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Self-Sabotage: How it holds us back from growing our business
Some people are afraid of rejection, some are afraid of letting other people down, some are afraid of success, of failure, of not being perfect. Some people don’t even know what they are afraid of, they just feel fear taking hold. The first step is to understand what you are afraid of, the second step

The Key Mindset Shift You Have To Make To Build A Successful Online Business
Creating a successful mindset is the first step to creating a successful online business. It might seem a bit woo woo, but the truth is, without the right mindset, you’re going to struggle way more than you need to. To build a successful online business you need to understand how to create, market and sell

Can You Really Do It All?
In short, no. It’s just not possible. At least not all at the same time. We’re simply trying to do too much: run a business, prioritise the people we love, read, see our friends, write more, learn new skills, blog more, watch Netflix (yes, this counts), have some ‘me’ time, run more, make sure we

Be Yourself… Everyone Else is Taken
The most powerful thing we can do is learn to be ourselves. I know that sounds a bit crazy… who else are we supposed to be? The truth is, it’s a lot harder than it seems. For most of us, we have spent years trying to be who people tell us we should be, often

The Lies Our Minds Tell Us (That Hold Us Back)
I talk about business a LOT. Usually it’s about ‘hard’ skills, practical skills; teaching people how to acquire new skills.When I talk about how important our ‘mindset’ is in all of this, some people think it’s just a platitude and not really all that relevant. I never quite understand how managing our mind is considered

6 ways to be happier today
Here’s something you are probably relieved to hear: I’m not always the zealous, go-getting entrepreneur you see on the internet. Like everyone else, I have my bad days too. We all have these moments, but it’s how we get through them that matters. So here’s the good news: even on bad says you have the

How To Avoid Burnout
One of the things I found out when I was doing research for Do Less, Get More that impacted me the most was what a huge effect stress has on people — the majority of people report being at least ‘relatively’ unhappy for most of the middle part of their lives and the NHS estimates