Goal Setting: Unleashing Your Inner Superwoman – Mastering Your Mind
Attention women of the world! The time has come for you to take action on the most important, valuable, and capable thing in the universe: YOU. Yes, I am talking to YOU! In a previous Mastering Your Mind post, we discussed the notion of success and the importance of having... Read More
How to Manage Your Emails and Enjoy Your Holiday Too (Part 2)
Should You Stay In Touch On Your Holiday? Managing being “Out of the Office” Your Inbox – Part 2 It’s the dilemma that’s so common now – when you’re “Out of the Office”, how “Out” of the office are you? Following on from Part 1 and the importance of putting... Read More
Is there an answer to work/life balance? | Life of a Lady
This week I sat next to a 28 year old who was struggling with work/life balance. Perennial problem. She was in the office that morning at 8 and got home at 8 pm .. then woke up at 3 am because she realised there was a letter she had forgotten... Read More
Boundaries are better than ‘balance’ – By Jessica Chivers
By Jessica Chivers, author of Mothers Work! and founder of The Talent Keeper Specialists (www.talentkeepers.co.uk) Through my work I have the privilege of hearing other women’s aspirations, concerns and insights into the minutiae of what it takes to be at their best. One thing that comes up time and again... Read More
Do You Know How Extraordinary You Are? – GIFEW Femina Fusion Certificate Program
Do you still wonder “How to live a successful and fulfilled life that makes a difference?” Bea Benkova, the founder and CEO of the Global Institute for Extraordinary Women (GIFEW) invites you to join Femina Fusion Foundation. Within just 6 weeks, start integrating and transforming all important areas of your... Read More
A nice chat with the stapler – Plate Spinner Blog
There are many downsides to working by yourself and running your own business – like never being absolutely sure where your next client might come from, no IT department and your Christmas parties. (Boy, is it hard to get into the festive spirit when it is just you, a single... Read More
Are you an Iron Lady? by Lucinda Harlow
Your friends call you stubborn. Your mum sticks to headstrong. You prefer ‘committed’. Careers coach Lucinda Harlow of Uevolve explains why flexibility isn’t always a dirty word… When you say you are going to do something, you do it. When you commit, crikey do you commit! Setting goals and sticking... Read More
Networking – Plate Spinner Blog
As the owner of a small business, with a tiny marketing budget (you know, the “hmmm, shall I buy a new filing cabinet or place an advert?” kind of size) there came a point a few years ago when I realised that staring at the phone and willing it to... Read More
How can volunteering abroad help your life and career?
Over the past 20 years the number of working women in the UK has risen, while the number of working men has declined. Indeed, according to the centre-right think-tank Policy-Exchange, there will be more women in work than men by 2014. As an increasingly motivated and powerful workforce, women are... Read More
Who me? The psychology of imposter syndrome
Author of Mothers Work! (Hay House, 2011) and founder of the Talent Keeper Specialists (www.talentkeepers.co.uk), Jessica Chivers shares the science of imposter syndrome and four practical ways to step over it. The average senior professional woman experiences 19 episodes of imposter syndrome in the first two years following a promotion... Read More
Walking with Elegance
When we see someone with a good walk it is often enough to turn our heads. It is easy to develop bad habits when walking so the following suggestions I hope will help you to improve your walk and good posture. A good walk is a deliberate, movement of your... Read More
Retaining confidence in the face of change at work, at home, in life……| Veronica Broomes
Change is inevitable! It is one of life’s constants –be it in our personal, professional or business journey. What is even more important in influencing our progress and progression in life is not so much how often change takes place, but our response to change –as an optimistic, pessimist or... Read More
New Year, New You. It is never too late | Realistic goal setting
Yes it is that time of year again when everyone is talking about New Years Resolutions. Whether you have made yours already or not here are 3 easy tips that will guarantee success. All you have to do is put them in to practice. Sounds easy right? The only difference... Read More