I've done a couple of business interviews this past week concerning entrepreneurialism. Both times I've taken a deep breath, and kept my story as real and honest as possible. It...
Not coping: Keeping depression real.
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thoughts on business
Give me a serve of ying without the yang…
When I felt I was struggling to run Billie Goat Soap it felt like I couldn't relate to other business people around me. I had always been an avid reader of business magazines (I...
I think I can, I think I can…but what if I can’t?
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Oh pllleaasssse......I simply cannot get my head around this question. Is it supposed to be inspiring? Challenging? It certainly...
Gunna have to face it…I’m connected to you.
When Billie Goat Soap was featured on A Current Affair, people asked me how much we paid Channel 9 to do the story. I was shocked by the question because we never paid for any...
Mindfulness: 4 ways to find it at work
Last week I talked about why mindfulness is so important in the workplace. Well, talk is cheap (and easy!), it's doing it that can be a challenge. Particularly when you are...
Mindfulness: 3 key reasons why you need it at work.
Check any social media platform on a Friday and inevitably there will be people posting about two days of "me time". I've come to realise that we need to grab that time beforethe...
A rose by any other name?
I understand that to truly embrace life, I have to first embrace myself. I have to love myself. But how do you love yourself if you don't fully understand who you are? The end of...
Quitting is fine, but what if you don’t want to?
We often joked that the first word our boys learnt in life was the word 'no'. As toddlers, they were in to everything! This simple little word morphs into so much more as we grow...
Masking our true self…
Last Sunday I had a rant about entrepreneurial myths, and set out to bust a few. It felt good, liberating and daring. It also felt scary. I was worried about being too negative...
Will the real entrepreneur please stand up?
I've read more media call-outs this week for entrepreneurs to share their secrets of success. I realise now how dangerous these stories can be if they don't present a balanced...
The value of honesty.
A very dear friend of mine came for lunch this week, and we spent considerable time talking about the challenge of being totally honest when it comes to work. To be brave enough...
