All Mike Clough Articles

Fly Fishing
Bit of a random blog here folks… but it’s meant in a positive way. Fly fishing – good for the…

Motivation
I was talking to my wife the other day about poor customer care from various companies that I was dealing…

Slightly Warm Feeling
As a business owner, you don’t get many ‘Wins’. Just when you think you see some light at the end…

I’m Out
Cars and watches and clothes and all the stuff we’re encouraged to buy, buy, buy …count me out. I’m NOT…

I’m Always Right
I always think I’m right. Whatever the situation, whoever I’m talking to….they’re wrong…I’m right. Doesn’t matter if it’s my wife,…

I Miss People
Anybody else hate DocuSign? My signature doesn’t look like my signature, I struggle to read all the supporting documentation and…

Only Fans
It could be that my Apple algorithm is sending me crap that somebody else in my family is reading –…

Expectations Vs Reality
We recently priced some Japanese knotweed removal works for a main contractor at £38K. We were then told that we’d…

It Was Me
You all know the difference between a ‘native plant’ and a ‘non-native plant’. Pretty straight forward – one that grows…

Lacks Character
I’ve always found people with ‘character’ much more interesting than those with no opinions and no vices. People with character…

I’m Tired of Killing Things….
A wise man once said ‘Mike Clough has probably killed more Japanese knotweed than anybody in the UK’. When I…

2024…. A Year to Forget
I’ve been doing this ‘business owner’ thing for a long time, I’m getting old, and my ability to bounce back…