Reader, How is it December already? I find myself asking this every year these days. Here's what I've learned in 2024: 1. Trust yourself more I started this newsletter in 2020 talking about personal finance. It was something I wanted to get better at so I was sharing all my lessons. Money led me to career and business building since work and money are intricately connected. Leaning into sharing career advice felt great since it's the foundation of my 2-decade long career in HR. Through it...
6 days ago • 2 min read
Reader, As a full-time working mom who runs a coaching business on the side, I'm all about getting more done in less time. In this episode, I share the unexpected and simple way to do it, without fancy apps to download and learn. additional tasks to add to your plate. feeling guilty you don't measure up to your peers. Just something you already intuitively know how to do. Plus, it feels so much better than typical productivity tips we hear about. Here's the book I mentioned that inspired the...
12 days ago • 1 min read
'Why are you doing this? For fun, laughter, peace and joy.' Growing up, we used to answer with, 'for fun, laughter, peace and joy' if we didn't have any particular reason for doing something. Recently, when I meditate and journal about why I want to: have a successful career hit my revenue and income goals build financial resilience for our future like our retirement and our kids' college fund, or pretty much any goal I'm working towards, it ultimately leads back to the same reason: For fun,...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Reader, What's your first reaction when you don't get what you want, when you want it? Self-doubt? Frustration? Disappointment? It's easy to make up a story about why you're not where you want to be. And our brains love defaulting to the negative version. What if you could turn any 'difficult' or 'challenging' situation into an opportunity? Imagine how much more empowering that'd be. In this week's episode, I share how I see disappointments and frustrations as opportunities and how I use them...
19 days ago • 1 min read
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...
20 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...
26 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...
27 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...
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read