The man
who helped guide the phenomenal
success of Gloria Jean’s Coffees in
Australia unearths 20
priceless keys to catapult you
towards your vision. Peter Irvine
reveals behind-the-counter stories
about the amazing success of this
award-winning coffee franchise… as
well as other brands he helped to
build in Australia, such as
McDonald’s and the MacTime concept.
If you
would like to create a remarkable,
stand-out business, then WIN
in BUSINESSprovides the
essential framework to thrust you to
the front of the line. This
book provides comprehensive,
step-by-step guides to activate your
vision, help you overcome the
challenges along your journey, and
squeeze the most out of your vast
potential.
But this
is not just any book on
business success. Peter Irvine
uncovers age-old secrets to living a
fulfilling life through great
relationships, a generous attitude
and healthy mindsets. Through
practical examples from his own
life, the author serves up some
delicious dollops of vision,
determination and inspiration.
Above
all, this book has the potential to
profoundly change the course of your
life and your business. If you
want to steer your business to
extraordinary levels, this book is
for you!
It is easy to
constantly look back through the
rear vision mirror, to the good old
days, which weren’t any good anyway.
If we are constantly looking back,
we will get run over, we will be
overtaken by our competitors. We
need to look forward.
We must learn
from the past but not camp ourselves
back there, or want to go back
there. That is why you have a rear
vision mirror that is small, because
it shows a narrow view of what is
behind and the windscreen is wide
because it shows the potential that
is out ahead of you.
Tony Gattari - Managing Director
- Achievers Group
"In
my life I have been fortunate to
have been involved in many people
who claim to be “successful “. Peter
success in business and life is a
glowing example of what true success
is about. Humility, transparency ,
and a genuine love for people are
the hallmarks of Peter’s life.
Peter is not only successful he is
significant, leaving a legacy of how
he has helped so many people around
the world. This book is an another
example of Peter contribution to all
of us. Thanks Peter for being part
of my life."
Jason
Berry - General Manager - 96five FM,
Brisbane
"When it comes to
meeting people who think "big", i
can't think of anyone else like
Peter Irvine. To have a vision for
25 Gloria Jeans Coffee stores and
then have the determination and
vision to see it grow to over 400
plus take it around the world, shows
the depth of his belief and
commitment to following a BIG
vision. I'm always inspired
whenever I hear him speak, and have
learnt many valuable lessons over
the years."
Richard Evans - CEO – Franchise
Council of Australia
“The message I received from Peter
Irvine when I first met him was …
never live in other people’s
mindsets. I considered that advice
and reflected upon my own career and
those around me and made some
changes. To my great surprise I have
learnt that Peter was right. Too
often we can be influenced by others
and not have the resolve to achieve
what we want or need. Living in the
mindsets of others that perhaps are
negative or sowing bad seeds into
your mind affecting your confidence
can have a direct impact upon what
you do and what you achieve. Peter
has shown throughout his
distinguished career that having a
clear focus and an attitude of
positive persistence can lead to
remarkable things for you and those
around you. Mix these competencies
with ethical behavior and a
willingness to help others and you
begin to understand some of the core
principles within Peter Irvine and
then understand why he has been so
successful.
Some one once said – always listen
to a wise man, Peter Irvine is such
a man."
Trent Fitzgibbins - Director -
Jetblack Products Pty Ltd
"Peter Irvine has met with me regularly while I was working for another
company, and also since I started my
own business. He was able to
encourage and provide ideas, on how
to work with a difficult boss and
still be able to exceed targets and
build a sales team around the
country. I was encouraged to go for
it, and eventually the decision was
made to resign and start my own
business. The advise regarding
setting up a warehouse, and just the
“nuggets of Gold” of business
information and direction and
encouragement, and challenge has
catapulted my business significantly
forward."
Dr Ernest F
Crocker BSc(Med) MBBS FRACP DDU -
Consultant Physician In Nuclear
Medicine
“Peter has been a close friend
and confidante for a period of
thirty years from early days at DDB,
through the roll-out of Gloria Jeans
Australia to the present day. His
creative thinking, “just-do-it”
attitude and the ability to
communicate at all levels have
stood by him handsomely and his
success is totally deserved. Yet
through it all, he remains
unassuming and unpretentious.
He is one of the most generous and
compassionate men I have known .
“Giving” to others in terms of time,
effort, resource and personal advice
is one of his special gifts and his
willingness to share his expertise
finds special expression in this
book. I can recommend it without
reservation.”
Josh Daws - Store Manager - Word
Albury
"I just wanted to recommend out to
you a book in which I am finding
quite helpful in (I suppose you
could say) our role as a manager.
I am finding this book extremely
helpful and insightful into the
world business. This book is filled
with keys, and tips, about making
the most of what we have, in regards
to our staff, our stores, and the
practical things we can do to build
our stores up. And every chapter is
a new point in which I am finding
just so helpful.
I am currently right in the middle
of reading this book right now, and
I plan to read it a second time
through as there is just so much
that is contained within it. It also
give at the end of each chapter
gives you a practical steps in which
it helps you put what you have read
about in the chapter into action, or
reflect upon. And to be perfectly
honest some of the key/tips are
things in which we have all heard
before, but he writes in it such a
easy to understand, and so
practically that they seem almost
like new ideas.
The stories within are real down to
earth, and draws quite a lot on his
own experiences in his successes and
failures, and also gives insight
into Gloria Jean’s as a company,
with a brief history at the start,
but also in parts of the operations,
and trials and tribulations. It has
inspired me to come up with new
ideas (in which is sometimes hard)
to encourage more customers to the
business, and build upon the
relationships with existing
customers. All from the message that
(obviously) customers are vital to
the business and people aren’t
necessarily interested how much you
know until they know how much you
care about them, our product, our
service, and our store.
All I am going to say from here on
in, if you haven’t read it or
considered reading it, I think that
you should. Even if its not the kind
of book you like to read, but it
really is insightful, and helpful on
many levels."
Ben Sinclair - Research &
Development - OE Design - The Web
Designers!
"Peter Irvine's book 'Win In
Business' is one of the greatest
books I have ever read. While
reading it, I couldn't believe how
every chapter was so relevant to
what I am doing and to our family
business. I had trouble putting the
book down! I am so blessed that at
only 18 years of age, great men like
Peter Irvine are willing to share
about their past mistakes and what
worked for them so that people like
me can learn from it."
