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Building Confidence

Confidence: full of conviction : certain <confident of success><confident that conditions will improve> Confidence is one of those words that when you ask someone to describe what it means, seems to have a slightly different meaning to everyone. It is often elusive, transient, and sometimes fake. It seems to have a life of its own, and changes over time. It … Continue reading »

New Years Goals ….month 1!

So, come on, how many of you, like me wrote some goals/plans down for this year, and either haven’t looked at them since or worse still haven’t thought about them since writing? On the plus side you wouldn’t be alone, in fact you will be in good company. According to the journal of clinical psychology only … Continue reading »

Creating a personal development plan

I was speaking on Monday at the PA LIfe summit in London on the subject of personal development, and it struck me how many lovely ladies who are so successful in the jobs that they do struggle with other areas of their life unnecessarily. Personal development has become a huge area of interest for people. I think this is down in part, to the frustration we … Continue reading »

“My Start Up” …a humorous look at a whole new world

This year I launched a new business. Fuelled by my own experience of taking up athletics at 32, (pole vault) and eventually winning 3 gold medals nearly 8 years later, I wanted to create a space where women could go and be inspired. We wear so many hats these days and so much is expected … Continue reading »

A phenomenal piece of marketing, or were we duped?

Last weekend I went to the oddly named Achievers Congress at Excelsior in London. It was oddly named as even thought the likes of Donald Trump, Seb Coe and Tony Robbins was presenting, definitely achievers, the main thrust of the 3 day conference was to sell you more courses and workshops priced at around £2000 a piece … Continue reading »

Vanessa’s Story, my husband was addicted to cocaine and I had no idea

As part of my work I get to meet amazing women and last week I had the opportunity to interview Vanessa Stottor, an extraordinary woman who’s life literally fell apart when she found out her stable, loving husband was in fact addicted to cocaine and alcohol. Vanessa had enjoyed the happiest upbringing, and even though … Continue reading »

Why is my dog making me feel its time the kids moved out!

Just recently on my birthday, I got a very lovely surprise, which is the kind of surprise that makes you feel delighted and damn right scared all in the same moment. A beautiful little puppy arrived, care of my boyfriend and children. Having had great danes before, this little bundle of fluff is a very … Continue reading »

Are you ready to lose weight?

“Interview with Ros Astaire from Weight Expectations” We have reached the moon, managed to solve countless quantum physics problems, yet weight loss is a subject that is a mystery to a lot of us and what has been written about it could fill the Albert Hall!! Which is why I enjoyed chatting to Ros , an expert in weight … Continue reading »

A Truly Inspirational Publication!

A Truly Inspirational Publication! “If Audrey Hepburn started a magazine it would be Darling” These days getting investors to back an idea is very difficult, getting anyone to believe in yet another woman’s magazine I would have thought near to impossible! However this team of truly inspirational women have managed to raise funds on Kickstarter … Continue reading »

I said yes but I meant no!

As a mother of 3 children I should have had plenty of practise at saying NO! Yet for a word that has been said at least 10,000 times, I seem to still get caught out sometimes, we have a lot to learn from this little one!! So why is it so hard to say No when we really want … Continue reading »