David Ellis

What makes a restaurant successful and what makes is Great!
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What makes a restaurant successful and what makes is Great!
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What makes a restaurant successful and what makes it Great!
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The right fit to open a Restaurant
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The hidden effects of the unhappy chef.
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We have all heard the phrase: “It only takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 muscles to frown”, but how can we use the science of smiling to feel better? Smiling and the resulting happiness cost very little energy for our bodies to produce. We also get the added reward of feeling better when we smile, making the simple act of smiling a win/win. To see how we can boost our mood with smiling, take a look at the science behind our smiles.

 
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Frustration at Work

We all know the feeling. We keep trying the same activity at work, hoping that it will eventually work. Our repeated attempts at the same task seem fruitless and we are left feeling drained of energy, stressed and frustrated.
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Reduce Stress at Work

Sometimes we stress at work when things do not go as planned. Sometimes deadlines are not met, sometimes a task becomes more complicated than we imagined and sometimes we even have personal difficulties with co-workers or management. All of these things can leave us feeling stressed. In our working lives, we need some strategies to reduce stress. So here is some advice to help reduce stress at work and also to improve how well we work.
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New Job without Stress

Starting a new job can be a stressful time for some people. Just the thought of work may make you feel the sensations of stress in your body. Your heartbeat and breathing may quicken. Your thoughts may become negative, imagining the worst possible scenarios at work. You may feel like a bundle of nerves on your first day. So to help you start your new job feeling relaxed and stress-free, I have prepared some practical advice.
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Non-Verbal Signs

The very first thing we should recognise is that the body cannot lie. The voice can lie, the face can deceive, but the body simply cannot lie.
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Bullying in the Workplace

Bullying in the workplace can lead to high levels of mental stress, ill health and injury as indicated in a report released last year by The Economic and Social Research Institute. This is not a recent revelation as severe and continuous bullying in the workplace has been debilitating people at work long before studies on the subject were formalised.
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Help Lift Depression

Depression can be crippling and can compress the joy to be found in daily life. Lets look at some ways to lift the shadow of depression and train the brain to be more positive. Help Lift Depression.
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Time

Time slips by so fast. Minutes turn into hours, hours into days, days into weeks and weeks into years and all that time we are getting older.
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Out of 365 days, the average person works 232 days. But out of those 232 days we only spend 1624 hours working.
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Be positive – No matter what!

As we transverse our lives in the art of living, we make mistakes; some small and some too large to comprehend.
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The Truth about Lies and how to SPOT them

It’s amazing how people are telling lies even when they don’t have to.
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5 Ways that Networking adds Business Value

There are many reasons why networking can be so valuable to a business. With this I refer to any type of business that ranges from sole traders home workers to large multi-nationals. The opportunity to initiate contact and discussion with a variety of industry types is something that is crucial to the success of a business. Gain insight
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Heart Space Vulnerability in Business

Sometimes it can be very difficult, as an employer, to fully operate a business from the Heart Space.
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5 Ways to Optimise a Team Environment

Many of us currently work in a team environment. When defining the term team environment many will automatically think of an office where meetings and collaborations regularly occur. However the team environment enhancement concept can be applied to nearly all situations. Especially where two or more people collaborate to achieve a goal.
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We go to bed each night after our day but we never think about the negative or positive impact our words or actions have had on others in that day.
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10 Motivational Steps for the Workplace

We all have those days. The ones where you ignore the alarm call and dip your head under the pillow to avoid facing another day at work.
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Operating a Business Environment from our Heart Space.

As an employer I employ and engage with staff all the time.
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Ten Time Management Tips for Productivity

Everyone in the world has the same amount of time to fill in each day. Some will fill this time more productively than others. Many will share frustrations of their lack of time management in being able to achieve the things they want to achieve; so why is that?
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3 Factors to Turn a Start-Up Idea

How many times do we hear about fantastic business ideas that bear the fruits of a successful Start-Up business, yet two years down the line, the idea is a piece of dust in the dirt and the brains behind the idea have moved on to the next one and so the vicious cycle turns.
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Six Ways to Challenge Self-Doubt

Self-Doubt can cripple you. Yes I mean CRIPPLE you as there are no boundaries sometimes as to what the self-doubt is based on. So when we begin to doubt ourselves in, say a work situation, we suddenly find ourselves questioning our whole being in other areas of our daily life.
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Why do some Entrepreneur’s fail to be happy?
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Professional Stress

Everyone has experienced professional stress in some form throughout life. Yet the term is such a varied one that it can be difficult to define. Based on the unique individual experience and stress sources that affect people throughout every minute of every day. However you define stress, when pertaining to you as an individual, there is no doubting the disturbance it can cause. Especially within your professional environment if not recognised and managed effectively. Here we show some simple steps to alleviate stress within the workplace.
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