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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, Mindfulness: What is HEADSPACE and how can we CONTROL it? 1 week, 3 days ago

    What is Headspace?

     

    The dictionary describes Headspace as a person’s state of mind or mindset, however, we at Yellow Brick Road define it as;

    “The ability to enable and understand how to control our th […]

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, Resilience in Business – MEASURING your GRIT for IMPROVEMENT 3 weeks, 2 days ago

    What is Grit or Resilience?

     Angela Lee Duckworth describes Grit as; “passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.  Grit is having stamina.  Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just […]

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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, MAKING A STAND – Ironman in the Office for Ian Hacon 4 weeks, 1 day ago

    Today on “On Your Feet Britain day” (See below), Ian Hacon, CEO and Founder of Yellow Brick Road, has pledged to MAKE A STAND by conducting an in-work fundraiser in the form of an Ironman (consisting of a 2.4- […]

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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, Purpose – Do you REALLY know what your PURPOSE is? 1 month ago

    Have your ever asked yourself “Why do I exist?”  It is an extremely important question to ask ourselves as we go through life, in order to determine our purpose, and to evaluate our actions towards this. […]

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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, Sleeping Better – The Harmful Impact that LACK OF SLEEP has on our Health and Wellbeing 1 month, 3 weeks ago

    Do you feel you get enough sleep?

    Are you constantly tired?

    Do you lack energy to complete your daily tasks?

     

    How Much do we Need?

     

    According to the US National Sleep Foundation, working age a […]

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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, Exercise: I Didn’t Realise How Lonely I Was 2 months, 1 week ago

    Running on your own, is like having sex on your own, it’s not quite the same is it?

     

    OK, to some people, I’m one of those annoying fitness enthusiasts, and I turned up at the a ‘Lead Well’ leadersh […]

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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, Eating Well: Why eating MORE GOOD STUFF and LESS BAD STUFF helps us perform well at work 2 months, 1 week ago

    Do you ever stop to think what you are eating and how this effects your performance at work?

     

    Have you considered that what you fuel your body with has a direct effect on your ability to carry out your […]

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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, Time Management – Why doing what’s IMPORTANT is better than what’s URGENT 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Are you struggling with time management, and to fit all of your work-related tasks into your working day?
     
    Are you finding yourself regularly taking work home from the office, and even working evenings and […]

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    Serena Fordham wrote a new post, How to become a more organised entrepreneur 3 months, 2 weeks ago

    Do you ever feel that you are overloaded with work?  Don’t know how to go about reducing that big pile of stuff; which has been building up for days, weeks, or even months?  Want to become more organised? 

    T […]

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, Do you lead well? 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    If you want to lead well, ask yourself these questions;

    Am I the best leader I can be?
    Am I behaving like the best leader I can be?
    Am I enabling myself to behave like be the best leader I can […]

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, Knowing When to Scale – 2 became 5 5 months, 1 week ago

    At Yellow Brick Road, we’ve just grown from “2 of us” to “5 of us”, and we’re not stopping there, it’s just the start of our scaling phase. We have just reached that point that Geoffrey Moore describes a “ […]

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, How I ended up on the Yellow Brick Road by Stuart Sayer 5 months, 1 week ago

    Having joined forces with wellbeing expert Ian Hacon I’m delighted to write a ‘Mindset’ blog for inclusion in the Yellow Brick Road newsletter and blog.

    I’ve specialised in the provision of sales managem […]

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, The Man Who Wore Red Shoes 5 months, 2 weeks ago

    A fable with a strong link to a Christmas Classic!
    Dorian Gale was a CEO who was taken in by two brothers, Emerson (Em for short) and Henry to lead their family company Kansas Farms, in Norfolk in the 00’s. Em a […]

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    Ian Hacon commented on the post, What’s your legacy? 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thanks Julian, yes a big impression. My wonderful Nan is fighting it out still, who knows how much fight she has left!

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    Ian Hacon commented on the post, What’s your legacy? 5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Well said Bob, a great man, sadly missed

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, Productivity – What Philip Hammond missed in the Autumn Statement 6 months ago

    Well, I was initially delighted to hear about Philip Hammond’s announcement of a £23bn investment in “Productivity” in today’s Autumn Statement.
    The Detail
    I rushed home to look at the detail, only to be […]

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, What’s your legacy? 6 months, 1 week ago

    This is a tough one for me.
    My dear Nan
    I am sitting drafting this blog in my lovely old Nan’s room at the care home. My Nan has been there for me my entire life, and always treated me like a prince. I mean that […]

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    Ian Hacon wrote a new post, Controlling technology – Modern Life is Rubbish 7 months, 1 week ago

    Modern life is Rubbish as well as being the title of the 1991 Blur album, is a great way to frame how technology is playing havoc with our lives. It does have lots of great plus points, and not many of us would […]

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    Ian Hacon commented on the post, Vodafone – have you lost the plot? 7 months, 1 week ago

    Hi Mark

    Yes, I mention Onecom in the article, they did indeed resolve my own issue, but my wife was on a private contract. Thanks for commenting.

