Whenever I ask people “what would you be doing if you weren’t doing this job/career”, they usually say that they wish they were doing something completely different.

Go ahead and try asking the next 5 people you meet and see what they say.

The reason is that many people end up in careers, jobs, relationships and situations they never actually planned or imagined, sometimes good, sometimes not so good. Often they were influenced by others or just drifted along. These cumulative results over time lead to your current situation and the results you are getting.

The important thing to remember is that it doesn’t have to be this way.

If you are prepared to learn a new way of thinking, understand your core philosophy (your “why) and apply positive small slight edge changes that are compounded over time – you can learn how to change your circumstances – and experience profound results.

One of the key elements is that you must look at the people you associate with and make sure that you are with like-minded positive people. This is not so easy sometimes but now that you are more aware you can start to consider this in more detail.

Your business grows as fast as you grow! Your life improves when you realise that you have far more options than you may think you have. But firstly you have to get on the right track to improve yourself and break out of the rut you are in.

If this sounds interesting, something you may want to consider finding out more about then you are in the right place. Please join me on my mission to help people embrace personal development and utilise the power of your subconscious mind to be free of what’s holding them back from fulfilling their highest potential!

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TIPS

1. FIND A COACH; IT COULD COMPLETELY CHANGE THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER

Having the right coach who can help you make the changes you want can be a great investing in yourself. Psychology, Personal Development, NLP, Hypnosis and Law of Attraction coaches can all help you achieve your sync your life and achieve goals faster and more effectively. It’s important to be able to tap into a constant source of motivation and access intervention techniques if you start to flag or veer off course.

2. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE YOU AND CREATE POSITIVE ENERGY
This is really important for growing your confidence, self-esteem and your enthusiasm. Inspiring people – such as those who have made a similar change – will lift you up and remind you that your goals and plans are possible. They say that you become the average of the five people you associate with most. Look at who you are hanging around with.

3.   FOLLOW UP MEANS….DOING WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO!
If you say that you are going to do something – make sure that you do it! It is amazing how many people fain in this area. When you meet enthusiastic people and exchange contact details, make sure that you are the first to follow up. It is absolutely staggering how many people rely on social media to communicate or go to networking meetings and never actually make a phone call.

4. MAKE THE LAW OF ATTRACTION WORK FOR YOU
You are probably aware of the principle of “sowing and reaping”. You may even know a bit about quantum science “like energy attracts like energy” and perhaps you are even familiar with the Law of Attraction.

Maybe you’re in transition between jobs, careers or relationships, or perhaps you are at a crossroads in life and desire change. This is an opportunity to think about your true desires and goals, a chance to sit with yourself and discover what you really want most in life. Perhaps that’s an abundance of money, helpful friends, a new partner, a successful business, or the chance to travel, more family time etc. There are a lot of reasons to learn how to use the Law of Attraction in your life and start getting “less of what you don’t want and MORE of what you DO want”.

If you want to know more about Law of Attraction coaching get in touch.

5. KEEP LEARNING, READ INTERESTING BOOKS AND WATCH INSPIRING VIDEOS ONLINE
There is such a wealth of information at our fingertips on how to effectively change our lives and build confidence to reach a new goal. Biographies, TED talks and YouTube are excellent sources.

Turn your car into a mobile university and educate yourself while you drive.

6. BUILD GOOD LIKE-MINDED CONTACTS
Make a conscious effort to meet new “positive like-minded people” through friends, colleagues, work and events, especially if they can offer advice or a service for your new plans. If there is someone outside your circle you would love to question about their work or life, be brave and ask them for a coffee. if they are serious (and don’t just want a load of invisible friends to boost their ego) you will be surprised at how many people will say yes and prove helpful!

7. LEARN A NEW SKILL NOT RELATED TO YOUR CORE ACTIVITY
You can never have enough skills in life. By choosing to learn something out with your comfort zone, you will increase your expertise, confidence and marketability.

8. GO TO INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS
Events such as talks, networking nights and creative sessions are often inspiring and fuel your imagination. They can generate ideas you might not have considered. If you can, go alone and you’ll be more likely to make an effort to chat to someone new who may help you on your journey.

9. TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL!
Remember, without change everything remains the same and nothing grows. If you want things to change for you – then you have to take the right steps to change and add value to the marketplace.

