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Celebrating progress ~ the fun way to feel more confident and motivated
I remember congratulating a new client once who had just achieved her first small win, and a crucial milestone. As a coach, I’m a great advocate of acknowledging the small victories and celebrating progress. My client, however, tried to play down her achievement, confiding that celebrating made her feel uncomfortable.
How to enjoy writing blog posts (rather than dreading it)
One of the things I found hardest as an inexperienced business blog writer was to start a new post and finish it — to be honest, I didn’t really enjoy blog writing! Writing and publishing to a schedule can be quite a challenge for a busy person. If you recognise this, then please don’t beat yourself […]
Beat overwhelm and burnout in business with my simple self-care guide
Have you ever been so busy in your business that you didn’t know which way to turn? Maybe it’s happening to you right now? I’ve certainly been there. As have many of my female clients. We don’t always know how to stop overwhelm and burnout in business. Even when that little voice tells us that […]
3 proven recipes to help you win customers (and keep them too)
A few years ago – during the recession- I compiled a blog called “How not to fail in business”, with useful tips from my clients how to survive as a solopreneur. During those tough years everyone had to work even harder than normal to win and keep customers. And we learnt not to take anything for […]
How to improve your business instantly with a few simple ideas
A few weeks ago I looked at the older of my two apple apple trees and couldn’t believe my eyes. In the 30+ years we’ve lived in our house, the old tree has always produced green cooking apples… until this year that is! I have absolutely no idea why they have turned red. But for […]
3 great ways to reduce stress and feel in control (of your business)
It’s so easy to feel overwhelmed when your to-do list is endless and it seems your work is never done. But please don’t wait until something bad happens to throw you completely off course. Here are my 3 (rescue) tips to help you reduce stress and feel in control again!
Astoundingly simple ways to make networking easier and more enjoyable
Have you ever come away from a networking meeting feeling frustrated about the experience or the (lack of) results you get from networking? What if you could make networking easier and more enjoyable so you connect with the right people but it doesn’t feel like hard work?
Want to boost your business? Here’s what to do first!
From time to time you just want to boost your business quickly! Maybe it’s because your regular marketing strategies aren’t attracting the desired business and you haven’t yet worked out why. So you just want some quick wins to tie you over. If that’s the case my tips below will hopefully get you started.
Audio: Your voice matters – and why you should use it to inspire women (not just on International Women’s Day)
Do you celebrate International Women’s Day? Or mark it in some way? For me it’s a day to appreciate how far we’ve come in the last 100 years. And to look at something we can improve or do differently in ourselves or our business, particularly as we can’t always change the world. It’s also a day […]
Goodbye annual tax return – hello quarterly tax returns
A guest post from Margaret Cain: Through my work with a client who develops accountancy software, I’ve become aware of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital strategy. Don’t doze off at the back. This is important. Did you know that in the near future self-employed people (and some landlords) earning more than £10,000 a year will have […]