    I had two tweets from Vodafone customer service when it went […]

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  • In this article, I am going to explore how my current challenge of boxing is the metaphor for a startp venture. I and many others have written before about how endurance training is like being in business, having a clear vision, and milestones and activities to get there. But as Steve Blank says, a start-up is a temporary business model, its only purpose is to find the scalable, repeatable business model.
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  • This week, I am preparing for a number of sessions I'm delivering on The Art of Networking for the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and EEEGr. These vary from 20 minutes to 4 hours. So I' thought I'd write a short blog on my Top 10 tips. You may have heard before, people do business with people they know, like and trust. These 10 tips will give you a greater chance of getting to that point quicker. It really frustrates me when people turn up to Networking and hide in a corner, or only speak to people they know, or are preoccupied with their world. You and your employer has made an investment in time and money for you to be at this event, so why not make it count? Here’s my Top 10 tips to be the best from your Networking: 1. Do your homework – make sure you are attending the right events in the first place. If your primary reason is to get more customers, make sure your potential customers are in the room. 2. Get your pitch right. Some events give you a minute or so to say something about yourself – make sure that counts, get something succinct and memorable and practice it. Use this when you meet people. 3. Arrive with a smile – People want to work with positive people, if you bring all your woes to the party, that’s not you. 4. Keep your mobile out of sight, don’t be that person on their emails in the corner – if you’re gonna show up then show up, deal with your emails later! 5. Ask open questions to build rapport quicker – try something like “What gets you out of bed in the morning?” rather “What do you do?” 6. Listen – we all like to talk about ourselves but find out what the other person's needs are, show them some attention. 7. Be yourself – don’t try to be someone you are not, just be natural, unless you’re an ass, then be someone else! 8. Have two story’s ready about yourself – one personal, one that shows off your business. 9. Read the signs – if the other person starts looking at their watch or over your shoulder, they might be ready to move on. Make it easy and politely move on yourself. 10. Follow up, follow up, follow up. There’s no real point n steps 1-9 if you don’t follow the conversation up – even its just great to meet, you’re continuing the dialogue If you want to know more networking tips, you can book onto the Training session I’m presenting for the Chamber on the 20th of October. Ian Hacon, Founder of Yellow Brick Road and Co-founder of Bite the Cherry Venture Coaching
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Testimonials

Ian is a positive dynamo of a chap. He is a great ideas chap but one who lands you in reality when needs be, and reminds you of the business plan. A big thinker, hard working, and hugely ethical chap. I like the way he thinks and acts in life and business and it is a pleasure to work with, and be inspired by, Ian.
Richard Powell, Director, Wild Anglia
Ian is inspirational and driven, he has true passion and commitment in everything that he does. His decisions & actions are considered, rational & focussed. His outlook is dynamic & progressive. Ian is a joy to work with- his enthusiasm is catching & he exudes a positive 'Can Do' attitude.
Sarah Daniels, The Red Cat Partnership Ltd.
Ian's has a great aptitude for attention to detail and focusses on strategic delivery. I believe he will in the bring added value to any organisation he engages with.
Mark Goodall, Director, New Anglia LEP
Ian has been an inspiration to me and it has been a pleasure to work for him even though it has been more like with him for the last 8 years. Ian is a great leader whom enables his team to achieve through vision and bold goals and more importantly letting you get on with it but being there to support you on the journey. It has been great to work for someone that is openly challenging and loves what they do but more importantly is open to challenge themselves.
Chris Carr, Chief Operating Officer
I have worked with Ian at 3 different companies. He is approachable, understanding and innovative. I have always found Ian to be open to new ideas and methods of working - his openness makes him easy to work with and allows the business and the people within it to grow. His flexibility and skills are clear evident by the diverse roles that he has taken within the businesses that he has been involved in.
Scott Hewitt, Owner, Real Projects
Ian is a big thinker, a big dreamer and a big doer! With a heart of gold, a solid code of ethics, and integrity to back it up, he seeks wonderful ways and solutions to empower those for whom he serves. As a result of spending a few moments with Ian you will come out more enlightened and richer for it. Ian Hacon, is one of Norfolk's best kept secrets, it is with a sense of great earnestness and sincerity that I recommend him.
Martin Parkes, Head of Acquisitions and Development at TPS

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