July,2010

Five tips on how to make the most of a business break

When you start and grow a business, you’re involved each day in the detail of running the business; perfecting customer service, ensuring positive cashflow, making new products, and so on. This is all good and right [...]

Perfecting under promising and over delivering

We know we need to keep clients and customers happy. But sometimes we commit to unrealistic deadlines, which can cause us to let them down. So instead of over promising and under delivering, why not build [...]

Reclaim Your Attention

A while back I (a bit ironically perhaps) tweeted this message: ‘Consider what you give your attention to each day. It’s a precious resource, & determines the shape of your life.’ This seemed to strike a [...]

Slow Down and Enjoy Relationships

I keep my time saved in a box From going fast in cars I’ve piled it up high From saying hello to friends with a quick goodbye ~Kathryn Williams, Flicker The world is seemingly moving at [...]

The Elements of Change

‘Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.’ [...]

The Clean-Slate Guide to Simplicity

When we think about simplifying, we usually think about subtraction. Getting rid of excess stuff. Clearing away obligations. Deleting old emails. We simplify by paring away the layers of something until we find the core. Too [...]

How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling

Do you want to be more productive? Maybe you do, but I’m sure you don’t want to feel stressed, overwhelmed, or unhappy – which happens to many super-productive people. But there is good news: You can [...]

Is Your Life Working the Way You Want it to Be?

When things happen in the world that seem so far beyond our individual control, it can feel unsettling. But don’t give up on your goals and dreams just because “the time isn’t good”… you can still [...]

5 Tips for Graduates Going Self-Employed

A recent feature in The Guardian ran with the headline: ‘Graduates warned of record 70 applicants for every job’ The next line went: ‘Class of 2010 told to consider flipping burgers or shelf stacking to build [...]

Ordinary girls…become Extraordinary Women

I love being a woman, seriously I do, and the richness that it brings is pure magic. Being a successful woman is as much about who we are as to what we are doing, it so [...]

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