Struggling to write your site? Do this first
So you’re trying to write your website. How hard could it really be? It’s just the longer you sit at your keyboard, the less the words seem to flow. You’ve written plenty of other stuff in your career – essays, reports, papers, articles. But this is different. You know your words will go before you, to […]
Lower the bar and show up anyway – lessons from Adele
Are you setting the bar too high for yourself on social media? Are you holding yourself back from shooting videos or going live on Facebook, because you are worried about messing up or looking unprofessional? Does any of this sound familiar? I want to lose 10 pounds before I schedule a photo shoot for my […]
The simple daily habit that will boost your creativity
When was the last time you took a digital check out? This week I ran out of data on my phone. I’ve been taking part in a course and listening to the four weekly videos on the run has sucked up my monthly data allocation. Ordinarily I’d pay a little extra to top it up, […]
Raise your voice today and ‘be bold for change’
Last night, I spent the evening enjoying the company of incredible entrepreneurial women, at the Women’s Entrepreneur Network launch party. A room full of women stepping out of the conventional career paths, building businesses that align with who they are and support the lives they want to lead. It was inspiring and felt particularly poignant because today […]
Stuck in social mediocrity? Here’s what to do
You sit at your desk, one hand wrapped around your coffee cup, as the other scrolls mindlessly through your newsfeed. You’re searching for inspiration, or maybe distraction. Anything to avoid actually writing. You’re posting X times per day, because some social media guru says you should. But you’ve got no clear direction and you’re constantly […]
Why now is the hour to raise your voice
My blog is late this week. I had the best of intentions, the best of ideas, but when it came to sitting down and writing, I felt distracted. It wasn’t just the back-to-school chaos or the post-holiday laundry pile the size of Mt Vesuvius. It was the deeply unsettling feeling that the world has gone […]
How to unlock your voice and write from the heart
One of the biggest and most important challenges entrepreneurs face, is finding your authentic voice. Your voice is what sets you apart from the others in your field. It’s the magic je ne sais quoi that takes your content from dry, dull and formulaic, to engaging, thought-provoking, poignant, or laugh-out-loud funny. Your voice gives your […]
Make me care! How to create emotional connection in your content
If you believe the headlines, 2016 was a risky year to be a well-known artist. Here’s a few we lost: David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Harper Lee, Prince, Leonard Cohen, Andrew Sachs (Manuel in Fawlty Towers), Jean Alexander (Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street), Muhammed Ali, Gene Wilder, George Michael on Christmas Day, and Carrie Fisher and […]
It’s not about you! How to show up and speak up
Are you afraid to put yourself – or your work – out there? Do you feel like you’re “not really creative” and you don’t know what to write about in blogs or social media? Are you constantly self-censoring on social media? Holding back from saying what you really think? Do you edit out comments that […]
Why 2017 is the year to rediscover your voice
I believe there’s a shift underway in the online world. After the crazy globe-rattling events of 2016, there’s a new energy about. People want to feel noticed, heard, connected, held and safe. They want to know that they matter. They want to know that someone “gets” them. That someone cares. They’re tired of best-selling gurus […]
