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Equity Gap
#internationalwomensday2023 was incredible. Did you celebrate? I was with the Women @ Microsoft Network at their headquarters in Reading facilitating three workshops. I always leave workshops on a massive high,...
What does work actually give you?
A couple of weekends ago I went to London to see The Cursed Child. It was even more magical than anticipated. I don’t want to spoil it in case you...
Who’s in charge of your career? You or your emotions?
Most people I talk to about being more intentional and strategic in their careers want to know with 100% certainty that the next step is going to be the right...
It’s a Christmas Miracle!
206 days. 44,177 words. I hold excitedly in my hand the first full draft of my book, Intentional Careers for STEM Women. You may have already spotted on the front...
Comparisonitus and the Top 12 Traits of the Inner Critic
In the last two Coffee & Notes, I introduced the concept of the three major energy thieves in our lives: worry, resentment and comparisonitus. When it comes to your worries,...
The Elephant in the Room
In the last Coffee & Notes, I introduced the concept of the three major energy thieves in our lives: worry, resentment and comparisonitus. When it comes to your worries, did...
The Three Major Energy Thieves
Have you ever seen a dog with its teeth set around a bone, shaking its head from side to side? Grrrrrrr! How much energy do you think it takes the...
Ask Yourself This Question
There’s a lot of fear infiltrating our lives right now. From energy bills, government decisions, Putin, the recession. It’s very easy to get swept up in it all. The one...
A Fear Worse Than Death
In 2017, Alex Honnold did what even the world’s best rock climbers thought was impossible. He climbed to the top of EI Captain, a granite rock mountain more than 3,000...