I've known of Geoffrey's work for a while now so I was delighted to hear the news that Geoffrey had put all of his thoughts and years of business experience down in writing. The book is very easy to read and flows very well. There's an incredible amount to take away - I've filled the margins with notes! Geoffrey's story is quite a unique one which makes this book standout from the countless other business books that are available. Highly recommended!

Principal, Business Law at Lees Solicitors LLP Geoffrey is pure sunshine on a rainy day; one of the most positive and encouraging people I have ever met and a pleasure to deal with.  

Group Accountant Wincham International When I first met Geoffrey I had the customary cynical accountant’s view of consultants. However my views were unfounded and over the months we worked together I found Geoffrey to be very supportive and we were able to speak with the same voice on many of the issues faced by Wincham. Many of the initiatives put in place are still thriving. Thanks Geoffrey.    

Lean Mentor International Lean Management Thought Leader, Executive Coach, Lean Leadership Mentor & Principle Trainer at Geoffrey is one of those quiet guys with huge amounts of experience just loving to pass it onto others. I have known Geoffrey for a few years now when we were delivering personal development seminars. He has great insights into living a successful life, be it in business or not. Certainly a go to guy if you want some sound advice or a mentor to guide you on your success journey    

Wincham Investments Ltd “I requested Geoffrey to mentor me through a difficult business and personal time, He was constructive, honest and a person who you can bounce your ideas off. He is a great motivator as I consider myself to be but we all at some time need an independent person to talk to who has no personal involvement or personal interest. He is objective and sensible and you definitely feel you have a good ally and he will help you to make the right decision when you are confused and frustrated. Thank you Geoffrey” Top qualities: Great Results, High Integrity, Creative

Dear Geoffrey, I’ve written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users. Details of the Recommendation: “I would highly recommend Geoffrey Prince as a motivational business advisor. In my experience, he has consistently presented useable and helpful advice regarding one’s approach to growing and nurturing a successful business.” I have endorsed your work as Geoffrey Prince at gurugeoffrey. Year first hired: 2009 Top Qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative

Owner, Orchid Financial Geoffrey is an incredibly dedicated, knowledgeable person who has a wealth of experience and ideas which have both been an inspiration and asset to our company and the work we engaged on together.  

Petticoats~A~Plenty “Geoffrey truly is a Business GURU, he has the capability to make you believe in Business Magic!! Explains that yes it is hard, but very rewarding….as I have learnt. Geoffrey I would not be where I am now if it weren’t for your advice….Where am I? I am at the top of Google search engines with my website, a fully recognised sought after brand name, a respected business person in my field, and in profit over 2 years, have a window display in Somerset House Strand London, have garments on P&O cruises, had garments on Pantomime with Paul O’Grady, have a few celeb clients…. all with no advertising Geoffrey made me believe that I could do it, and I did. Thank you xx” July 19, 2011 Petticoats~A~Plenty (Andrea Sef), Owner, Petticoats~A~Plenty, studied with Geoffrey at NES run by Liverpool Chamber

Founder & Transformation Coach, Motivational Marketing “It is my pleasure to provide a recommendation for Geoffrey Prince. I have known Geoffrey for a quite a few years during which time, as well as presenting at the CEPN Business Forum monthly meeting, he also organised several training seminars, at which I was an attendee. Each time he gives a treasure trove of valuable advice and information to help small and large businesses alike, achieve their own specific goals. He is an inspiration to anyone who meets him, encourages people to strive for personal growth, points them in the right direction and gives continued support through his daily blogs or in person where required. He truly lives up to the title of ‘Guru Geoffrey’.” May 11, 2011  

Chairman, CEPN Business Forum “I have worked with Geoffrey for a number of months and have found the experience very valuable. He is soon to be working with my staff team to continue this good work. Through Geoffrey’s knowledge and experience gained form his numerous ventures he has helped me to identify viable solutions to performance issues which has impacted on both myself and my business.  

VCA Wirral, hired Geoffrey as a Not for Profit Management in 2010 ”Geoffrey has been an excellent addition to my Mentor pool when assisting North West businesses in either early 2nd year progress and mature SME’s where Geoffrey has enabled true reflection and ownership on the steering of their organisations. Geoffrey’s personal style allows for rapport to build very quickly, trust and integrity follow and enables the business owner to review their situation and with support achieve excellent results. Thank you for your time and support Geoffrey.” Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

Director, Total Reclaim Ltd “I was involved with Geoffrey in breakfast networking meetings in both Liverpool & St Helens. I found his enthusiasm infectious and he always went out of his way to help my business grow by introducing me to his vast network of contacts.”  

