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Angus runs a small residential building company in Sydney. After being in business for 5 years, everything was ok… just ok. Angus knew things had plateaued, and was looking for some direction and motivation to take his business to the next level. He saw one of my videos on Facebook, and was intrigued but skeptical. […]

Have you ever considered a business coach, and then thought – ‘but what’s the actual ROI on that’? I get your suspicion. And I sincerely do hope you consider the ROI question – because if you’re not getting a return on your investment, what’s the point right? With that in mind, I’d like to introduce […]

The two key factors I consider paramount to my success are: mindset and systems. When I was running my first business, I didn’t have much knowledge around either. Mindset was something that I would discover the importance of later. As for systems, I knew systemisation existed, and the more I learned about it the more […]

A lot of early-stage business owners are so focused on getting in sales and making money, they overlook the fundamentals.  Now it’s important especially in the early days to be focused on generating leads and making sales. Yet it’s a very short term strategy. Most people start off as employees, and then open a business […]

I remember when I first left my last employed job.  I noticed that even though I was unemployed, with a mortgage to pay, I wasn’t worried. It was unusual for me not to worry. But I knew something would come up.  Three days later I had an idea: I would put an ad in the […]

Do you ever feel like maybe you’re not good enough? Have you ever had an experience where you felt like you’re an imposter? Maybe you were having a conversation you felt unequipped for, or feeling that you don’t deserve the success that you’re experiencing.  I’ve had a few conversations with our staff and clients around […]

How risk-averse are you? In business, you’ve gotta be willing to clench your teeth and white-knuckle it from time to time.  It’s not easy… People will do more to protect a million bucks than to make a million bucks.  We fight hard to protect the status quo. Both personally and professionally. Most people will do […]

What is the true path to freedom in your business?  This is a subject and a topic I’ve been rolling around my brain for the past couple of years now, as I’ve recently just completed my latest book, The Path To Freedom.  For a long time, I thought the path to freedom was around achieving […]

A lot of business owners are focusing on the wrong things. The way I see it – In the startup phase (first 1-2 years), 80% of your time should be spent on sales and marketing, and 20% should be on strategy and systems. Basically, if you’re turning over less than $1.2 million a year, you’re […]

Steve Connelly’s experience with The Opulence System™! Connelly’s Office National is a family owned business that’s been running for more than 40 years providing office supplies, technology and furniture to businesses in regional NSW. Steve signed up to Opulence Program in an almost desperate move. He was feeling overwhelmed like everything in his business relied […]