Here’s something that I’ve realised after coaching hundreds of women. We are FANTASTIC at creating economic value. We work hard, we get shit done, we’re reliable.

IF ONLY that was the sole ingredient to career success…

Now don’t get me wrong, creating  value is BASIC #1 of getting ahead. But I’m g...

Are you always looking for external validation to feel good about yourself?

I know the feeling. You probably swing from feeling AMAZING anytime you’re praised by your boss to feeling AWFUL anytime you imagine people aren’t pleased with you. It’s a constant emotional rollercoaster ride!

If this res...

Do you sometimes wish you were a ‘more confident person’? Perhaps you look around at colleagues and put them into ‘confident’ and ‘not confident’ boxes?

You’re not alone! It’s really natural to want to categorise ourselves and other people into boxes. Our brain is doing it all of the time. It makes...

Do you think twice (or not at all…) about going for partnership because you believe you need to be so much ‘better’ to get there? Maybe not ‘perfect’, but definitely a little closer to perfect than you are right now…

After all, right now you make mistakes! You miss ‘important’ points; you don’t kno...

Do you think everyone is more confident than you?

I know EXACTLY how you feel. When I was an associate, I was convinced that everyone around me was twice as confident at me.

But here's what I've discovered over the years .... it's not true. 

The truth is, I really had no idea whether the people a...

I know the feeling. You have a client call scheduled and are desperately over-preparing for fear that someone might ask you a question that.....god forbid...you don't know the answer to! 

The call comes around, the anxiety kicks in and you feel flustered and out of control. Maybe you get through un...

Is this you? Constantly hoping confidence is around the corner…

I get it. When I was a lawyer, I was convinced that I would feel more confident once I mastered that next process or learnt everything there is to know in my area. 

Here’s the problem. The day when I finally knew ‘everything’ never ar...