Dear Geoffrey Thank you so much for a FAB talk last night. You were speaking from the heart, and it all made sense. Lots of positive comments were said to us on the night, and hopefully some of them will make on the website. I had a look at you new website. Great, but you need the picture at the top!!!!!!! That picture just works, because personally I feel the top is "too dark" at the moment. You are such a lively/positive person, so the black top is not "really you". I'm just being honest and straight! Otherwise, keep well and look after yourself. Ida xx

Cure Back Pain I am so glad that I discovered your blog Thought for the Day | geoffreyprince, while surfing the net. Fabulous contribution, I have checked out a few of your other posts and found some great information too.  Just wanted to say that there is so much garbage out there and it is nice to know some people still put time into managing their sites. Thanks a ton for helping to bring awareness to the need for real solutions.    

Chair CEPN Forum Geoffrey is one the most motivating people I have ever met. His daily blog always help start the day in a positive way. He was kind enough to speak for the Annual General Meeting of the  CEPN Business Forum and the reviews from members were excellent. I would recommend that everyone, from business owners, general managers to enthusiastic employees have a look at his website and follow his blogs or enrol for his training sessions. He is truly inspirational. Keep up the good work Geoffrey.    

Business Development Director  Whisper Tree - sales solutions Good Morning Geoffrey Just a quick note of thanks for your presentation and talk at the recent CMI meeting and for taking the time to follow up on our subsequent conversation.  Your energy and enthusiasm is an inspiration to us all. I am sure we will find ourselves rubbing shoulders again at some point soon.  In the meantime, stay well. With kind regards

"What a great advice! It was absolutely true."  

Adams Coaching Academy Hi Geoffrey, that was brilliant. Can't wait to see what the more tips are, they should be really good.  Just like the funny story about your wife as well. Just shows that you need a good sense of humour when you write...and speak in public.    

Quotes via Facebook "I always read your quote or thought of the day and agree with the sentiments - this one more than any other struck a chord with me.  Thanks"  

July 2009 Dear Geoffrey, It was great to hear from you and I am looking forward to reading your new book. I know that despite (or even because of) your health issues you are even more determined to pass on your knowledge and experience.  Even though we have only met a couple of times (BRE and I did come over to see you and admire the magnificent views of the Mersey that you command) I know you are a person of great integrity and in life it is always a privilege and honour to have been invited to share time with someone like yourself. Geoffrey, I wish you continued success and remember that your half full glass is always a reminder of just how much more potential you have!  

Liverpool University Geoffrey is a great motivator and a pleasure and honour to work with!    

Paperwork Angel Geoffrey is a highly experienced business advisor and professional networker  

Many thanks to Geoffrey and BSB, for helping me to achieve my dreams.  The support I received was very helpful in identifying problems and targeting opportunities to move forward and improve my prospects in business.  I am very grateful.” Kind Regards  

Hi Geoffrey, I am very sorry to hear about your medical problems but I understand why you are having to slow down and stop working as hard.  I will miss you, but I suspect that I will still see you around because I cannot see you sitting back in an armchair resting on your laurels for long. I certainly hope you will be around because I have really enjoyed working with you, and time spent with you is not only instructive, but also fun. I will keep in touch Best wishes to you and your family  

Hi Geoffrey, I’d like to wish you all the best for your retirement – from the short time I’ve known you I must say I’ve great respect for your drive, enthusiasm and passion for everything you do.  With your outlook I’m sure you’ll enjoy every possible aspect of your retirement and kick the doctor’s predictions into touch!!! Hope to see you soon.  

Power Solutions Dear Geoffrey, Many thanks indeed for the excellent presentation last night at the Chester Ellesmere Port & Networking Forum. Your life story of positive thinking and action moved me. It was great to meet you.    