Positive progress is about changing old habits and taking small significant slight edge actions, which when done over a period of time are compounded to produce profound changes.

So, ask yourself the question….what am I going to do next to change the paradigm and start getting the results you want?

 

believe -The Importance of Personal Development

Imperative Solutions Ltd have successfully gone through the tendering process to secure a framework agreement with the Business Growth Hub. This is for the purpose of delivering Executive/Personal Development (Leadership & Management) Coaching (18 hours) to eligible businesses in the Greater Manchester region. Leadership isn’t just about the team at the top, we can help you to empower your team and encourage leadership at all levels to have the impact that you want on productivity, performance and collaboration to ensure the successful growth of your company.

The aim is to support businesses (B2B) that can potentially demonstrate growth or create/safeguard jobs.

About the service

Based on the results of the assessment we can tailor a solution which will then be delivered over 18 hours of support. Some of the areas that can be delivered to your business are listed below such as:-

– Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Psychological Business Coaching, to develop Rapport & Communication Skills, Strategies, SMART Goals, Team Building, Presentation Skills, Leadership & Management Skills, Motivation Skills etc

– Analytical Skills – problem solving, decision making, setting and managing priorities, critical thinking

– Leading Organisations – leading change, motivation, innovation, building and leading teams

– Strategic Ability – competitive awareness, organisational vision

– Talent Management – giving and receiving feedback, diversity, attracting and retaining talent, dismissals

– Managing – performance, people, delegation, coaching, goal setting, recruitment, new manager transitions

– Self-Management – Ethics, accountability, creative thinking, work life balance, decisiveness, stress management, mindfulness, self empowerment

– Working with others – sensory acuity, understanding other people, managing conflict, effective meetings, better

communication, negotiation, managing upwards

Eligibility

– Less than 250 employees

– Business is based in Greater Manchester

– Turnover less than €50m or Balance Sheet less than €43m

– Sector eligibility (B2B)

– Less than 25% externally owned

Due to expected demand we can only support a maximum of 10 clients each month so if you would like to apply for this 100% Executive Development funding (Limited Companies, Partnerships,Sole Traders, Start Ups) please contact Graham Stuart now for an initial discussion on 07870 222771 or email: graham@imperativesolutions.co.uk

Business Start Up Fund

Start Up Loan Fund – A government initiative with private backing – James Caan Chairman

Private company formed – Start Up Loan Company

Operates through Delivery Partners – £2.2million to lend to start up business across the North West in 2014

Criteria for the Start Up Loan:

• New business idea or Business less than 12 months old
• 6% APR
• Min loan £1000 Max loan £25,000
• Personal loan against the person not the business – unsecured
• Max term 5 years
• Average loan size £7000 – any business purpose
• Any business as long as it’s legal!

Process:

• Initial assessment with Credit Assessor
• Business Plan required – we can help them this or review for purpose of loan if working with another organisation for business planning
• Panel meeting – discuss and approve loan
• Recipient meets with our lender who distribute the loan and collects payments back in
• Post –start mentoring will be arranged

Please help us raise awareness of the Loan fund available to help young start up businesses in the North West. Call 01204 598558 or email us through the website contact page.

Negotiation & Strategies

Business is competitive. Managers are paid to communicate effectively and to understand the people they deal with. Understanding other people and how they make decisions can play an important part in personal life – and in business. Using NLP can give you a better understanding and help you to develop sharper negotiating skills and strategies.

How does using NLP and Psychological Techniques benefit you in the business world?

Take the “NLP Business Essentials” 2 day training course and learn the following:

• Understand how people think and produce behaviour through the NLP Communication model
• Learn the truth about self-empowerment
• Beliefs, how they can help and how they hinder your business
• Goal setting, how to focus on what you want
• Learn how to read other people and how to build valuable lasting relationships with others
• Leveraging with NLP for Business Growth
• Using all your senses
• Seeing the world through other people’s eyes with perceptual positions
• The conscious use of language
• Influencing others with questioning, listening and reframing
• Lateral thinking techniques
• Marketing with NLP
• Selling with NLP
• NLP Negotiation techniques
• Help managers generate business and personal goals and integrate individual and organizational goals and values.
• Make meetings more productive.
• Give managers the skills to coach their people.
• Learn from your own most productive and excellent times – be more consistently successful.
• Ask key questions to stop misunderstanding and being misunderstood.
• Be more influential.
• Know how others are thinking and how they reach decisions.
• Build more rewarding personal and business relationships.
• Develop your intuition by reading non verbal signals.
• Rid yourself of negative emotions – stress, fear and guilt.
• Set goals that are motivating, realistic and worthwhile.
• Balance your life in a more satisfying way by dealing with conflicting demands.

