You’ve been made redundant. What next?
This article is not about legal entitlements, income support, and how to find a new job after being made redundant. A good summary of resources on these topics has been ably provided by the Australian Department of Human Services and can be found here. This is more about the mental,
I love this quote by Marin Minamiya, the 20-year-old uni student who is Japan’s youngest person to scale Mount Everest. She is on a quest to climb all 7 summits plus the North and South Pole, and as of today, she only has ONE more climb to go to complete
What makes some people keep going and others quit?
On the highway to any great goal, there are numerous exits we can take. “This is too hard.” “Why did I say yes to this project?” “I’m just not smart enough. I should just give up and do something easier.” So why do some individuals manage to hang in there in
Self-Promotion for the Quieter Professional Woman
SELF-PROMOTION. Two words that make many women squirm. Perhaps it’s our upbringing – as girls, we were taught to be quiet, submissive, to blend in, not to stick out. And to never, ever boast about our accomplishments or talents. Which I totally relate to – who likes a braggart, right?
A win-win way to get visible without self-promotion?
One common dilemma I hear in my conversations with women in business goes something like this: “I hate self-promotion BUT I need to get known, otherwise clients can’t find me!” It’s particularly challenging for the “heart-centered” entrepreneurs who “just” want to help others, make a difference, and maybe save the world
How not to feel like a fraud when asked “How’s business?”
vs. When attending business networking events, it is common to be asked by people you meet: “So how’s your business going?” If you have clients under your belt and are chugging along steadily, or if you’re doing incredibly well, that’s an easy one to answer. What if you
How Do You Really See Yourself?
Who do you see when you emvision the future you? A successful business owner, a passionate creative, a fulfilled professional, doing her life’s work joyfully and purposefully? Working backwards, what would that look like now? What actions would you need to start taking or changing? I ask this because there is
A less intimidating way to face the new year
I had to check the calendar twice because I couldn’t believe it’s already the fourth Monday of the new year. Christmas, New Year, a 10-day trip to Aotearoa (“Land of the Long White Cloud”), and here we are. The start of a year carries a lot of anxiety. “Make 20xx
If you were given a choice between – A. spending extra time to master your subject so you can get an ‘A’ in your exam, and B. doing the exam now and passing it and moving on to the next level, which would you choose, A or B? There are no
The Secret to Becoming Confident
I am grateful to Dan Sullivan and Josh Turner for giving me a new way of looking at confidence today. Here’s what Dan said that was shared by Josh in his newsletter: “As I’ve spent the better part of my life working with entrepreneurs, I’ve come to realize that, fundamentally,
