The latest from the blog

Is it reasonable to get annoyed by a path? I'm lucky enough to live near a park that's undergone a substantial renovation. After months of construction and (supposedly) careful planning, with lots of community input, the new park has finally reopened. It's beautiful....

The other day an email popped into my inbox. Here’s what it looked like: Hmmm…. As you can see, the subject line called me ‘ARA1 Female”. And it had a strangely written line that repeated itself… “Your next appointment is due. Please let me know if you would like to...

Last week, I found out something that made me sad. The AllBright - the UK’s first private members’ club for women - is going into administration. What a shock - particularly because I was one of the founding members of this organisation! When it launched back in 2017,...

Have you ever read Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? If not, I’m sure you’ve seen one of the many adaptations! The story goes like this… A young girl named Alice drinks a liquid, shrinks in size, and falls through a rabbit hole into a dreamlike world...

They say that “the customer is always right.” It’s sort-of true… But not always. Because sometimes a customer might lie to you (and themselves) about the REAL reason they want to buy something from you. It’s not a mean-spirited lie that’s designed to deceive anyone....

"Think and Grow Rich" might sound like one of those cheesy get-rich-quick books that floods your social media feed… and it might even make you cringe… I felt exactly the same way when I first came across it. But this book, written by Napoleon Hill in 1937, has...

Last week, I had to record an introduction video for my new AI course. Even after years of doing this, I still get that flutter of anxiety when I see that red recording light! I'll admit - I've definitely improved since my early days. Back then, I'd rather have...

I'm nearing the finish line on a significant project. It’s not a digital course… It’s a big multi-faceted event project for another part of my business. So many moving parts! So many things to schedule and keep on top of! I did a similar project last year and, while...

Success is a funny old thing. Because it’s so hard to measure! In fact, it’s a totally subjective idea that means completely different things to different people. Let’s imagine you’re a wannabe author… You dream of being on the bestseller list… getting invited to big...

Like many of us, I can be quite intuitive. I can read people quickly… and I can tune into their emotions, knowing instinctively if they’re bored, anxious, upset or hiding something. Often a thought will pop into my head about someone and when I call them on the phone...

There’s a series on Apple TV called Slow Horses. It stars Gary Oldman and it’s about a team of burnt-out rejects from MI5 who keep getting caught up in violent escapades. Although the word ‘slow’ is in the title, these guys are constantly racing against time. Running...

One of my lovely Course Creation Academy students emailed me the other day. And what she said in that email really struck home: “I feel supported at every step as each module really covers everything (I have done a lot of this research before but your course is great...