For Business Managers interested in a formal business qualification, the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) accredited “NLP Business Practitioner with ILM Level 5 (Foundation Degree Level)” is available to you.

This is a 9 day training course, which is split into 3 x 3 day modules (can be spread over 4-12 months) and is the equivalent to a foundation degree.

There are no formal entry requirements. The course is suitable for Business Leaders and practicing, aspiring managers. Full details are available on request or visit our NLP Training page and click on the drop down menue.

Your business may be eligible for 50% matched funding towards the cost of this training.

Whether you are interested in Business Coaching, NLP Coaching or structured NLP Business Training – call now without obligation on 01204 598558 or email through the website enquiry form.

Welcome to our Latest News section.

Please scroll down to find news and useful information that may be of interest and benefit to you.

Stop Smoking Now – Cessation Programme

Overview:

You may be surprised at how easy it can be to quit the smoking habit when using this recording. People using our smoking cessation program have even reported that they barely experienced any of the dreaded withdrawal symptoms after they successfully stopped smoking forever.

As long as you’ve decided that ending the smoking habit is something you want to accomplish for yourself, then this STOP SMOKING recording will help you to do so.

All you need to do is listen to a short, enjoyable and safe Hypnosis recording each day for 30 days.

 

Stephen’s Story

Teenage cancer victim Stephen Sutton honoured in Queen’s Birthday list

The late 19-year-old has been awarded a posthumous MBE for raising more than £4 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust

Most of us were touched by the story of Stephen Sutton, an amazing inspirational young man who inspired more than 170,000 people around the world to donate to the Teenage Cancer Trust through his bravery and high spirits in the face of terminal bowel cancer.

Effortless Weight Loss

Losing weight and obtaining a leaner and healthier body has never been easier.

The Effortless Weight Loss audio program includes a series of recordings that are designed to positively influence the part of your mind that is responsible for your over weight related behaviours and habits. It can enable your body to automatically burn more fat for energy while helping you become self motivated to make healthy lifestyle choices.

The reason why other conventional weight loss programs don’t work or why people who have lost weight using other programs gain it back again, is because those programs have not helped them to create appropriate changes at the sub-conscious level.

You are going to be surprised and amazed at just how effective this Effortless Weight Loss program is. More good news is that this is not a diet plan. You are not going to be told what to eat and what not to eat, or how to live your life. All you need to do is sit back and listen to a short, enjoyable, relaxing and safe hypnosis session 6 times per week over 4 weeks.

This audio program is recorded by Jevon Dangeli, a reputable Hypnotherapist and Coach who created it based on his unique combination of Hypnotherapy and HNLP Coaching methods that have assisted people around the world to lose weight and keep it off.

If you’re not satisfied with your results, Jevon will gladly refund your money, so you’ve got nothing to lose, except weight.

Imperative Solutions is pleased to announce a strategic partnership that enables us to offer affordable Mobile App design service to all SME businesses in the UK.

The design full design price is just £499.00

F A Q’s

Q) How long will it take from start to approval into Apple iTunes store?

A) Around 21 to 30 days depending on prompt receipt of images e.g logos etc from client.

Q) What mobile platforms will my app be available on?

A) Apple, Android (Google Play store) and HTML5 (if requested) HTML5 is just a mobile friendly website so most clients will already have this in place.

Q) I don’t have a website, can I still have an app?

A) Absolutely, we would ask that you work with us on the written content.

Q) I already have a mobile friendly (reactive) website why do I need an app?

A) Mobile websites are fine however they are passive, they rely on users visiting the site. Apps are active, they are a two-way street. You can break the barrier between your and the user by using push notifications.

Q) I already have a business text message service why do I need push notifications?

