Entries by Ian King

Can you give it to me for a discounted price?

Can I have a discount? Vs. I wish to pay full price I received a request recently from a customer – ‘Can I have a discount?’ Why? ‘Because I’m really short of cash this month.’ I’ve dealt with this more than a few times however on this occasion I wanted to share the lesson with […]

I’ve learnt a few keys to failure!

One of the benefits of talking to people about taking action and potentially experiencing change in life is that you get to learn about how the average person thinks. Napoleon Hill wrote a famous book called ‘Think and Grow Rich – The Keys to Success’ on the basis of his chats with highly successful people. […]

KSI L1 Graduate Coach Interview – Tui Katene

Firstly, congratulations on completing the KSI U Level 1 course! And thanks in advance for taking the time to share your experiences with the reader. To get started, I’d like to ask: 1. How long have you been in the industry and what is your current role? I’ve worked in the industry for over 20 […]

KSI L1 Graduate Coach Interview Sebastien Buttigieg  

Firstly, congratulations on completing the KSI U Level 1 course! And thanks in advance for taking the time to share your experiences with the reader. To get started, I’d like to ask: 1. How long have you been in the industry and what is your current role? I have been working in the industry for […]

I spoke to xxxx (professional) and they said it can’t be so….  

There is a phenomenon in sport, and perhaps life, where decisions are made about potential, possibilities and peoples lives from a remote, authoritarian and dogmatic perspective. But who does it serve? Surely it wouldn’t be that humbling to take a less all-knowing approach? In the 1980s a young national league Australian Rules player suffered what […]

This is not a dress rehearsal  

…(and it’s definitely not ‘scare tactics’) Someone suggested in a response to a recent FB page that I was engaging in ‘scare tactics’. That post was not about scare tactics. I have no reason to use ‘tactics’. I am simply reaching out and giving you an opportunity to manage life moving forwards in a period […]