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Week 24 #WOTD – Commodities and sponsorships
Top execs were shouting at commodity prices this week… Commodity prices have come under pressure which resulted in big weekly losses for BHP Group (BHP) down 5.2%, Glencore (GLEN) down 7.3% and Anglo American (AAL) down a whopping 9.2%. Somehow Glencore are still clinging on to their top spot but Lloyds Banking (LLOY) are justContinue reading “Week 24 #WOTD – Commodities and sponsorships”
Patience in business
Are you being patient enough in your entrepreneurial journey? Patient in growth Being patient in growth means; Not rushing into decisions – a lack of research can often result in mistakes and cost your business. Not making decisions due to lack of options – it is great to have stretch goals, however this can leadContinue reading “Patience in business”
Week 23 #WOTD – Pharma beating the banks
Pharma is up and banking is down this week. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had a stellar week with a 4% gain, however they were only on 0.1% before this so the 4.1% year to date does not move them from 17th. While AstraZeneca (AZN) were close behind for the week with 3.9% gain, moving them from 10thContinue reading “Week 23 #WOTD – Pharma beating the banks”
To do, to feel, to be lists
I have just read one of the latest podcast headlines from Tim Ferriss and included within the episode is the importance of “To-Feel” lists (the episode has been added to my backlog of podcasts to catch up on!). I journal every weekday morning and realised although I’ve never termed it my “To-Feel” list this isContinue reading “To do, to feel, to be lists”
How are you spending your time?
Are you building healthy or unhealthy habits? Successful or unsuccessful habits? This is the question I’m pondering as I write this. This morning as I began my day, I had the usual flurry of emails come in and prioritised reading an email from babypips.com. Why? babypips have provided me some great knowledge and learning onContinue reading “How are you spending your time?”
Week 22 #WOTD – Investment special
Not too much movement in the league this week, the top 3 are still the top 3 and the only ones with 30%+ gains for the year to date, the bottom 3 are still the bottom 3 and the only ones throwing it in their own net and recording a loss year to date. BPContinue reading “Week 22 #WOTD – Investment special”
Global Running Day
Today is Global Running Day, the first Wednesday in June every year! I love my running and ran this morning, yet I did not know this annual celebration was in the calendar. This got me thinking – how many celebrations, events and/or key dates business owners are missing every year when it comes to theirContinue reading “Global Running Day”
Getting into the zone
With the hot weather finally here, getting into the zone, distraction free, will be harder! So what are your methods and have you set yourself up to succeed? Here are 6 quick tips to help you stay focussed on these lovely summer days: Plan your diary – include work and, importantly, non-work items so youContinue reading “Getting into the zone”
Week 21 #WOTD – Cup Week Round 2
Cup week is back again with the 2nd round, 64 teams entering and only 32 progressing to the next round… let’s see how they did. The highest scorer this week was Melrose Industries with 6.26% (gain in the week) knocking out Smith & Nephew who recorded a 1.22% loss. Next up was Entain knocking outContinue reading “Week 21 #WOTD – Cup Week Round 2”
Week 20 #WOTD – Stop everything…
Stop everything…London Stock Exchange (LSEG) who have been rock bottom all year were the highest scorers for the week with a 3.9% gain! Still nowhere near getting them off the bottom but a continued run in this form would do them good. Inflation and more Bitcoin volatility hit the FTSE overall so it’s no surpriseContinue reading “Week 20 #WOTD – Stop everything…”
Week 19 #WOTD – All about the CEO
Not a great week for most this week with only a few gains surpassing 1%. This was great news for Glencore who at 0.7% for the week regained top spot after Anglo American‘s 4% loss. Lloyds Banking (LLOY) were the biggest scorers with 3.3% pushing them into the over 30s club for the year soContinue reading “Week 19 #WOTD – All about the CEO”
Week 18 #WOTD – Leaders Scoring From Everywhere
Back to the league this week and the leaders are battling it out. Second place Glencore tried to take top spot by scoring a 9.3% growth in the week but Anglo American retained their place scoring an amazing 10.8% in the week (more than each of the teams in the bottom half’s year to dateContinue reading “Week 18 #WOTD – Leaders Scoring From Everywhere”
Week 17 #WOTD – Cup Week Round 1
Finally cup week is here and a chance for the lower teams in the FTSE100 to feature and celebrate… The weeks movement ranged from an 11% loss to an 8% gain and some of the losers got lucky: Polymetal scored -7% yet were lucky enough to get a bye in this round. Next round theyContinue reading “Week 17 #WOTD – Cup Week Round 1”
Time to Take a Month Off
If you’re planning to sell your business, maybe it’s time to take a month off. Seems counter productive? Stepping away from the day to day running of the business will show you how much your business still needs your input, and if it heavily relies on your input then potential buyers of your business willContinue reading “Time to Take a Month Off”
Week 16 #WOTD – Can’t Score, Won’t Score
Bit of a change this week with 16 companies failing to score growth compared to 2 last week! AstraZeneca (AZN) pulled in the biggest gain at 3.2% thanks to the US clearing their proposed acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals at the end of last week. Full Story This is a big step forward in their growthContinue reading “Week 16 #WOTD – Can’t Score, Won’t Score”
Public Accountability
Do you need some public accountability? Setting big goals requires big accountability, especially if they are long term goals. Boris Johnson just announced the UK’s improved carbon emissions reduction – down 78% by 2035 – and the common question back is how does the UK plan to tackle this? Full Story The plans may notContinue reading “Public Accountability”
Week 15 #WOTD – Rio Celebrates
The bottom 5 are unchanged, however London Stock Exchange are trying their best to get off the bottom scoring a 4.7% gain this week, the 3rd highest for the league. The biggest scorer this week though was Rio Tinto (Ticker: RIO), with 6.6%, thanks to rising copper prices and their Lithium inspired greener future. FullContinue reading “Week 15 #WOTD – Rio Celebrates”
80/20 in Practice – Starter for 10
Have you heard of the 80/20 rule – Pareto’s Principle? Essentially, 80% of the benefits/consequences/results come from 20% of the input/causes/effort. But what does this mean in practice? In fitness, 80% of the benefits come from the last 20% of the workout In management, 80% of the results can come from 20% of your leadershipContinue reading “80/20 in Practice – Starter for 10”
Week 14 #WOTD – Transfer News Pushes Anglo
Everyone (apart from Royal Dutch Shell A (RDSa) who were only down 0.6%) had a positive week thanks in part to a weaker pound helping exporters. Full Story The biggest move came from Anglo American (AAL), who 2 weeks ago were closing the gap and 4th in the league and are now sitting pretty atContinue reading “Week 14 #WOTD – Transfer News Pushes Anglo”
The 185K Tesla Challenge
Tesla is back on the up after reporting a good quarter of production and deliveries, with almost 185,000 deliveries made! Full Story 185,000 units delivered of any product is an impressive amount, especially within 3 months. So with my business gamification hat on, my challenge for all the entrepreneurs out there is to set aContinue reading “The 185K Tesla Challenge”
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Contributors
Gary LinTicker – Talking business from a gamification point of view and how this can help you, includes Watch of The Day 
Bizzy Elliot – Energetic, exciting, light on her toes and here to talk about the creative side of business 
Bill Smith – The Fresh Prince of Financial Flair is here to talk all about the money side of business 
Hans Solopreneur – Talking the pros and cons, tips and tricks of running a business on your own to building a team
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