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Recent articles
Behind the scenes at the Unleash Your Awesome audiobook recording
Reading Time: 3 minutes Get a glimpse behind the scenes at the recording of the audiobook version of Unleash Your Awesome. I absolutely love audiobooks, and listen to 30-40 each year. But until I did this project, I had
The cat is out of the bag!
Reading Time: 2 minutes That’s right – ‘Unleash Your Awesome’ is soon to be available as an audiobook! The ‘Unleash Your Awesome’ audiobook I recently spent time in the studio with the amazing Jordan Greville, recording the audio version
The power of a clear “No”
Reading Time: 5 minutes The first time I heard the phrase “No is a complete sentence”, it blew my mind. All my life, I’d believed that if I said “No” to something, I had to provide a justification, and
Personal Mastermind: What we’re reading
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve been participating in and running Personal Mastermind book clubs since early 2021, and they have been such wonderful experiences. Not only are they a great way to learn about and read excellent books, they’re
The two fears you need to know about
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fears are a completely normal part of the human experience. Almost every human will feel fear regularly, from the time we are born, until the time we leave this Earth. In the right amount, and
Why you need to choose your failures
Reading Time: 3 minutes Which of your recent failures did decide on in advance? I know, you’re probably thinking, “Aren’t I meant to be planning for my successes, not my failures?” The short answer is, “No”! Read on to
Series pages
Series: How to turn great ideas into great results
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome to my series on “How to turn great ideas into great results”. On this page, you’ll find links to the articles I’ve written detailing
Series: How to have great ideas
Reading Time: < 1 minute Welcome to my series on “How to have great ideas”. On this page, you’ll find links to the articles I’ve written detailing strategies for having
General posts
Leadership Toolbox: how to create a self-care plan
Reading Time: 7 minutes As leaders, we need a comprehensive toolbox to succeed in our roles. I’ll be publishing a series of posts on leadership tools in coming months, so keep an eye out!
Work-life balance or work-life harmony?
Reading Time: 8 minutes So much has been written about work-life balance, but there are a number of problems with the concept. Work-life harmony offers a framework that acknowledges there is no one-size-fits-all approach
Why you need to choose your failures
Reading Time: 3 minutes Which of your recent failures did decide on in advance? I know, you’re probably thinking, “Aren’t I meant to be planning for my successes, not my failures?” The short answer
Great ideas: Strategy 3 – carve out blank space
Reading Time: 9 minutes These days, we are more likely than ever to say that we don’t have any “blank space” in our lives. There’s no room for downtime when we’re so busy trying
Do You Know What Time It Is?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Time. Despite the English language’s love of pillaging other languages for rich and varied vocabulary, it forces this one tiny word to cover two very different concepts. In contrast, the
Leadership toolbox: how to build self-awareness
Reading Time: 8 minutes Self-awareness is a key life and leadership skill. At its most basic level, self-awareness is about developing your knowledge and understanding of yourself, and being able to access that knowledge
