With mindfulness in focus this week, here are 3 challenges I often find with applying mindfulness and some tips that can support with overcoming these challenges.   1. Your mind will wander. Matt Killingsworth Ph.D. has done some interesting research with his Track...

I have always been someone who stopped and smelled the roses. My sense of smell is normally acute, which is why I found it distressing to lose it when I contracted COVID-19 in January. One study I saw concluded the loss of smell from the virus increased...

This is a tricky one. As leaders, we want good staff who are team players rather than mavericks. A team player who enjoys being of service is an absolute asset. However, if they have the ‘disease to please’ and are terrible with boundaries, this can lead to burnout...

If you’ve read, ‘The Inner Critic (part 1) – what it is and what are the first steps to managing it,’ you will have an understanding of what the Inner Critic is, and recognise it needs to be managed, if we are to grow and experience more of our potential and...

A must for leaders, business owners and anyone wanting to experience their potential is working with and managing the Inner Critic! If you’re new to understanding what the Inner Critic is, it is an internal voice or narrative that critiques us. It’s the opposite of...

  Being the visible figurehead of my business is something I’ve grappled with. To be so out there has always been something I deemed braggadocious and egocentric. At the same time, I enjoy watching so many inspiring leaders, innovators and creatives, bravely...

The secret sauce to creating an inspiring workplace culture. Neuroscience tells us, similar to our fingerprints, that no two brains are the same. Every single person on this planet is the result of tens of thousands of years of evolution and thousands of their...

Two key aspects of business success are systemisation and innovation. As a leader or business owner, how well and how often do you think you are innovating? And if the answer isn’t what you would like it to be, what's stopping you? One often untapped resource for...