First thing’s first. My Grandma used to say it all the time when I was a kid. Little did I know how useful that phrase would be when it came to running a business. I was chatting with another coach

I was struck recently by a question that was asked by a fellow business owner in a group we’re both part of. She was asking how other people organised their work / life balance as she is already working full

For the last two years I’ve joined in with Runuary – a virtual running event by Girls Run the World. The challenge is to run every day for the month, sharing details each day via social media for accountability. There is

When I first set up my business, the idea of networking made my heart sink. I’m an avowed introvert and the idea of walking into a room full of strangers and having to conjure up a conversation from thin air

When you’re starting a business, there’s often an assumption that you should have a business plan. But in my experience working with startups and small business owners, more people don’t have a formal business plan than do. That’s backed up by research

When you recognise that you need to prioritise, it’s generally because you’re juggling too many things to feel like you will get everything done. So I find it a little ironic that most of the advice about how to prioritise

You’ve probably heard that it takes either 21 or 30 days to create or break a habit. If you’re anything like me you’ve probably tried at some point to change a habit, and clung desperately to the new routine wondering

Are you one of the people with mixed emotions about New Year’s resolutions? Do you set them but struggle to keep them? Do you watch go-getting goal setters with a pang of envy, wishing you could be a bit more

One of the reasons people hire a coach is that they want and value the external accountability that it provides. They recognise that by making a commitment that someone else will ask them about, they will get further, faster than

One of the most common themes that comes up for my clients is their desire to build confidence. They feel like they are holding themselves back, and not achieving all that they could be if they felt more confident and

I think it’s fair to say that most people who know me would not consider me to be fearful or hesitant. I’m known as someone who is plain speaking and down to earth; outwardly I nearly always seem confident, even

Mindset has become a bit of a hot topic recently. In the words of Carol Dweck, author of ‘Mindset: Changing the way you think to fulfil your potential’, a growth mindset is one that makes you concerned with improving rather

If procrastination is the thief of time, I’ve come to the conclusion that procrastination about business decision making is the thief of progress. Obviously some decisions are bigger than others, and need to be considered. But hesitating when a decision

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen advice to create an ideal customer profile. It makes perfect sense – after all, if you know who your perfect customer is, it gets much easier to focus on them

When I first decided I wanted to set up my coaching practice, it felt great. A real lightbulb moment where things clicked into place. I already knew I enjoyed coaching – what’s not to love about supporting people, enabling them