Business Mentor & Business Coaching By Grant Difford

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How to Set Goals and Achieve Success

How to Set Goals and Achieve Success

Grant Difford2023-05-23T13:57:01+12:00May 23rd, 2023|

Achieve greatness through strategic goal setting. Learn effective techniques to set goals and surpass your expectations.

Coaching Leaders: How to Develop and Support Leadership Skills

Coaching Leaders: How to Develop and Support Leadership Skills

Grant Difford2023-05-23T13:24:10+12:00May 23rd, 2023|

Elevate your leadership potential with expert coaching designed for leaders. Unlock success and inspire your team with effective strategies.

How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Guide

Grant Difford2023-05-23T16:52:40+12:00May 21st, 2023|

Empower your entrepreneurial journey with essential insights and guidance. Learn how to successfully start your own business and thrive.

7 OKR Examples to Help You Achieve Your Goals

7 OKR Examples to Help You Achieve Your Goals

Grant Difford2023-05-17T11:59:43+12:00May 17th, 2023|

Looking for examples of OKRs? Get inspired with our collection of effective OKR examples for better goal-setting.

The Benefits of Servant Leadership in the Workplace

The Benefits of Servant Leadership in the Workplace

Grant Difford2023-05-23T14:24:23+12:00May 15th, 2023|

Servant leadership is a management approach that prioritizes serving the needs of others, empowering teams, and promoting ethical behaviour.

10 Essential Leadership Qualities for Success

10 Essential Leadership Qualities for Success

Grant Difford2023-05-08T13:36:49+12:00May 8th, 2023|

Discover the top 10 essential leadership qualities for success. Learn how to develop the skills needed to become an effective leader today.

How to Create Smart Goals

How to Create Smart Goals

Grant Difford2023-05-08T14:29:57+12:00May 7th, 2023|

Learn how to create SMART goals that propel you to success. Get practical tips and strategies for setting achievable targets.

Tips For Successful Strategy Implementation

Tips For Successful Strategy Implementation

Grant Difford2023-05-08T14:07:39+12:00May 6th, 2023|

Unlock the secrets of successful strategy implementation. Get tips and insights to help you execute your business plans with precision.

Unlocking Your Potential: A Guide to Mindset Growth

Unlocking Your Potential: A Guide to Mindset Growth

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:34:36+12:00May 4th, 2023|

Unlock your full potential with this guide to mindset growth. Learn how to cultivate a growth mindset and overcome limiting beliefs.

Identifying Your Target Audience: A Step-by-Step Guide

Identifying Your Target Audience: A Step-by-Step Guide

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:33:43+12:00May 4th, 2023|

Learn how to identify your target audience in a step-by-step guide. Improve your marketing strategy and connect with your ideal customers.

7 Essential Leadership Traits for Success

7 Essential Leadership Traits for Success

Grant Difford2023-05-04T16:34:06+12:00May 4th, 2023|

Discover the key traits that make a successful leader. Read our article to learn about the 7 essential leadership traits for success.

14 Examples of Powerful Mission Statements

14 Examples of Powerful Mission Statements

Grant Difford2023-05-03T13:33:53+12:00May 3rd, 2023|

Discover 14 powerful mission statements that inspire and guide organizations towards success. Learn how to craft your own powerful mission statement.

21 Ideas for Starting a Side Hustle

21 Ideas for Starting a Side Hustle

Grant Difford2023-05-08T19:03:23+12:00May 1st, 2023|

Ready to start a side hustle? Get inspired with 21 unique ideas that can help you turn your passions into profits.

Understanding The Value of a SWOT Analysis

Understanding The Value of a SWOT Analysis

Grant Difford2023-05-01T16:19:33+12:00May 1st, 2023|

Learn the importance of SWOT analysis in this comprehensive guide. Identify your business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Understanding Porter’s Five Forces: A Comprehensive Guide

Understanding Porter’s Five Forces: A Comprehensive Guide

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:32:31+12:00May 1st, 2023|

Learn how to perform a strategic analysis using Porter’s Five Forces with this comprehensive guide. Understand the competitive forces at play.