Hi Geoffrey, It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday at CEPN AGM meeting, thank you again for your interesting and informative presentation plus the insight into your experiences. We would love to keep in touch with you, if there is anything we can do to help at any time, please feel free to call on  

Hello Geoffrey thanks for the partnership agreement it’s a big help.  Thanks also for your advice and patience over the last few weeks on the course.  I hope to see you on the 26th June at the Mocha lounge bye for now.  

ATTITUDE + LAZYBONES Hey Geoffrey Thanks for helping me and Holly on the Business Start-up course!  Us Highfield School boys must stick together!  You are a crazy Man Thanks again for helping, see u soon    

Dear Geoffrey Just a quick note of thanks. I seem to have written a thoroughly researched and systematically compiled business plan. At over forty pages, it was an awful lot more work than the back-of-the-envelope version I had at the start of the BSB Business Start-up course, back in April.  However I sense it's going to be much more useful than the original; and the processes I have learned from you, will be handy in the future too. As I look forward to seeing how this venture of mine turns out, it’s good to know I have a good foundation of work to send me on my way, and keep me on course too. Thanks again for all your help.  

Shopfitting & Joinery Geoffrey was my business start-up course tutor, I found Geoffrey to be very professional in his approach. Geoffrey has a wealth of knowledge gained from many years in business, I found him to be a likeable person who I felt had a genuine interest in what I was trying to achieve. I would recommend Geoffrey to give advice on starting a business.    

Regional Partner, Regional Partner Geoffrey strikes confidence at first meeting; he is a businessman with style and charisma with whom you quickly win trust.  His ideas are clear and well thought out and his enthusiasm is infectious. I can recommend him to any prospective colleague, partner, associate or customer      

The Bridge Geoffrey, thank you for another excellent event, the professionalism of your team is a credit to you and BSB as well as the knowledge and expertise you imparted.  I will as usual have no hesitation in passing your name around.    

Practice Manager “The Elms Medical Centre” (Chester) The Stress awareness workshop held at our Practice was first class.  Geoffrey Prince was an excellent speaker and everyone who attended enjoyed the talk, gained a great deal from it.  We all agreed it was definitely one of the best training sessions we have had.    

Universal Publications Geoffrey is fiercely loyal and single minded in his efforts to fulfil his role. Hard working and reliable, Geoffrey is very thorough and will cover every aspect of the task asked of him.  His ability to be persistent serves him well.  I thoroughly endorse Geoffrey’s work as a Motivational and Team building Guru and will be asking him to come back again to work with another one of our teams and will recommend him to other divisions within the company.    

WF Engineering Geoffrey. To have captured the enthusiasm and held them captivate 60 wholesale branch managers for half a day on motivation and confidence building is no mean achievement.'  

AEI Cables Liverpool Thanks very much Geoffrey for a great few days work help to develop team building skills within the factory.  I will have no hesitation in calling you back in approx June this year to start another session on “Intergrated Team Building” skills again within the factory and the warehousing department or indeed to pass your name around the group.  

I know the teams enjoyed themselves and I think it was an excellent mix of minds and the Brainstorming sessions were exceptionally rewarding. It is the first time we have used an outside organisation to run this type of session.'

Thanks for the most exceptional and entertaining 3 day workshop we have received in a long time the people involved came back to work fired up'

B Miles Director and Secretary Royal National Lifeboat Institution This to certify at a meeting of the Committee of Management held on 29^th July 1998 it was decided that the “Ralph Glister Award” for the most meritorious service carried out in 1987 in a life-boat under 10 metres be made to Crew Member Mr. Geoffrey Prince in recognition of his service in the New Brighton Atlantic 21 class life-boat on the 6^th October 1987 when they recued the crew of three and saved the yacht “Samsal” which was in difficulties on the Great Burbo Bank  

The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Helmsman Anthony Clare and Framed Letters of Thanks to Crew Members Geoffrey Prince and Anthony Jones for rescuing three crewmembers from the yacht “Samsal” on 6^th October 1987. The crew were also awarded the Ralph Glister Award for the most meritorious service carried out in a lifeboat less under 10 metres in 1987.

At a meeting of the committee of “The Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society” It was resolved unanimously that the thanks of the committee be presented to Mr Geoffrey Prince together with the Society’s Bronze Marine Medal, for having courageously gone into a very rough sea from the Marine Promenade at New Brighton and made a gallant attempt to rescue a man from drowning, on the 6^th January 1980