As I write this I’m feeling really devoid of energy. I arrived home nearly two hours ago and as the sky was dark and thundery my lovely husband came to pick me up from the station. My house, which was looking somewhat ‘bomb site ish’ this morning when I left, due to a number of overnight guests who I left drinking coffees and preparing for a leisurely breakfast, was tidy and welcoming and soon I was being handed a large mug of fennel tea. I consider myself very lucky to be married to this great guy….and yes, I did remember [...]
Spring Rituals of Replenishment
One of my most favourite books of all time is Sarah Ban Breathnach’s “Simple Abundance”. I have mentioned it on blog posts on many occasions and it never fails, through it’s daily reading to give me food for thought, often breakthroughs and always comfort. Due to a very busy day yesterday, it’s only been today that I’ve got to read the piece for April 19th and it’s so beautiful I want to share it with you and to thank Sarah who through her wonderful book, brought it to my attention, and of course thanks toe Edward carpenter who wrote it. [...]
Developing self-belief
Welcoming back the inspiring Sue Ritchie again for her April Guest Blog Last month I wrote about the importance of developing the right mindset for business, and how this had taken me a while to do. The key to it was to develop the right amount of self-belief. At some point I knew I had to start believing that I was a businesswoman, and ditch the comfort blanket of my old attitudes and assumptions. The messages we feed our subconscious have a fundamental impact on our performance; without the right ones, our ability to function effectively suffers. For example, developing [...]
Twibel Gathering
EN magazine – the magazine for entrepreneurs had an article in it today that I felt was worth sharing. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have been hailed as providing unprecedented marketing opportunities. But they also pose unprecedented legal risks. EN investigates. According to the Internet Advertising Bureau, social networks now account for 25 per cent of the time spent online in the UK. Social media is a powerful tool that, if used correctly, can boost sales and promote a business…. Continue reading here
Let technology work for you, not the other way round.
Over recent years we have seen the most amazing growth in technology, the aim of which has been to make us more productive and efficient. However, in reality because of ever-increasing demands in both our professional and personal lives, we still never have enough time to do all we want or need to. It’s getting harder and harder to find that quiet time. We can be reached through email, phone and on a range of social media – twitter, facebook and linkedin being the most popular. So how come all these instruments that we gladly bring into our homes and [...]
FREE Social Media Toolkit
When I run my workshop on blogging one of the things we discuss is ‘what actually constitutes a blog post’? Many come with the assumption that it is and should be along article. Now that might be what some advocate but for me, working with busy female businesswomen, my advice is that it can be a posting of an article but it can also be a link, a quote, some punchy tips etc. What is important is that it gives value to your readership. Today, I am in the middle of a number of creative meetings and I shall be [...]
Develop excellent listening skills.
Woohoo!! We’re back with Simple Way number 7 It’s been great taking a break to allow all these wonderful tips to bed down and get fully integrated into our businesses and our lives but now it’s time to add some more. In business we are providing a solution to people’s problems, we are aiming to take away their pain so we need to know what they perceive those problems or that pain to be. Whether face to face, on the phone, through email, social media or in surveys, we need to pay attention to what our clients and perspective clients [...]
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