7 Simple Self-Care Tips for Business Owners

7 Simple Self-Care Tips for Business Owners

Grant Difford2023-05-01T12:51:30+12:00May 1st, 2023|

Take care of yourself while running a business with these 7 simple self-care tips. Read now and learn how to improve your well-being.

Understanding and Overcoming Burnout: Strategies for Success

Understanding and Overcoming Burnout: Strategies for Success

Grant Difford2023-05-04T19:53:15+12:00May 1st, 2023|

Feeling burned out? Discover effective strategies for overcoming burnout and achieving success. Read our article now for valuable insights.

7 Stress Management Strategies for Business Owners

7 Stress Management Strategies for Business Owners

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:31:43+12:00May 1st, 2023|

Reduce stress and increase productivity with our 7 effective stress-management strategies for business owners. Read now and start thriving.

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Grant Difford2023-05-04T13:18:57+12:00

The Story We Tell Ourselves

Grant Difford2023-05-04T13:18:57+12:00March 22nd, 2023|

Each day we write another chapter, whether we believe it or not.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T13:10:58+12:00

Train Hard. Race Easy.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T13:10:58+12:00March 15th, 2023|

A philosophy for life that we choose to ignore.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T13:04:22+12:00

How Far You’ve Come

Grant Difford2023-05-04T13:04:22+12:00March 7th, 2023|

There is no doubt that you are further along than you realise. But that voice in your head hounds you, tortures you, that you are not enough, you haven’t come far enough.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:53:55+12:00

Step back. Then move forward.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:53:55+12:00March 1st, 2023|

My greatest growth came from when I stopped. Sat staring at a whiteboard for three months asking, what does moving forward look like.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:44:39+12:00

The Goal Is Irrelevant

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:44:39+12:00February 22nd, 2023|

When it comes to setting goals for yourself or your business, it might be time for a change in thinking.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:34:47+12:00

Half Of The Art Of Living Is Resilience

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:34:47+12:00February 15th, 2023|

It is not lost on me that life is hard, damn hard. But we assume that most have it under control. It’s a myth.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:25:19+12:00

At War With My Identity

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:25:19+12:00February 8th, 2023|

As Lone Leaders we put ourselves under daily pressure fighting an unseeable enemy that we can never win against.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:19:48+12:00

How I Use Trauma To Grow

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:19:48+12:00February 1st, 2023|

What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. But it comes with pain.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:12:33+12:00

An Anchor In A Storm

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:12:33+12:00January 25th, 2023|

It dawned on me this morning that anchoring something can be powerful, queue the boat analogy.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:03:52+12:00

Life Is A Paradox, Get On Board

Grant Difford2023-05-04T12:03:52+12:00January 16th, 2023|

The Stockdale Paradox was initially brought to life in the Jim Collins Good To Great book on what it takes to make average companies extraordinary.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T11:50:50+12:00

Walk The Dog – A Lesson For A Rich Life

Grant Difford2023-05-04T11:50:50+12:00January 4th, 2023|

Forgive me if you are not a dog owner. I assure you this is for you too.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T11:38:14+12:00

Take the learning from any defeat

Grant Difford2023-05-04T11:38:14+12:00December 28th, 2022|

No one needs yet another New Years’ article about the whys or wherefores of making changes on the strike at midnight each year.

Grant Difford2023-05-04T11:23:02+12:00

Look for hidden figures

Grant Difford2023-05-04T11:23:02+12:00December 21st, 2022|

If you have watched the film Hidden Figures, I hope these simple ideas resonate with you; if not, I’ll explain.

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:33:08+12:00

Live your legacy. Don’t save it for when you are gone

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:33:08+12:00December 14th, 2022|

At the ripe old age of 42, but with a hairline of a bald 60yr old, I find myself pondering life just a little more than when I was in my 30s. None more than in 2022.

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:35:04+12:00

Do you have a toxic relationship with your business?

Grant Difford2023-05-19T15:35:04+12:00December 7th, 2022|

Sorry toget all soppy on this business stuff, but sometimes we need to have the conversation. This is not an intervention, but we need to have this talk.

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