Today’s Bitesize in our series on “Things I Learned About Business from Dolly Parton” is actually more of a general life lesson that should also be applied to your business.

If you have ever read Dolly Parton’s autobiography hopefully you will have been struck by her love of life and the enjoyment she gets from it every day. Many people who have done, seen and achieved as much as Dolly, can become quite jaded about life and day-to-day experiences but Dolly seems to relish every moment.
She talks about how blessed she …

One of the things I hear regularly online, especially in relation to starting a business is ” I can’t do X until I have Y”. “I can’t start a podcast until I have a better microphone.” “I can’t start my business until I’ve studied the latest IM course.” “I can’t start creating videos until I have a Flip HD Mino”!
You need to stop making excuses for what you DON’T have and take action with what you DO have.

I’m sure you have a business hero (or maybe business heroes); people you would like to emulate in business, or who have inspired you to succeed.
In this Bitesize Podcast I introduce this new series of business lessons learned from someone many of you would consider an unlikely business hero.

It’s not just the business world where people buy into people. The whole entertainment industry revolves around the fact that audiences buy into characters and their stories with their time, money, energy and emotions.
This Bitesize podcast takes a look at some examples of where that happens.

I was reminiscing with a friend on New Year’s Eve about what we were doing 10 years earlier. In my case I was on-air on a local radio station welcoming in the new millennium. It seemed only yesterday and yet so much has happened in those 10 years.
You should never let the past control your future, but looking back can help you to overcome future obstacles:

When you think “I can’t do this” remember all the things you have ALREADY done. If you can achieve X, then managing Y won’t seem …