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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

7 Myths About Women In Business
Whether you’re a man or a woman, it would have been difficult to have switched on the news, opened a paper or checked your social media updates without realising that yesterday was International Women’s Day. In support of that and since today’s the first day of the business week, I thought it might be a

The 5 Core Characteristics of Great Entrepreneurs
I’ve worked with and mentored a lot of entrepreneurs over the years. And whilst we all love to analyse the theories and strategies that we can learn from others to make things work better in your business as for an entrepreneur, we often forget that there are also character traits that we could look to develop as well. You

The most powerful question you can ask yourself in business
As business owners — really just as humans — it’s incredibly easy to get caught up in reacting to day to day life. And while that’s certainly important, it’s really easy to lose sight of the bigger picture and end up bouncing around doing a bunch of different things instead of making real progress. To

10 templates for saying no
Saying no properly is a lost art. Although a lot of people feel really awkward about saying no, I think women especially get uncomfortable with it, because we’re more societally trained to be people pleasers. But it’s one of the most important skills that you can master, because it ensures that you can keep your

My Simple (But Crucial) Strategy For Entrepreneurial Success: Do Things Differently
As children, we’re told again and again not to be disruptive. To be quiet in class, to sit still and follow the rules, and to learn to work like the teacher wants us to, rather than the way that makes sense to us. And while there’s certainly some value in learning how to work within

What Is Mindfulness? Get More Done… By Doing Less
It’s only an hour into my flight and 102 pages into ‘Thrive’ by Arrianna Huffington and I’ve decided to change my life. Permanently. I’m hoping this post might encourage you to do the same. I’ve been known as the queen of multitasking for far too long. Whether it was out of a misguided sense of duty