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I don't know about you but I can put off and put off doing something until it becomes, let's say, a hot potato and then I have to galvanise myself with the deadline looming. How inefficient this is.  Effective but inefficient. It's effective in that it...

As I was waiting for a meeting with a client's boss this week, I watched the various interactions and body language of those waiting for other meetings. The City offices of this big financial services firm were, as most are, impressive, imposing and echoey. There were...

"Yo, I'll tell you what I wantWhat I really, really wantSo tell me what you wantWhat you really, really want" etc.... There's no denying the Spice Girls made impact in the 90s -  whether you loved their music and stance of girl power or not, it's pretty...

"Rule Number 1:  Don't lose money.  Rule Number 2: Don't forget Rule Number 1" so says multi-billionaire investor and insurance company owner Warren Buffett. It was with this energy in mind that I attended an event in London entitled "Focus On YOUR Financial...

Leadership. It’s such a loaded word, isn’t it? We tend to think about it, only in the context of work or professional lives,  being a leader developing leadership skills, looking at how to be a better leader et cetera. It can sometimes make your eyes...

Isn't it easy and, to a point, natural to take things for granted? I call them the 'little big things'.   The things like walking, jumping up out of your seat, reading, speaking, sleeping, going to the loo.  All the things that function for us if...

"Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love."  ~ Brene Brown Well goodness me.  Do you do that?  Are you conscious of how you talk to yourself either aloud or silently? I can catch myself telling myself how silly I am or how I've 'done it...

"When I argue with reality I lose, but only 100% of the time..."  This quote from Byron Katie the author, speaker and healer spoke to me when I first heard it on so many levels. The point she was making is we can waste so much time and effort and get so bent out...

Well, some people tell me "that's it Kay, I've made up my mind and there's no changing it" which always makes an alarm bell go off for me. Now I'm not suggesting it's best to be flip/flopping with a decision you've made - no, that's exhausting and annoying for...

One of my go-to phrases when wrestling with a tough decision is this. "What's the worst that can happen AND how will I handle that?" The key to this is the second part.  We can easily catastrophise things and, particularly we as women do. "Oh my what if that...