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Meet Joyce Dixon

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 by Julie Cross

I would love you to meet Joyce Dixon… now I don’t think Joyce is famous, but you don’t have to be famous to make an impact on the people and the world around you and Joyce is proof of that. I was having my morning walk and as I walked past Joyce I noticed… well […]

The power of story telling

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Julie Cross

We are hearing about it more and more in the business setting, using stories in your marketing evokes an emotional response and inspires people to do business with you and buy from you… We hear about it in Leadership… if you want your people to follow your vision then we invite them to own the […]

Its ok to lose your shit sometimes

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by Julie Cross

As some of you know I have been on a bit of a journey with my investment property… the tenants treated it like shit and left a big shitty, shit fight of a mess for us to clean up. There were holes in walls and doors, windows kicked in and a whole lot of their […]

Are you Living with Fear?

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Julie Cross

“You know what? What I think of myself is far more important than what other people think. I have one life to live and I am not getting out of here alive. So get the hell out of my way because I got some living to do!” I get surprised sometimes by how […]

Podcast: #thomaskentcan… make me laugh

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Julie Cross

#thomaskentcan… make me laugh #thomaskentcan… make me laugh. You know there will always be a funny story somewhere with me! Autism tends to have no filter so I find myself having to be very aware of what Thomas is saying and how that is coming across to his customers… oh you just have to laugh! […]

When we loved ourselves enough

Posted on March 19, 2020March 20, 2020 by Julie Cross

I know I have a simple approach… and I really do believe so many ‘issues’ would be solved if we loved ourselves enough… You give so much loving every day to your clients, so what are you doing to love yourself up? Because it is important, and it will affect everything that we do. […]

Podcast: Leadership Versus Management

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Julie Cross

Leadership Versus Management… what is the difference between leadership and management and can we be good at one and not the other? It times of natural disasters and major challenges ‘Leadership’ is always under the spotlight, and rightly so, because it is in these times a country, or a community, needs a strong leader to […]

Don’t Policy and Procedure out Personality!

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Julie Cross

Yes, we need policy and procedures, of course we do. It is how we maintain standards, duplicate good business practices on multiple sites and have a benchmark for training staff members. However, let us make sure that we don’t policy and procedure out the personality from your business. It is the personality of your […]

Each for Equal…Celebrating you and the difference you make!

Posted on March 6, 2020March 4, 2020 by Julie Cross

March the 8th is International Women’s Day, and this year the theme is #EachforEqual so I thought it would be great for us to spend some time in this issue reflecting on this theme, and the daily actions we can take to live this theme, and so make a difference in our workplaces and […]

When tough love is a more loving response

Posted on March 4, 2020March 9, 2020 by Julie Cross

As some of you know I have had a situation with my investment property… it is all stuff that can be fixed, it will take my time, my energy and my money… grateful that I have a property to fix, grateful that I have some insurance, grateful for all lf that… yes, have done all […]