Following on from my earlier blog about my eldest son, just to let you know, he got his GCSE results - Five A's, Three B's and Two C's

He's well on his way to joining the business community with his web site www.t-texts.co.uk selling design-your-own tshirts and hoodies!

 Well done my son! 

Hi,

There's a lot of press about a recession and how it is going to affect us all. I took some notes that I thought you might find interesting.

R.G. Holland, Business Author & Speaker...

"Slash unneccesary overheads. I don't mean getting rid of all of your staff but I do mean making sure each one of them is actually a profit centre."

David Marmonti, president of Dell computers (Europe, Middle East and Asia)...

"Invest in the right technology to keep you efficient."

Theo Paphetis, owner of Ryman's and star of TV's Dragons Den...

"Cash is king, especially when you are entering a recession. Irrespective of how efficiently think you run your business, you will be able to make savings possibly, including labour costs."

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Hi,

My son has just finished his GCSEs and to his credit, got himself a job shortly after his last exam. At his interview the manager gave him some homework to do in preparation for his second interview, which he started as soon as he got home.

However, his younger brother had other plans and wanted him to go to the local skate park. He told his brother politely, but firmly, "get out of my room, I've got work to do!" (well, maybe not as polite as that, but you get the idea).

You can imagine how I felt when I heard him; on the one hand "proud" that he was applying himself, but on the other hand, quite chastened, thinking about the times I had done something or said something similar.   It's quite surprising what we all do (work-wise) and the hours we put into our businesses, but I guess there's always a cost - and that's always our time.

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Hi

I just finished reading a book called 'The Four Hour Work Week' by Tim Ferris, well, what an eye opener. Its not that he has the answer the the meaning of life, but he has an interesting take on it.

Consider this...

Tim Ferris has written about a goal; the ultimate achievement of being independent of the shackles we create for ourselves when we set up and run our businesses. By coincedence, the Profit from Technology web site is about how to implement the automated systems to attain Tim Ferris's goal!

You must read it. It's a Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller as well as being highly commended by Jack Canfield and many other lifestyle "gurus".