Richard Knight

How many of you in business for yourself ask WHY? How many question anything you are told or advised? Or do you just accept anything you are told? WHY would we question things? WHY wouldn’t we question things? I always remember someone saying to me that WHY is the most powerful question in the English language. Children ask it all the time. […]

Now before I get into this article, I am not saying theory does not work. There is enough proof that it does, but combine theory with experience, then you have the holy grail – in my opinion. I have seen many good teachers and trainers in so many different businesses who have not run businesses

In the words of the late, great Earl Nightingale, “Do you act like everyone else – without knowing why?” Why do only only 5% succeed by the time they get to retirement age? Because they conform, because they act like the wrong percentage group. They are in the 95% group. Why do people conform –

Have we really learnt from the past? Are we really ready for what is to come? I suspect so many business owners have not learnt their lessons, probably never will and now business is opening up, they will be in trouble. I read an article just yesterday about a pub who had over 250 no

I remember reading a book on “Paradigm shifts” over 20 years ago and really did not know what it was. Personally I think the world is going through a massive shift at the moment and we as individuals and businesses need to make sure we go through our own shift. All great discoveries and paradigm

“When your action contradicts your words, your words don’t mean anything”.  We all know that nothing happens without action yet we all know someone – and it could be ourselves – who has said all the things they are going to do, and never done. They will blame anything but themselves for their lack of

I have Sebastian Court to thank for the inspiration for this weeks article. One of the topics in a breakout room at a networking meeting on Thursday was how to get out of your comfort zone. We can all get very comfortable here – to such an extent that we just go through the motions,

I remember listening to a business tape many years ago entitled “Follow up is 50% of your business” and it really is. I am constantly amazed at the number of businesses who communicate with a client or a potential new client and do not follow up. Why? I guarantee if you do follow up, it

Over the last 12 months, we have all seen a number of businesses of all sizes that are no longer in business. There are some I really feel for, but there are many more that went out of business because of bad money management or personal greed.  Recently I was having a discussion with someone

Many years ago, a great friend and mentor of mine said,” It is important to have a good balance in your life and however many segments there are, they should be pretty equal”. Now I am sure we all strive for this, but so many of us are so imbalanced and this causes issues in