There’s no doubt that Marmite has split the population. As the saying goes, you either love it or hate it! As a business coach, it speaks volumes to me that their brand name gets used in common parlance. Talk about clever marketing!
2019 Resolutions, Desires or Intentions?
It’s that time of the year… 2 days to go until we close the door on 2018 and open up to the excitement and endless possibilities of 2019.
Clearly like everyone else, I’ve taken some time out to review 2018 and set some time aside to clearly consider the coming year. I did all the business planning weeks ago, but I wanted to set some time aside for me to consider my personal direction for 2019.
My 2018 in Review
It’s that period between the hype of Christmas and New Year. Typically busy in my household as it’s my husband’s birthday on the 27th, so when you’re starting to think about stopping with all the excesses we have another celebration. So I manage to carve out some reflection time to evaluate what worked and what did not! In 2018 I had some great wins and some EPIC failures.
So as we approach the end of the year, it’s been really powerful to take some time to reflect and take the learning – always the learning.
From the outside it’s easy to project this glossy image of what being a successful business owner is like, the travel, the laptop lifestyle, the great reviews and brilliant client successes. But it’s important to me that to be transparent. As it not all lap top lifestyle and sunny postings.
5 Business Survival Tips to Get you Through the Christmas Holidays Without Losing Your Mind or Your Business
I loved writing this blog as it’s a subject close to my heart. Here’s my 6 business survival tips to get you through the Christmas holidays without losing your mind or your business. Believe me I have more tips but didn’t want to blow your mind with all of them! I had two little people, a full time self employed job and being a single mum …
It’s that time of the year – It’s planner season….
I was yearning for the FEA Carrie Green planner last year – I had total FOMO! It seemed expensive, I left it too late and then missed out. She sold out – brilliant marketing, beautiful planner. So this year I was determined, determined to bag it. I knew I had ordered it, months ago…. Even then, when people started …
5 Ways To Tell You’re a Passionate Entrepreneur
Think of a stereotypical entrepreneur – which words do you use to describe them? Dedicated? Optimistic? Goal driven? Passionate? Now answer this question – Do the following traits, characteristics and quirks describe you? If yes then, you’re a passionate entrepreneur! You take action. Creating a perfect business plan is one thing but you believe that life experiences, being able …
6 Steps To Fall Back In Love With Your Business
All relationships take work and running your own business is one of the hardest relationships you’ll ever be in. Before you started, you probably dreamed of the freedom of being your own boss. Escaping the 9 to 5 and being in control of your own destiny might sound like a dream come true, but in reality you probably find yourself …
The Masks That We Wear – And Not Just on Halloween!
It’s that time of year again. You either love it or hate it, but either way Halloween is here to stay. After seeing all the ridiculous costumes and scary masks on display in town, it got me thinking. Did you know that Halloween is actually an ancient Celtic holiday in which people believed they needed masks to protect themselves from …
How to Discover Your Expertise
A Bit About Me: I have thirty years of experience in running businesses. I have led and informally coached thousands of people from Sainsbury’s to Barclays and so many in between. As you can tell I’ve got a really big background in corporate. I didn’t make a conscience decision to become an entrepreneur. I was always a corporate girl, I …
If You Start Messed Up, It’s Not Your Fault.
“If you start messed up, it’s not your fault. If you stay messed up, it is your fault.” I saw this quote recently and it has been on my mind ever since. Running a business is tough – so many businesses come to me saying they’re working so hard but are still lying awake at night worrying about all the …