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Sit down. Breathe. Write. Repeat...Watch Your Pace When Speaking
It affects IF or HOW people listen to you. Pace, what do I mean by that? Being used to hosting webinars, tele seminars and Live Events, so much is about your rate and your speed of delivery. So many clients of mine race through their content, their ideas, their input...
Gratitude: 2 Small Words Change Everything
The lessons are everywhere. Just notice. It’s such a small thing to say ‘thank you’ and these two small words cost you absolutely nothing and yet make a huge difference to if and how people remember you – and respond to you. Thanking people is often the difference...
7 Career Success Traits Learned From Bollydog
The lessons are everywhere. Just notice. Dear Bolly may have passed on 3 years ago this month and it may sound whimsical or indulgent to share with you career success traits which I’ve learned from our hound but, I am. On a number of levels, I realise how many lessons...
How To Embrace The Challenge Of Change
Go with the flow of the opportunities and rise to meet them as they arrive. It’s one of my go-to books. Each year I read ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ by Ken Blanchard which reminds me how to recognise change and expect it. Not to sit like a rabbit in the headlights and hold...
Ownership – You Must OWN Your Skills & Experience
‘Career progression often depends on taking risks and advocating for oneself – traits that girls are discouraged from exhibiting.’ ~ Sheryl Sandberg Taking ownership and acknowledging your own part in results is crucial to your visibility, confidence and others’...
Go On, Prove It
‘You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.’ ~ A. A. Milne in ‘Winnie The Pooh’ You know how it is when someone asks you to talk about recent successes and you stare back at them blankly? Or when you’re coming up to your...
Are You “Should-ing” All Over Everyone?
3 Easier Ways for People to Take On Your Advice “Now, what you should do is…” “Well, it’s obvious, you should do this, then you should do that and then you should tell them you’ve done it”. Should do. What you should do and what you want to and actually do are often...
How “Out of the Office” Are YOU?
How to show up and sparkle at work – even when you’re on holiday. “It’s the dilemma that’s so common now – when you’re “Out of the Office” just how “Out” of the office are you? With the holiday season upon us, this is a timely way to plan your exit strategy and still...
Worthiness – Your Sense of Being Enough
“You are enough.” ~ The Universe This is one of those words, worthy, which can set your teeth jangling. Am I worthy of this? Who am I to be worthy or deserving of doing this or of having this? It’s a self-reflection moment and a decision that you make for you all...
How To Be A Good Leaver
Be grateful (and don’t burn your bridges) “Don’t burn bridges. The person you throw under the bus today could be driving it tomorrow.” ~ Glenn Shepard Whatever your reason for moving on, there’s always something to be grateful and gracious about. Even if you’re...