The best way to start the dayIs to empty your mind, not fill it. Yet most people wake up and instantly consume. Emails. Social media. News. Notifications. Problems. Other people’s priorities. Before they’ve even had their first coffee,their brain is already full of noise. Urgent. But not important. You don’t need more information first thing in the morning. You need clarity. 20 minutes of silence, thought, reflection or planning is worth more than 2 hours of reactive scrolling. Ask yourself: → What’s actually going to move the dial today? → What really matters this week? → What am I building? → What kind of life am I trying to create? Most people start the day reacting. The highest performers start the day directing. Your mind is like a computer. If you let everyone else upload their files first,don’t be surprised when your own system slows down. Protect the first 30 minutes of your day. That time shapes your focus. Your focus shapes your decisions. Your decisions shape your life.

Having featured in our local newspaper the MidSussex Times. We are now utilising the link to the story for everything on every social media platform , on our website , as our email signature ,send it to all our potential customers and it’s been winning us work …

or... The words of Losing pitches: “If…” “Maybe…” “Just…” “Hopefully…” “We’re nearly there…” “It’s not quite ready yet…” I hear this language every single day in business. And most of the time… It’s the language of people trying to sell products or services that are not ready, not focused, or not what the client actually asked for. One of the biggest mistakes in business is this: Trying to sell people what YOU want to sell… Instead of listening properly and delivering what THEY actually want or need. I see it constantly. People trying to: - Upsell before trust exists - Change the brief - Reframe the requirement - Sell a “better” service the client never asked for - Push a bigger package - Defend weak delivery with excuses “If we just…” “Maybe later…” “Once this is finished…” “We can adapt it…” "Can I suggest..." No. Answer their f*cking question. Deliver the f*cking product/service THEY want or need. Solve the actual problem. Because here’s the irony… If you genuinely solve the client’s immediate need properly: - They come back - They trust you - They buy more - They take your advice - They refer people Trust is earned through delivery. Not through pitching people into something they didn’t ask for. Too many businesses are trying to force customers into their world… Instead of building solutions around the customer’s world. ....And that’s why so many businesses struggle. Not because they lack talent. But because they lack listening. The best businesses in the world are not the best talkers. They are the best listeners. Reminds me of what one of my mentors used to say - 'dont sell them a 'chocolate teapot' it may look good and even be enticing but on first use they will realise it IS NOT fit for purpose'!!

Some people spend 20 years “networking”… Yet never get any further forward. Why? Because they’re in the wrong rooms.With the wrong people.At the wrong level.Having the wrong conversations. Real networking is not collecting business cards over warm white wine and stale sausage rolls. It’s proximity. Proximity to people ahead of you. People building bigger things. People solving bigger problems. People thinking differently. People who challenge your standards, your thinking, your excuses and your vision. A couple of weeks ago we took around 20 entrepreneurs over to Newmarket, to one of the incredible days that are hosted by the brilliant @Michael O'Hagan and @Holly Ohagan at MOH check out their video What an incredible day.... access to people and parts of Newmarket that you only get because of the massive respect that Michael and Holly command in the area/specialism Not long before that, we hosted an exclusive lunch and private tour at the House of Lords for 27 entrepreneurs, escorted by 2 Lords no less. And in the next couple of months we’ll be enjoying an exclusive tour and lunch at the infamous Coutts Bank, the King’s bank, (formerly the Queen’s bank), inside the boardrooms where history, influence and wealth have flowed for generations. Why do I do this? Because success leaves clues. Most people don’t need more motivation.They need better rooms.Better conversations.Better standards.Better thinking.Better connections. One meaningful conversation can change the trajectory of your business and your life. That’s what The Growth Syndicate is about. Not fake networking: Real access. Real people. Real growth. Real conversations. Because networking is only working…If you work it.

Hi All - Please note that tomorrow (WEDS 13th May) evenings live group mentoring will start at 7.30pm rather than the normal 7pm (just for this week) ...and there will be no Syndicafe mentoring this coming Saturday (16th) as i will be travelling. All will be back to normal timing(s) for next week though. Cheers Mike