It’s very easy for it all to be So Serious. &, what I am discovering about business, is that the more open and dis-armed I am, the more fun business development becomes. I am meeting wise and talented people who have learnt not to take themselves or this journey too seriously. I do not mean […]
We need to know we can make a difference. We need to know that the thoughts that we have and the actions we take can effect changes out in the world. I notice this with my 4 year old, who if he cannot make himself heard or cannot explore and take choices, does literally withdraw. […]
Is a phrase frequently hurled at me by my husband and not only do I resent him for it, simultaneously I also know that he is right! Firstly as a coach, supervisor, business owner, mother, and all the other hats I wear, much of my world is organised using this device…. And because it is […]
We all do all have the ability ……… to put on many different hats during each and every day. As you move fluidly between your roles, be they spouse, coach, professional, entrepreneur, colleague, supervisor, learner driver, mother, gardener, cook et al, I have one piece of advice…… Take a minute, even if it is only […]
In business, as in life, never, ever, underestimate kindness. Genuine concern, and it really cannot be pretend, for another’s welfare, is what makes business a pleasure. They do say ‘it’s not what you know but who….’ Whilst this is simplistic and can seem callous, what I now realise is that alone, without each other, without […]
You know you have a good mentor when….They pick right up on the bits of your business plan that you know you have been avoiding. It may make you flinch when the words are said…. But the flip-side is that you know, that ‘they’ know! This is essential in the building of the trust that […]
There is a notion that an individual needs to hit rock-bottom in order to reinvent themselves but I beg to differ. From my own experiences, and, those shared by people I have known & worked with, the evidence seems to suggest something different. Firstly hitting rock bottom seems less about reinvention of the self and more […]
So you have a decision to make? Be it professional or personal, it has been giving you sleepless nights. You have been playing ping-pong in your head. You have mind-mapped it, opening up all the possibilities. You have made lists of pros and cons and the ‘yay’s’ and ‘nays’ are just about stacking up just about […]