A) Text message bundles can work out costly and emails are read only 4% of the time. A push notification is free to send with the app and is read 97% of the time instantly.

Q) What if my app users don’t have my app activated, will the push notification still appear on their devices?

A) Yes the push notification flashes up on the screen along with your logo.

Q) Can I send a push notification to an individual device?

A) No only to either all app users, all Apple users, all Android users or a specific location.

Q) Can I edit content myself?

A) Yes absolutely, the client panel is very straight forward it is just a matter of “copy and pasting”, there are video tutorials for each tab function. Uploading images is also straight forward however the images need to be certain sizes, so some knowledge of image resizing software such as “Photoshop” will be necessary. We do offer an image refresh service at a charge. Clients usually only change their image if they re-brand.

Q) How do I get video content on the app?

A) You can either set up a YouTube channel and link the app to it or if your video is at a particular URL address link that. The video content fits perfectly on the mobile device screen.

Q) Can I set up a mailing list of users?

A) Yes very easily, when the user opens the app for the first time they are prompted to join your mailing list.

Q) How do I get video content on the app?

A) You can either set up a YouTube channel and link the app to it or if your video is at a particular URL address link that. The video content fits perfectly on the mobile device screen.

Q) Can I set up a mailing list of users?

A) Yes very easily, when the user opens the app for the first time they are prompted to join your mailing list.

Q) How can I integrate my social media users?

A) Again when your app is opened for the first time the user is prompted to share your app either via email,Facebook,Twitter or text, all they then do is click a button and a message is automatically sent. There is also a stand-alone “Share” feature. All of your social media is taken care of within the app so you don’t have to lift a finger.

Q) Do I have to edit content on both Apple and Android platforms?

A) No, everything you do when editing on the client panel is reflected in both platforms.

Q) What if my business has more than one premises will I need more than one app?

A) No, you can add multiple premises to your app so users can find you and the push notification feature is geo-located so you can choose the area you target.

Q) How do I get users to download my app?

A) Users can download your app simply by scanning a QR code (like a bar code) which is provided by us. You can put this on all of your promotional material, website and up at your premises. The QR code automatically recognises the type of mobile device (Apple or Android) and takes the user directly to the download area for your app. We will also provide you with promotional images a short video showcasing your app you can place this on your Facebook page.

Q) How do I get users to keep my app on their phone?

A) At the touch of a button your users can engage with you. You will be able to keep the user up to date with latest news and offers by way of push notifications and video content. You can put out offers only redeemable through the app by way of QR code offers (users scan a QR code with your app), geo-located offers (the app will recognise when the users device is at your location unlocking an offer) or a electronic loyalty card (users hand their device to a representative of your business who then types in a “secret” code set by you, electronically stamping their loyalty card in the app.

Q) What if I only have the app for the phone and want to upgrade and add the iPad version at a later date?

A) There will be a one-off fee of £150.00 along with the monthly charge. The reason for this is we will have to resubmit your app for approval.

Q) Can I still use my phone app while my iPad integration is being approved?

A) Yes you can, however we might have to change the order of some of your app tabs and integrate different features in your app to get it approved. Whilst app is in the approval process it must remain configured this way.

Q) Is there a contract to sign?

A) There is no contract you can cancel at any time.

Q) Is there anything to sign?

A) The only thing to sign is a service agreement, this just sets out our obligations as your service provider.

Q) How do I get started?

A) All we need from you is £250.00 deposit, your website URL address and any logos and images you may have.

Q) Is my deposit refundable?

A) Unfortunately not, as soon as we receive your deposit we allocate a design slot, if you have paid in full you will get the full amount minus the deposit back.

Compare the build and running cost of our app to the cost of traditional advertising such as newspaper adds, radio, email champagnes etc.

Q) I like the idea but I don’t think I need one.

A) Think about it like this; even if you are not yet thinking mobile, your customers already are! The mobile phone is probably the only thing you would return home for if you forgot it when leaving the house in the morning! With this in mind it makes perfect sense for you to have your business permanently on your customers/clients phones! Think of it as you downloading your business directly in to their pockets and them carrying your business around with them at all times! Remember your competition are going mobile and are as we speak developing a mobile marketing strategies. A mobile app in the Apple iTunes store will give you credibility, kudos and create a “buzz” about your business.