Happy Thanksgiving!
We don’t officially celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia, but want to wish our friends in the U.S. a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!
Keynote Speaker at Sydney Graduate School of Management
We are proud to announce that William de Ora will be the keynote speaker 
at the United Nations Day for Tolerance on Friday 16 November at the Sydney Graduate School of Management.
What a great honor for someone who showed up in Australia with $70 to their name, progressing to a true blue Aussie businessman with a profound success story.
William would be happy to speak at any other events. Please contact William to inquire.
Louise out early to show her support for RUOK? Day 2012. Come out and join us in this great campaign to alleviate suicide with one simple question.
A question we’ve recently asked is: who has turbo-charged 2012? And, if the past twelve weeks are any indication of the year ahead, then the message is loud and clear: 2012 is the year for change.
It’s also a year of opportunity and doing things differently. And, there’s no doubt that now is the time to operate in a new and inspiring way in our businesses.
Connecting with your market
First of all, we really want to acknowledge how many of our clients are taking bold steps and upping the ante in their businesses. A real inspiration is Matt Coates, of Life Outside. Matt has really gone all out and is committed to connecting with his market in a new way.
During some of their early meetings, William said to Matt that he must prepare himself to become a star. If he was serious about taking his business to the next level, then he needed to value who they are, and begin to share their story with their clients.
In typical closet-entrepreneurial style, Matt kept postponing the inevitable – keeping himself busy being busy. Late last year, a decision needed to be made. Either William was to give up on the idea (nice idea but not really a consideration) or Matt was to step up and give it a go. As you’d expect, this was a classic case of two Silverback Gorilla’s, each standing their ground.
Thankfully, the team at Life Outside landed a very exciting project. This gave Matt the opportunity to rethink, and reinvent the way he wanted to project manage this job. As well as using this as a stepping-stone for future business.
Opportunity for Change
The question you need to ask is: When life presents you with an opportunity, do you step up or step aside? Thankfully, in Matt’s case, this was his opportunity to come out, and really shine.
To give you an idea of what the Life Outside team have achieved, take a look at the video clip above featuring Matt Coates.
There is no doubt that we are very proud of Matt and the Life Outside team. They’ve done an amazing job for their client and need to be very proud of their work.
The moral of this story is why put your energy into kicking and screaming about change when it is inevitable. If you want your business to thrive in 2012, and inspire you 24/7, then choose to do something in a different way. Be willing to challenge the status quo. If something isn’t working – then change it.
No matter what type of business you’re in we want you to win handsomely. You are all business rock stars and this is your year to shine.
Take Action
- This week, get yourself in front of a camera and record something – if this is your first time it’s not about some expensive film shoot – use your iphone, or your home video camera
- The purpose of this is for you to get comfortable with promoting you, your business, your team and why people would love to do business with you
As always, if you know you need to do something different and you are willing to create an exciting plan of action for 2012, then call us today.
And, enjoy the Life Outside video.
William & Louise
Source: quantumpublications.com.au
Annette Gillanders, regional director of Business Network International (BNI) - in the Australia Northern Territory (NT), praises inspirational keynote speaker, William de Ora.
William de Ora is the co-author of three books:
The Invisible Partnership: A Blueprint For Successfully Combining Marriage & Business, The Invisible Branson: The Definitive Guide To Becoming A Business Rock Star and The Invisible Entrepreneur: How To Grow Your Business By Taking 3 Months Off!
His presentation at BNI was based on his own life experiences with wife and business partner, Louise Woodbury.
William says self-actualisation is a vital starting point for all leadership influence. Business is a reflection of the owner and carries their uniqueness, like the one-of-a-kind feature of a fingerprint.
An entrepreneur’s success has nothing to do with money, time, logic or even external circumstances.
Instead, it has everything to do with an entrepreneur’s level of self-worth and belief. Success powerfully emanates from a person’s character.
Gillanders of BNI states:
“William de Ora had a very simple, but clear message for our members: No matter what industry you’re in—construction, manufacturing or providing a service, or what size your business is—you can thrive and excel.”
This is why William de Ora is passionate at BNI about unleashing entrepreneurs from their day-to-day existence and allowing them to see that if they have the desire and right foundations. Then they can set up their business to succeed.
Source: quantumpublications.com.au
Marketing your business with Anthea Leonard—recently featured on Master Chef. Anthea is the managing director of Sweet Art in Sydney. Anthea is truly a business rock star.
Whether it’s cake decorating, styling for flowers or parties, or giving anything a creative edge, Anthea is constantly creating her unique business brand.
In the marketplace today, you need to create yourself as a brand. She asks these clarifying questions, “What is your point of difference? How special are you? How is your rapport with clients?” The tricky question for small business owners, according to Anthea, “How good are you at balancing their (clients or customers) requirement with what you want to deliver?”
Fortunately, the answers are found in a book written by Louise Woodbury and William de Ora, The Invsible Branson.
What is unique about this book? It teaches how to create ourselves as a brand through principles derived from Sir Richard Branson and time-tested wisdom from Louise and William’s personal and business experiences.
After a weekend’s reading of The Invisible Branson, you’ll have all the answers when it comes to ‘creating magic’ for your personal branding.
Source: quantumpublications.com.au
Wayne Rivers, president of The Family Business Institute speaks to Louise Woodbury and William de Ora, authors of The Invisible Partnership - How To Work With Your Spouse Without Getting Divorced, about pruning the family tree in a family-owned business.
Having under-skilled family members active in a family business can be frustrating. Anytime, according to Rivers, there are a sizeable group working together, it will contain a combination of skilled employees and less-skilled employees. In today’s distressed economy, it is even more imperative to scale back for efficiency and effectiveness.
Two important reasons for letting under-performing family members go are:
1. It’s the practical thing to do.
2. Keeping an under-performing family member on the payroll is among one of the most morale-busting behaviors.
To bring a healthy balance when acting on streamlining the business, family members must learn how to ‘divorce’ their business brains from their family brains. Then, and only then, can they move ahead as a venture and know how to effectively deal with the trauma associated with having to let a family member go.
A new video revealing the success of R U OK?Day 2011. The event occurred in September, but this video was released recently to portray the ever-increasing reach of Australians preventing suicide.
The enthusiasm of this movement has spread like wildfire here, but what about your country. All it takes is sitting down with a friend, a co-worker, a family member or neighbor and asking them if they are doing alright. It can be awkward to probe below the surface, but if that person’s life depended on it wouldn’t it be worth the emotional discomfort?
Gavin Larkin pioneered this movement in Australia just a few short years ago, and even though cancer took his life just days after this event in September, his legacy lives on through his beloved family and this powerful vision of disarming suicide one person at a time.
RU OK? A movement started by the late Gavin Larkin has spread like wildfire across NSW in Australia. This video depicts how simply asking a coworker (even your boss) how they are doing can make a profound difference.
Louise Woodbury and William de Ora, authors who have written several books and have a wealth of business and relationship wisdom. Both are keynote speakers based out of Sydney, Australia.
