 days from your business every year? (And not the type of day where you check your email once or twice) These are complete days away from the running of your business. I mean – didn’t we all go into business because of a drive to achieve freedom and [...]

Frankly, I’m Puzzled….

Andrew — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:18 +0000

Is it just me, or is time completing flying? Can you believe it’s already the end of ANOTHER financial year? I always like to treat the end of June like the end of a year. It is a great time for some business re-invention. But today, I want to talk about an idea that [...]

Are You A Lion or A Horse?

Andrew — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:00:20 +0000

The lesson in this blog was taught to me around 6 years ago and it was THE deciding factor that took me from a stand-alone business owner to running a multi-million dollar company with more than 20 team members in less than 2 years. What I am about to share, separates entrepreneurs that make [...]

I can’t believe my PA did this!…

Andrew — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:00:44 +0000

Ahhhh, Thursday; our weekly plan day. Let’s start with a coffee to kick start the brain. Right, now, focus. First 15 minutes, review Andrew’s diary for the next week, Where is he expected? What has he got on? What do I need to remind him to do?… Next, highlight all outstanding issues, tasks, [...]

Sometimes it has to hurt to see a result…

Andrew — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:00:13 +0000

Some people would call me a fool, but I decided to sign up for a Triathlon a couple of months ago…. It’s not for another 7 weeks, but I have been doing lots of training in preparation….. Having done one (1) Triathlon before, the goal then was simply to finish, I have decided this [...]