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Sit down. Breathe. Write. Repeat...How Often Are You Up Close – And Personal?
There’s no substitute for the ‘LIVE’ or personalised version of You It’s easy to get lulled into this false sense of reality isn’t it? Instead of picking up the phone to speak to someone, you drop them an email or send them a message or a text. Instead of dropping...
Research & Be Curious
Cast Your Net W-i-d-e “Research is formalised curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” ~ Zora Heale Hurston It does help, of course, if you know what you’re looking for. In any situation - from a shop to a dating site, from a holiday to a car; the more...
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Rolling the dice on your career moves “It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.” ~ Oprah Winfrey The multi-million dollar question, as is said – should I stay or should I go? How do we ever know if what...
Caring For Yourself, First
Being more self-ish is good for everyone If, or how you care for yourself or indeed if you put yourself first is something so many women struggle with. Women, in general, expect to be towards the back of the queue when it comes to looking after ourselves. This is a...
How To Get Your Message Across With A Story
A Simple Question to Ask Yourself Think of any film you’ve seen that grabbed you. What about a TV series you follow, or a book you read and re-read or share? They’ll all have grabbed your attention and kept it with a story. The story that’s threaded and woven...
What’s Your “Unfair” Advantage (And Do You Even Know About It)?
Working with career women keen to raise their visibility and influence at work, this is one of the first places I start with them. “Let’s find your unfair advantage or your Secret Sauce” I say. I start with this question. “What is it about you or what has...
How & Why To Take A Chance On Yourself
Say “Yes” before you’re ready and then get ready… There are so many ways to say something and every way means something different to your listener as you say it. Imagine you’re in a meeting and someone asks if anyone is able to take on a new project or put...
Waterskiing & Your Career
Stimulate your creative flow with something a bit different That expression “busy doing something else” is where your ideas and inspiration often comes from. It gives you the sense of being absorbed, concentrating, focused on something so other thoughts are put aside...
Tweak 2 Letters And Change Everything
Planning 2018 for how and where you are NOW “Mind your Language” is a great piece of advice, truly mind it. Think about it. Think about the effect it has on you and then on those around you as you use it. As a self-confessed WordNerd it’s one of my passions that my...
Zip It And Assertively Wait
Masterful Inactivity Isn’t Passive….it's a choice How to zip-it and give yourself breathing space. How to respond and how to avoid just reacting. This is a tricky one for so many of us. Wait. Pause. Think a bit. Choose if you’re going to act; to respond. To ‘Zip it’...