Why a survey for women in midlife? My experience is that women in midlife often reach a point where they start thinking of change. They may ask, ’Is this it?’ or ’I need to do something different, but what?’ Or, ’I’ve got so much more to give, but how can I give it?’ Or, ’the [...]
What’s a Business model? It’s a bandied about term that refers to a structure that business owners should consciously develop when running their business. In practice, however, its development is often emergent and accidental. We assume we all mean the same thing when ‘business model’ is mentioned in conversation. But do we? Here’s one definition [...]
Looking at the plethora of tweets about the Olympics and the euphoria surrounding it, one would think that Santa had arrived early. Whilst hosting the Olympics has everything to do with our collective medals fever, never in my experience of The Games have I felt an obsession with winning gold. I’ve been glued to the [...]
The F word: do you apply it to yourself? F word? How many of you would reply positively to the question ‘Are you a feminist’? A recent Radio 4 discussion about men and feminism got me thinking about women and feminism. Only one of the blokes approached on the street and asked, ‘Are you a [...]
Are you being made redundant? It may seem like the end but it could be the kick start you need to a different life. Paradoxically, it all depends on you. You’ve heard the rumours.  Your post could be the next one made redundant. You’re worried. There’s a recession and long dole queues.  As ever, a [...]
What do you think ‘colour coaching’ means? A multi-coloured bus speeding up the motorway? A one-to-one on the delights of the rainbow? Or coaching on your skin colour? Well, it’s none of these. Colour coaching is simply a way of assessing you for your best colours – those that emphasise the beauty in your appearance, [...]
Believe it or not, you are what you believe. So, what does that mean? If you believe you will succeed you will. If you believe you won’t succeed, you won’t. Henry Ford summed it up nicely, ‘Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!’ The thing about women is that [...]
So you’re made redundant. You’ll be gutted and maybe confused about what next. Here’s the best unkept secret: the quicker you can say to yourself (and then to others) ‘hello world’ and ‘I’m coming to get you’, the quicker you’ll find meaningful alternative employment. And just to emphasise the point: the longer you don’t, the [...]
Waking up with a smile on your face and an attitude of gratitude for all that is good in your life will kick start your day in a positive way. Build on those good feelings by visualising the day as you want it to be and instil a sense of anticipation for an exciting day [...]
