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. 

I help women become more confident leaders. 

By taking high-value actions, that align with their values. 

Giving clear feedback is a great example. 

It’s a big topic - but a good place to start is Brené Brown’s philosophy:

“Clear is Kind. Unclear in Unkind.”

So, how clear are you with your team...

I always find it funny when people say, “let’s just take the emotion out of it”.  

I know what they mean. They mean, let’s think rationally. 

Fine. Great. Let’s do that. 

But…

Just so you know… emotion is still there. 

It’s driving your desire (an emotion) to think rationally about something in...

Ever notice that you do a lot more prep than other people? 

Before a meeting, you spend a lot of time: 

• reminding yourself of ALL relevant background info
• studying any related know-how and market data
• anticipating ALL possible questions…

When other people just seem to wing-it. If they don’t...