A little support goes a long long way

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I am feeling very proud of myself at the moment as I have recently lost a stone and a half in weight. Losing weight had been one of those demons which haunted me – I knew it was a problem but I kept ignoring it and coming up with reasons or excuses for not tackling [...]

5 Things You Can Do to Boost your Confidence

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How confident are you? How do others perceive your level of confidence? Do you feel that you lack confidence? Confidence is a hot topic of discussion today, both on personal and professional levels. Many people say that with it you can achieve unlimited success, whereas without it you may just plod along through life. Opinion [...]

Why you should always remain open to opportunity

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I have read lots of posts already this month about setting goals for the New Year. Any business owner worth their salt will tell you how important goals are.  There are even acronyms (SMART) telling you your goals should all be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely. I myself have set out goals for 2011 [...]

The Measure of Success

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So, we’ve won our first award. It feels fabulous, it really does, but does it make us a success? External recognition from your peers and other business owners is a huge honour, but you can’t rely on it to keep your spirits up. You need to find your own measure of success, for those times when [...]

10 Tips to Stay Motivated

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How can staying motivated help you and your business? Motivation inspires you to keep going, to maintain a level of commitment, and to stay focussed on what you want to achieve. Without motivation the process stops. No progress is made and your business plans and dreams can lose momentum. Here are 10 motivational tips to [...]

Getting in touch with my masculine side

The topic of discussion at our last networking meeting was ‘How to be more like a man in business’. We women often congratulate ourselves on our multi-tasking abilities but maybe sometimes we would do well to emulate our tunnel-visioned counterparts and really FOCUS on one thing at a time. But as mums, is that really [...]

Top 10 benefits of being a WAHM

When you’re having one of those days when the thought of sitting in an air-conditioned office in blissful solitude appeals rather more than sitting at your dining room table trying to work while your children are pinching each other and shrieking in the background, then take a moment to think about the following light-hearted advantages [...]