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Are you overlooking your own easy?

Are you overlooking what comes easy to you

He looked up from the piece of paper clutched in his hand, a look of bewilderment on his face. ‘But I sound amazing’ he said, incredulously. Grinning, I nodded. ‘That’s because you are.’ It was 2010, and I’d been hired to write biographies for key staff members. The gentleman in question was in his early 50s, but he […]

How to amplify your impact – Lessons from Problogger Evolve 2017

Lessons from ProBlogger Evolve 2017

Do less, be more These days it’s a popular catchphrase, part of the current movement towards slowing down and living a less distracted life. But how does it work in business, when it feels like there’s always so much to do? Over the weekend I attended Problogger Evolve in Melbourne, Australia. In addition to the one-day […]

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 […]

How to find the real value in your work

<p>Have you ever had a job where you had to strive hard for goals you didn’t really believe in? Soul destroying wasn’t it? Nothing sucks the life out of your work like taking on huge amounts of stress, or giving up precious personal time, to meet objectives that deep down, you don’t give two hoots […]

On getting dumped (a story of business evolution)  

I got dumped last week. It was just a regular workday, but I was struggling to concentrate, so I decided to revive my spirits with a cheeky lunchtime dip in the ocean. I reasoned that this would not only fulfil my newfound commitment to regular self-care, but allow me to check another accomplishment off my […]