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Four reasons why small business owners get rewarded for being busy all the time, and how it doesn’t serve you

April 14, 2019April 16, 2019

When I attended the One Woman Conference in October 2018, the founder asked us: “Who here wears busy as a badge of honour?” Awkwardness. A little silence. And then a lot of nodding and ‘uh-huh’ing.… Read More »

How perfectionism holds you back as a business owner

April 9, 2019April 16, 2019

As you’re trying to carry too many things up the stairs at once, you feel a notebook slide … sense an awkward balancing act … and – too late. Your favourite mug has met a… Read More »

The best way to overcome creative block - and it’s very simple

April 1, 2019April 16, 2019

Some days, you’ll have that feeling. You know the one. It’s the feeling where no matter what projects or deadlines you have, you can’t seem to muster up the creativity to do what needs to… Read More »

How should I choose what social media to use for my creative business?

March 22, 2019October 24, 2019

In my role as a coach, mentor and tutor for creatives, I’m meant to know what the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ answers are to my clients’ questions. Is it better to write a blog post or… Read More »

Four Things I Learnt in 2018 To Make as New Year Resolutions 2019

January 4, 2019March 21, 2019

I spent the last two months of 2018 in Medellin, focusing on my creative work and the experience of the life I’m leading. I wanted to share a few simple things I’ve learnt over those two… Read More »

How to gain your Level One badge in Courage and Fortitude

July 28, 2018July 28, 2018

Hello. One of the recent questions I was asked on Instagram was “How do you find the courage to do spoken word performance?”. So let’s talk about courage. Courage: the ability to do something that… Read More »

How to use your voice without freaking out: one person’s attempt at saying stuff out loud

July 10, 2018July 28, 2018

Hello. Let’s talk about using your voice. Since I was 17 I’ve written down my ideas and shared them with the Internet. It started with a blog about sewing, progressing to fashion, progressing to arts… Read More »

How to overcome a fear of success. Yes, success.

July 3, 2018July 28, 2018

Hello. Let’s talk about … success. So here’s an interesting challenge for you. Are you more frightened of failure, or of success? If you ‘pshawed’ that question rather quickly, perhaps answering with only your instinct… Read More »

How to wish properly as an adult human

June 5, 2018July 28, 2018

Hello. Let’s talk about … wishing. I’ve been meaning to write about wishing for a few weeks now, but things keep coming up. Work. Emotions. Distracting new series on Netflix. And, quite possibly, the discomfort… Read More »

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