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Extreme Business 2018 – the journey begins
It was an idea that took shape in early October during a comprehensive meeting with my business coach, Rachel Turner. After much...

Chris Barrow
Jan 22, 20182 min read


Revisiting the 100% Growth System
Back in August, I published a blog series on The 100% Growth System – a step by step approach to growing your sales and profitability by...

Chris Barrow
Dec 7, 20152 min read


100% Growth – New and Old
A superb day in Northern Ireland yesterday, visiting two practices with whom I intend to work on 100% Growth over the months ahead. The...

Chris Barrow
Oct 28, 20151 min read


Those days
There are days when you are truly in the zone. Doing what you were always meant to do. The work is effortless. Time flies and yet there...

Chris Barrow
Oct 16, 20151 min read


Getting better
When you have won Irish Dental Practice of the Year for 2013, what do you do next? You ask your business coach to come over and spend the...

Chris Barrow
Mar 9, 20131 min read


Back from The Dentistry Show
although it is supposed to be a day off….. I’m in The Bunker working my way through the meetings, business cards and notes taken – and...

Chris Barrow
Mar 3, 20133 min read


The life of the entertainer
I calculated (I’ll tell you why in a moment) that by the end of this year I will have presented to almost 7000 people in just under 100...

Chris Barrow
Oct 18, 20093 min read


Shooting the breeze
“So you paid this guy Chris Barrow to go for a walk with you?” It might be a question asked of some of my clients after we have enjoyed a...

Chris Barrow
Oct 7, 20091 min read


There is always so much to do…
Enlarging upon my Tweet of a few moments ago. I’m very much looking forward to meeting over 70 new people today as we bring the “Business...

Chris Barrow
Sep 28, 20091 min read


Perspective
When you are in Taiwan, looking at a total eclipse of the sun, its a big issue. The sky has darkened, the birds have stopped singing,...

Chris Barrow
Jul 29, 20091 min read



Chris Barrow
Sep 10, 20080 min read


Developing content for clients
Monday was a “red letter day” for two reasons: Firstly, we welcomed 2 new clients in one day to The Breathe Business Club.One “sale” was...

Chris Barrow
Apr 8, 20081 min read


If it’s Friday I must be in Birmingham
After yesterday’s Leeds workshop I drove into the City Centre to visit with existing Bespoke clients Jack Cooke and Richard Moon. For...

Chris Barrow
Nov 16, 20072 min read


What do clients pay our fees for?
I mentioned that yesterday’s meeting was to assist my top client with his marketing plans. In fact, one of our main topics of discussion...

Chris Barrow
May 2, 20062 min read


Branding and capital creation
Third of three workshops yesterday and another large room (90 people) in Farnham, Surrey. I was chatting about the power of branding in...

Chris Barrow
Apr 12, 20061 min read


A great workshop day
I’m sitting in the lounge of the Thorpe Park hotel, just outside of Leeds, answering emails at 6.30pm, after a workshop day delivering...

Chris Barrow
Apr 10, 20062 min read


Creating a menu
Although Friday is normally a free day, I’m investing a bonus business development day today, because there is one important task that I...

Chris Barrow
Feb 24, 20062 min read


“How do I make money RIGHT NOW!”
That was the question from a coach who attended my workshop last Friday.”Chris. Forget the marketing funnel, the pie slices and the...

Chris Barrow
Feb 13, 20061 min read
A great day in Birmingham
What a fantastic practice visit yesterday. I’ll keep the identity of the client confidential but I have rarely enjoyed meeting a new...

Chris Barrow
Jan 25, 20061 min read


Its easy being a million dollar coach
My alarm woke me at 5.30am this morning and I left the apartment at 6.30am to drive about 50 miles across the Pennines to our Leeds...

Chris Barrow
Jan 23, 20062 min read
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