1) Know who you are and what shoes you need to wear Do you have a plan then what will it matter if you get ahead or not! It doesn’t need to be a full-blown business plan, start with a vision board, then work on developing some cash flow projections. Carryout some market research then review everything with everyone that you can before you start investing lots of time in business planning. The banks have excellent business planning formats that you can follow. Don’t reinvent the wheel, use theirs. Invest wisely in getting expert advice and guidance in making
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Do women need more courage? I’ve been thinking about the word ‘courage’ and women and reflecting upon the courageous women in business that I know. Knowing their ‘back stories’ makes me love and honour their journeys and lives even more. The tendency is that we look at someones success and say “lucky for them!”, but in reality their walk of success has been one of sheer hard work and the overcoming of so many barriers and discouragement. What I have also noticed is that successful women have the guts to take a long hard look at themselves
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Your souls calling you, you know! In the afternoon of your life, you don’t do life. You do what resonates with the callings of your soul. Wyane DyerYou enter this earth as a soul with an eternal perspective, but what happens next? Our families, our communities, our friends, our partners, our choices, how we choose to work or not, situations and experiences shapes our soul and our faith in ourselves and others. All of the above impacts upon us from the perspective of us wanting to: Fit in Not stand out Be accepted Conform Look successfull But at what cost
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How many things have you started but not finished? How many diets have you started and stuck to? How many bad habits have you said you’d break? We all promise to do things. It’s easy to diet just after we’ve eaten a huge meal lol!, Then when the next day arrives we come up with so many excuses, some of them we actually believe lol! Did you know 60% of all people who pay their gym membership by standing order never go there and can pay to belong to the same gym for years and never ever visit, what’s that
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I meet so many people in business who are so negative and I’ve noticed how they immediately start to bring me down. My desire is to stay away from them, I avoid eye contact when I see them in fear they are going to start moaning again, I even screen their calls as I find it so exhausting listening to their endless negativity. What must this persons life be like? Their words MUST have an impact upon the confidence they have in themselves, who they surround themselves with and who chooses to be around them. Your words could
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I got to wondering this morning about self-confidence and self-belief why it is that sometimes we feel that we lack them? Certain life events that have happened in my life during the past few years have impacted upon my self-confidence and self-belief. I bet there are times in your life when certain things have happened to you and you have felt that your self-belief and self-confidence have checked-out! What is self-confidence all about? Wikipedia says “Self-confidence does not necessarily imply “self-belief” or a belief in one’s ability to succeed” – hmm so what is it? Moving on Wikipedia says ” Self-confidence is
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Who is interested in you anyway? – isn’t that a sad and powerful statement? For the past month I have enjoyed the luxury of having a mini retreat on the Pembrokeshire coastline in my luxury holiday lodge. Waking up every morning in the silence of the countryside, taking long walks by the sea, eating the good the bad and the ugly, having lots of rest and meditation time. Starting off the New Year, we all look for a shift in our lives. Daring to believe what might be possible in the year ahead, Reflecting upon the year that’s past,
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In life I guess we all fear something, stress can make what we fear become overwhelming. Fear can feel like: False Evidence Appearing Real And because of that our reality becomes what we react to and what we live. Making that shift from fear to faith can be achieved in an instant because it’s us making a shift in our thought patterns that makes a shift in our emotions and therefore our reality becomes a completely different entity to work with and from. Aristotle said “so as we think so we become” our thoughts are so incredibly powerful. Our motivation
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Many women find a role model in their lives to look up to. There are many different kinds of role models; they can be singers, public speakers, a parent, or even a friend. Role models also are not determined by certain criteria. A role model can be a role model just because they are a leader or have a great talent. Oprah Winfrey is considered a role model to many individuals because of her tough childhood, wonderful charity work, her schools, and the true relationships with her fans. Oprah stands out among many people on her ability to feel others’
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“Stop looking for reasons to be unhappy. Focus on the things you do have, and the reasons you should be happy” Loved this quote for the day I spotted online, I think there’s so much that can drag us down in life that comes from others and stuff – it’s our sole or soul’s responsibility to keep ourselves happy. Have you worked out what that is for you? I love staying connected and grounded within what I do. Staying authentic to who I am and what I stand for. Being with people who are on my
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