Meet Eve Ash – Telstra Business Award Winner

Posted by Sandy Naidu

My guest today is Eve Ash. Eve Ash is a motivational psychologist, public speaker and leading producer of training films, videos and DVDs. She built her business from scratch and today her business is an award winning, multi million dollar company. In 1999, she won the national Telstra business woman of the year. Telstra Business Award is the peak business award in Australia. It is an absolute honor to have her here on DotComMothers. Read and Be Inspired !!!

You started your business in 1979. You have won numerous awards and your products have sold well both in Australia and Internationally. Can you tell us a bit about what is next for your company ?

WE have sold a major part of our business – the Ash Quarry library of 288 titles to VEA (Training Point.Net an Australian company). My main company, Seven Dimensions, will continue to produce programs and this year has been busy producing the following new titles:

THE JOB INTERVIEW SUCCESS SERIES – with 14 DVDs to help job seekers SELECTION INTERVIEW SKILLS – 12 DVDs DIFFICLUT PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS – 5 new titles we are filming now
My own personal company Eve Ash Pty Ltd is producing a TV series called Family Secrets.
And for VEA, the buyers of the Ash Quarry business, we have produced 18 new programs and will be filming another 8 new titles for them at the end of the year.
I also have another production company – called inhouse productions – and we are producing a sitcom and a mocumentary staring Mary-Anne Fahey.

If you had your time again, is there anything in business that you would do differently ?

YES – if I am made a good or reasonable offer I would accept it straight away rather than always thinking I MIGHT do better with someone else. And to recognise that an offer is tangible, although not perhaps what you wanted or believe to be the value, whereas a desired amount means nothing!

Not every business person succeeds in taking the business to the next level. Some business people aspire to take their business to the next level but continue to stay small. Do you think that the level of success of a business has something to do with the mindset of the person running it ?

MINDSET WORDS THAT CAN SET US BACK USUALLY FEATURE WORDS LIKE: “Maybe” “Possibly” “Later” What we need to do is focus on getting things done now and action words like “will do” “Make happen” “Now”.

If you can give us one quote that you live your life by, what would that be?

“Just get it done ! – No matter how hard it feels – you will feel good when you have achieved the goal!”

In one of your articles you talk about how we can all learn to become positive thinkers (if we are not already one).Can you give us a couple of tips on how we can do this?

Recognise where you think negatively
Focus on what is good, what works, what feels right and what will make you happy
Stop reliving bad feelings, bad times, lack of results, wishing you had more/better etc
Tell yourself what you can do, why it is good for you, how to get yourself motivated
Take some action – even small – to clean up your act (mentally and
physically)
Do some exercise – it really does help to move you to a more positive place
Change a bad habit – eg leaving things for the last minute, being late, not dealing ith an avalanche of paperwork or emails
Enjoy what you achieve and stop punishing yourself for what you do not get done

What do you believe is your greatest business achievement (so far) ?

Surviving 30 years in my own business!

Finally, your five keys to success ?

Focus on what you want to achieve and be clear about your goals.
Talk to wise people and tell them your plans and be open to critical feedback.
Develop good relationships with staff, suppliers and clients.
Be open and flexible to grab opportunities.
Give and smile.

Sites Of Interest

http://www.eveash.com.au/

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This interview was published on 27th December 2008

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