12 Sales Trends for 2020 – The Time is Now

2020 marks 25 years in business for Barrett, our parent company, and over this period of time we have seen many things – good, bad and indifferent – when it comes to managing businesses and sales teams, successfully or otherwise. Fads, trends, myths, hype, well-worn facts, new innovations and home-truths have all been a part of this 25 year journey. We’ve talked with over 10,000 business leaders from the C-suite […]

Gratitude and Materialism

Practising gratitude has made me focus on other matters and much less on material things. I have found that I am far less worried about ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ or experiencing FOMO (fear of missing out). I think less about things and more about people. There is a place for materialism in our world. I appreciate nice things. I am not an ascetic who disavows material goods or worldly

Life is all about Opportunity

It all starts with opportunity. It’s about the choices we make on a daily basis. We are all presented with opportunities every day whether we see them or not. Some people are lucky enough to have opportunities served up to them on the platter of life not having to work very hard for them. And even then, these people may not realise their opportunities and let them sail away. While

142 Days of Gratitude that Changed my Life Forever

Our founder and CEO, Sue Barrett, has written a book. Not a business e-book as her previous ones but a paperback book. This book sits somewhere between business, self-help and memoir underpinned by a bit of science and philosophy as well. It was a labour of love and Sue enjoyed every minute of writing it. We hope you enjoy reading it too. Here’s an excerpt – Chapter 2: What led