Just a reminder that these 3 things are totally unnecessary for career success: 

1. Perfection
2. People being pleased with you 24/7
3. Someone else’s belief in you

Not necessary. And will ultimately hold you back. 

• I don’t know any successful people who are perfect. Zero. Not even close. 
• I defi...

I know you probably work in a “fast-paced” environment. 

Where people frequently tell you things are “urgent”. 

They’ll look very serious when they do. 

They’ll 100% believe it. 

But I’m here to remind you, that “urgent” is just a thought. 

It’s not a fact. 

Plenty of people would disagree abo...

Do you believe you’re not a confident person? 

You see people around you who (seem) super confident. 

You compare yourself against them - and make it mean you’re different. 

Not a “confident person”. 

I’m here to tell you you’re wrong.   

The truth is, you feel confident in MANY areas, MANY tim...

Do you ever hear yourself saying:

• I should have done a better job at …
• It was so stupid of me to…
• I can’t believe how lazy it was of me to…

Mean girl central. 

You’re a total bully to your past self. 

No compassion or understanding about what she was going through at the time. 

Maybe she ...

Just a quick reminder that your value is NOT just in:

• working hard
• being organised
• being a team player. 

I’m sure you’ve been praised countless times for those things. 

But they are NOT your only economic value. Not even close. 

My 70-year-old next door neighbour Betty is very hard working...

How do you feel about your salary?

This email is for all of you who think you earn TOO MUCH. 

I know you’re out there. I talk to women all the time who believe this. 

They’ll say to me … with a big dose of embarrassment: 

• I earn SO MUCH money
• It’s ridiculous
• I don’t really deserve it

They...

If you struggle with imposter syndrome… 

Then building belief in your economic value, and the fact that you “belong” because of it, is important work to do.

But it’s also important to acknowledge WHY imposter syndrome thoughts come up in the first place. 

And I guarantee it’s not because you’re ‘...

Are you feeling stuck or exhausted thinking about your career?    

If you are, it might be because you’re coming to the stage where the strategies and mindsets that you got you to where you are today, won’t get you to the next level. 

That applies in many ways to the actual work you’re doing. What...

Happy new year!

I hope you had an awesome festive season. 

I know this is the time of year for resolution-setting, so I wanted to take a moment to check-in with all my perfectionists out there. You know who you are. 

This is probably how past new year’s resolutions have gone…

• January 1st: set ...

What’s your tolerance for risk as a leader?

Let me ask it another way…

• Do you tend to micro-manage other people?
• Do you find it difficult to accept or adapt to other people’s styles? 
• Do you avoid delegating because ‘they won’t do it properly’? 

I get it. I spent years doing those things.