Blog Author Mellissah Smith - Page 132

As a small business owner, April is the month from hell. Trying to fit in everything into one short month that is riddled with too many public holidays and employees recovering from ‘big weekends’ – is the pits.

Queensland is the sunshine State. Everyone here is sunny, happy and easy going – at least compared to their southern counterparts.

I dabble in shares and its interesting how many people out there actually manage their own superannuation funds.

I have had so many hit and misses it’s ridiculous and enough to shy anyone away from buying shares on the Australian Stock Exchange – yet I still persist.

Many people fly by the seat of their pants when it comes to interviews. There is no preparation, no coaching, no pre-empting of questions and no understanding.

Like most companies, Marketing Eye has been slack and we have not practiced what we preach. It’s like mechanics who never fix their own car.

We encourage clients to engage in proactive marketing activities and yet, we rely solely on word of mouth referral, twitter, facebook, blogs and our website.

My first memory of the Easter Bunny was when I was about 3 or 4 and my older siblings broke into the cupboard to steal an egg that was in large loose pack.

Having been in business now for 10 years, I certainly have had my fair share of employee attitudes.

 It goes with the territory and it goes with my training as a Manager and ultimately leader of the organisation.

Last night I had dinner with owner and head designer of Kookai in Australia along with a group of people that were equally as inspiring at one of Melbourne’s hottest restaurants in Prahran, Fog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q349YczkqFk

Once again, you would have to be under a rock not to have heard the latest on Tiger Woods.

All I can say is … oh, dear.