Beechworth Bakery’s preferred charity is Lifeline. We have the Lifeline number on our bags and we promote their annual Stress Down Day fundraiser. I always give Lifeline a plug in my talks. We do support other charities, but Lifeline is our number one. Why did we choose Lifeline? Well, at age 32, my wife left […]
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Business Awards
I just spent a great night in Kyneton, doing a presentation for the Macedon Ranges Business Excellence Awards. These people prove you don’t have to live in a major city to be a success. I love these award nights: hearing all the success stories really inspires me. I got to talk to a lot of […]
Upcoming Public Talks
Most talks I do are for corporate groups that are not open to the public. But there are a few coming up that are, so I thought I’d share those with you as I’m always asked where people can listen to one of my presentations. On Friday the 10th of June I will be speaking at a breakfast […]
Barry’s Story
We’ve just had one of our top apprentices, Barry Pope, featured in the Herald Sun, the largest-read newspaper in Australia. Barry is a 71-year-old great-grandfather, but he’s not willing to “let an old person in” and give up on challenging himself. It was a terrific story, and it just got better. He was […]
Balance is Bullshit!
By Tom O'Toole on April 8, 2011 in Business Success, How To…, Inspiration for Business & Life, Ponderings
People often ask me about balance in life. Well, I can tell you there was never any balance in my life for many years. In the early days of being in business, it was all about choice and I chose to build a successful business, and to do that I needed to work 7 days […]