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Speaking from experience, I know that most business owners eat, breathe and live everything about their business on a day-to-day basis. When you run your own business there are no set hours, there’s no 9 – 5 stability, only a 24/7 workload. I’m sure I’m not the only one that has worked all through the night fuelled by coffee and …
About 15 years ago I was given the amazing opportunity to work in India doing a fast track promotion process with Zurich Bank for three weeks. Being a single mum, I’m sure you can imagine how much I struggled with leaving my girls at home, but after a lot of tears I waved goodbye and got on the plane to …
Unfortunately, consistent high performance doesn’t happen by accident! In life we have two options. Option one is to respond reactively, but that means summoning energy just when you are at your weakest. The second and best option is to establish a routine that will help you perform at your best regardless of disruption! Plan and setup everything up the night …
1. Write your business ideas down Yes, this a small step to take but I often find that getting back to basics helps with clearing a foggy, unclear mind. Writing your ideas down is a critical step to unlocking your true business potential. This simple tip will stop you from losing or forgetting your ideas. Even if they aren’t important …
Working from home is brilliant in so many ways. One of those ways is being in control of your own schedule, and you can do that better when you learn how to work more efficiently. Give these ideas a try and let me know what you think of these tips for working from home. What will you do with the …
Maintaining a work/life balance is easy when you run your own business right? You typically work from home and you have no one else to answer to, so it should be easy to switch off. WRONG! Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. In fact, many home-based sole traders struggle to strike a healthy work/life balance because the lines are more …
Running your own business can sometimes feel like you are in that constant state of high-alert, you’re continually in “fight or flight”, and people around you see you as stress out of constantly “wired.” You can’t seem to settle or sit down and you’re constantly on the go. People rely in you to do stuff, everything is on your shoulders, …
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 …
Networking can seem daunting at first, especially if you have the tendency to be shy and introverted. Fobbing it off may seem like you’re dodging an night of awkward interactions and embarrassment but in reality you’re missing out on an opportunity that could catapult your business into the stratosphere. So, If you’re new to networking or you just want to make sure that you have a great and productive time, we have some tips to make the most of your interactions.
Self-esteem is an amazing but fragile entity. In short, self-esteem is your opinion of yourself and your abilities. It can be high, low or somewhere in between; when it’s high we feel more resilient, we’re less vulnerable to anxiety, rejection and stress. But when it’s low, oh boy it’s low. While everyone occasionally has doubts about themselves, low self-esteem can leave you feeling insecure and unmotivated, it will leave you uninspired and doubting every choice you make – not good especially when you’ve got a business to run!