Author: Phil M Jones

Inside the mind of Phil M Jones

9 Schoolboy Errors That Are Costing Businesses a Fortune

At 12 years of age there may have been a lot that you could have gotten away with, but the world of business is cutthroat, highly competitive, and excuses and denial tend not to be valuable currencies. As you may have …

Presenting Like a Pro

Brilliant communicators and presenters are not born that way; they are usually trained or have spent some time watching good speakers and presenters and have picked up on what they consider to be successful techniques and what appealed to them …

19 Travel Essentials for the International Businessman

Living out of hotels and traveling over 300,000 miles a year was never part of my plan however has opened up my eyes to a whole new world and allowed me to see luxury in so many different ways. Engaging …

10 Big Lessons of 2014

The year of 2014 proved to be a remarkably interesting year. I relocated 4 times, worked in 42 new cities across 4 Continents , made more money than any previous year and managed to spend more time with loved ones …

The Truth About Being Brilliant – 12 Behaviours of the Super Successful

Having worked with and interviewed hundreds of super successful people there are a surprising number of behaviors and characteristics that are consistently true amongst all of these individuals. Being a superstar and reaching the height of your potential is within …

The Perfect Pitch

Most people believe that this is the most important part of the sales process, however in my experience I believe it to be vitally important however is only a tiny piece of the puzzle. The sales presentation is nothing to …

Top 10 mistakes you make when writing about yourself

So. You have to write a bio… about yourself. Whether you like to write or not, saddling up to become an omniscient third person in order to pointedly talk about the things you’ve done in your life is no easy …

7 Most Common Business Mistakes

For me the true reasons for underachievement are either a lack of skill or simply missing the fundamental basics. As such this article is not taking you back to basics but forward to basics, in order for you to maximize …

Build your Prospect list with FRIENDS

Everyone looking to build a business is always on the prowl for new customers and more new businesses. I’m amazed at the number of people who don’t have a prospect list of potential customers who you can phone, email, pop …

7 Ways of Making it Happen

We have all had great ideas and I often hear stories from people talking about things that they could have done, but for one reason or another never got round to making happen. In this short article I want to share with …