Ladies! Gather round, lean in, listen up. We need to talk. You need to stop. Stop dismissing your achievements, talking yourself down, brushing off your success, and diminishing the results of your hard work as simply ‘good luck’. STOP IT! It’s hurting you. It’s hurting all of us.
One of the best ways to check whether what you’ve written makes sense and sounds how you want it to, is to read it aloud. But one of the problems with this is your brain can still fall into the trap of ‘reading’ what you intended to write, rather than the words on the […]
Know your audience: It’s amongst my top communications advice for business success – right up there with empathy and enthusiasm. While it sounds obvious, many businesses get it wrong or simply don’t consider their audience at all. Instead, they focus on their own wants and needs, then wonder why their business is not performing to […]
On my eighteenth birthday I sat my driver’s licence. And I failed. It was the most mortifying moment of my life.
There are many tips and tricks to help you network effectively and with confidence, but just as important as knowing what to do, is knowing what to avoid.
What would I do if I wasn’t afraid? It’s a question I ask myself often. It’s a question I want you to ask yourself now.
When I was 21 I travelled around Australia. On my own. For a year. In my little red three-door Hyundai with a tent in the back. I went up the centre and worked in a remote roadhouse in a small Aboriginal community; I sold movie vouchers door-to-door in Darwin; I meandered across to Broome and […]
Explaining the ‘why’ in your communication can be the difference between people listening to you and following your instructions, or not. Whether it’s in the workplace, your personal life, or dealing with children, explaining the why can have immediate results.
“Do you ever fall apart?” That’s the question someone asked me recently and it’s one I really want to answer.
Yesterday I had knee surgery. An arthroscopic clean out and lateral release of the knee cap. It went well and the surgeon’s happy. It was the third operation I’ve had on that knee and I’ll get the same procedure on the other knee in about six weeks, for the second time. The surgery was minor […]
