Have you ever wondered what is holding you back from really going all out and playing massively big with your business? Could a fear of visibility be a part of the problem? I’m sure it does also affect men, but it is women I hear talking about it. The fear of being too visible and […]
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International Men’s Day 2019
I spent most of today at Plymouth’s first International Men’s Day Conference. To say I felt energised by the end of it would be an understatement – I actually felt a little bit high! There is something very special about sharing a room with people who care deeply about changing the world. This is a […]
Our Lives In Their Hands
A friend of mine is building a website for a driving instructor. It took me straight back in time. A good driving instructor teaches you far more than how to choose gear, steer and complete a three point manoeuvre. They teach you how to pay attention to what’s going on around the car as well […]
World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is important to me because I have two incredible women in my life who are the mothers of Type 1 diabetic daughters. I don’t think they get enough credit for the intensity and relentlessness of the impact of Type 1 on their lives. The first I want to talk about is Sally. […]
My book
1st November is Author’s Day, it’s also the anniversary of Oliver’s death. My book is about grief, very personal grief. I haven’t shared any of what I’ve written so far, but today felt like a good time to try. This is a chapter, in first draft form, that may be a post script at the end […]
Social Media Planners, Pop Culture & Greta Thunberg
Like a lot of busy entrepreneurs, I use a social media calendar that has been thoughtfully compiled by somebody else. Yesterday was both World Gratitude Day AND International Day of Peace. These are two wonderful things that should be celebrated without needing to overlap. They each deserve their own day, preferably at least a month […]
Procrastinators, Leaders of Tomorrow
September 6 is apparently Fight Procrastination Day. I love that such an awareness day exists, and not just because I have a T shirt with Procrastinators: Rulers of Tomorrow proudly emblazoned across the chest. The very same T shirt in this 7 year old photo, that I wore that day in August 2012 and haven’t fitted […]
The Perils of Achieving your Goals
Say what? How can achieving your goals be perilous? It’s what we keep being told to do in life, isn’t it? I remember listening to Tony Robbins a few years back and he was telling the story of this guy who had come to him because he couldn’t break a vicious cycle of making a […]