Reader, I never wanted to be a mom. Until I became one. That's how many of my most rewarding accomplishments in life and career have been. So now I've learned never to say never. Instead, I stay open to what life offers me, embracing the challenges as an opportunities to discover why and how it will turn out to be the best thing for me. Like: reluctantly becoming our family's sole/primary earner. getting into a 6-figure business debt from a failed business. delaying my dream of quitting my...
5 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, This is the last episode of a series of women I've invited on the podcast to share their stories about building a businesses. In this final guest episode, I chat with career coach, Keji Ogunnaike. Keji is more than just a career coach though because she works with her clients holistically. She shares how our personal lives can limit or propel our careers. But a career coach can help you navigate these without judgement that frees you to talk about topics that can be hard to discuss at...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Yup, you read that right, Reader. Recently, I've been seeing a lot about going slower, and resisting hustle culture. Coaches and solopreneurs are talking about slowing down, doing less, and un-scaling growth. You may even hear or believe wanting more means you're bad and ungrateful. Here's why that's just not true. Wanting more is natural and expected Being told that 'wanting more' is wrong felt odd to me. If we're not 'supposed' to want more, then why am I always wanting more? Am I wrong to...
12 days ago • 3 min read
Reader, Yes, you heard that right. You must give up and quit to succeed in your business. On everything that distracts you from building the business and life you want, that is. When you give up and quit on everything that gets in the way of building your dream, that's how you win. In this week's podcast, I share practical actions on how you can give up and quit well to succeed. Click the button to listen on your favourite podcast player: Listen on Apple Podcast Listen on Spotify Hit reply...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, This week was a busy one and I didn't have as much time as I'd like to work on my business. On the upside, I got to: Celebrate my daughter's O level graduation (plus watch her bag multiple awards (again!) and witness my baby girl attend her first prom! Cheer my son in his first ever karting race (I'm writing this while waiting for first round of qualifying) Collect our passports in preparation for our upcoming trips to London and Bali (excited!) See, building a business is just one...
19 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, If you're worried talking about your side business will get you fired from your job, this episode is a must-listen. I share practical tips as a HR practitioner in my full-time job while raising visibility and publicly promoting my side business. This one is dedicated to The lurkers - those of you harboring dreams of starting your own business but are afraid bosses will see you The timid ones - those of you self-censoring your message, afraid that speaking your truth will get you...
25 days ago • 1 min read
Don't believe the highlight reels you see on social media, Reader. Yet, even if you don't, you still feel like your progress is too slow, right? At least that's what it felt like with my podcast before I restarted it this month. It was a year since I published new episodes, and 4 years since starting it. I gave up on it for a while. This is what making your dreams a reality looks like. Days you're inspired. Days you just want to give up. Days you wonder what's the point of it all. But no...
26 days ago • 1 min read
After 128 episodes, I quit. I burnt out trying to keep it going despite it not getting The listeners I wanted The leads I planned for The downloads I anticipated Reader, when you’re putting in the reps and don’t get results, it’s easy to feel defeated. What’s the point? Why waste your energy? Or time you could be spending with your kids? These were my thoughts. I had forgotten when I started, I also wanted to Overcome my fear of approaching guests Get ‘free’ coaching sessions from them...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Reader, We are 58 days to the end of 2024. How has 2024 been? 2024 has gone FAST for me. Some highlights: Turned 50 Doubled my LinkedIn followers in the 2nd half Spoke to more women on Zoom than ever before Celebrated Sir Lewis Hamilton winning at Silverstone Hearing the announcement of yet another acquisition at work Here are my goals for the rest of 2024: Re-introducing my weekly solo podcast episodes (I stopped this in 2023 - you'll hear more about it in tomorrow's email). Invite more...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read