the communication & soft skills specialist

Work with me

Learn more about how we can work together.

Resources

Explore and learn through
Leah’s writing, videos conversations and free resources.

Browse Self-leadership

 Article | Digital 

How to succeed: Do what you love.

Halfway through year 11, I had a mini-breakdown. The intense pressure I put myself under to be ‘perfect’ academically became too much and coupled with what turned out to be an iron deficiency, I crumbled. I blame maths.

Read now >
 Article | Digital 

What’s your meditation?

Mindfulness and putting your own oxygen mask on first mean different things to different people. For some people it’s meditation; for others it’s binge watching Suits on Netflix or having a long hot bath. For me, it’s exercise.

Read now >
 Article | Digital 

Different strokes for different folks

I was prompted to write about this after a conversation with friends about my work. A couple commented that working at night must be awful when I could be relaxing in front of the TV. (For the record, I barely ever watch TV. If I wasn’t working I’d be reading or writing instead; or *shudder* doing housework.) […]

Read now >
 Article | Digital 

Don’t call me lucky: Why women need to own their achievements

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.

Read now >
 Article | Digital 

Tread your own path

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 […]

Read now >
 Article | Digital 

When it all falls apart.

“Do you ever fall apart?” That’s the question someone asked me recently and it’s one I really want to answer.

Read now >
 Article | Digital 

Victim or creator? The choice is yours.

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 […]

Read now >
 Article | Digital 

Be kind… to yourself

I’m good at being kind to other people. I’m friendly, forgiving and empathetic. When I did the VIA Institute on Character’s strengths survey recently, forgiveness came out number one, followed by kindness.   But when it comes to the way I treat myself, I’m nowhere near as nice.

Read now >
Leah Mether is a  communication and soft skills trainer obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.
MORE ABOUT LEAH
crosschevron-down linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram