Posts Tagged ‘risk’

How many ways are you unique?

And why is this the key to planning your money?

How many ways are you unique. Clean. Paul Claireaux

How many ways are you unique?

And why is this the key to planning your money?

When we recognise we’re unique, we stop wasting time looking for ready-made financial plans – from bloggers, influencers or the money pages of the Press. Instead, we focus on designing what we need – a plan for our unique circumstances and financial life goals. We are unique in many ways, as we’ll see, but we…

Why you need to beware of goal obsession

and how it could literally kill you

Aircraft into storm

Why you need to beware of goal obsession

and how it could literally kill you

If you’re planning to travel by aeroplane again (at some time in the future!) you’ll be pleased to know that pilots are trained to avoid goal obsession. In this short Insight, I want to explore why you need to avoid goal obsession too – and why you need to be extra ‘wary’ of those around…

What is selling really about?

and why you simply can't avoid it.

What's selling all about

What is selling really about?

and why you simply can't avoid it.

Most people in business say ‘I don’t like selling’ or ‘I don’t want our marketing to be salesy‘ … and I absolutely get that. No one wants to be viewed as a ‘cheezy, sleazy’ salesperson, do they? But if being ‘salesy’ is absolutely not what selling is about, what’s the secret?

Can you help (spread betting) Joe?

Or any of your friends from getting sucked into this hideous gambling activity?

Joe and Naomi

Can you help (spread betting) Joe?

Or any of your friends from getting sucked into this hideous gambling activity?

Updated following the tragic recent death of ‘day trader’ Alex Kearns. This Insight is aimed at helping anyone (like my fictional character Joe, in the story below) to understand the real and horrendous risks of spread betting before it’s too late. Please share with your friends.

Let’s talk – about a great future work life

And having more fun at work today

Working on the beach. Opaque. Paul Claireaux

Let’s talk – about a great future work life

And having more fun at work today

Hello there! This guide is for you – if you own a financial advice business and feel you could use some help in designing your future work life. If you already have thoughts about what work you’ll do (or you don’t plan to work) after selling your business, this guide could help you confirm or…

How will you design your future work life?

(assuming you plan to keep working after selling your business)

Working on the beach. Paul Claireaux

How will you design your future work life?

(assuming you plan to keep working after selling your business)

Hello! This is the third of four posts designed to help you explore your motivations for selling your business – and help you design a good future work life. There are many complex factors to consider when selling a business – and at Melo we can guide you through those when you’re ready to start….

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