Why making a messy(ish) move is better than your most polished plan — If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late. — Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn When I first heard this I rolled my eyes. ‘Sigh’ I thought, ‘another successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur sharing sexy soundbites that aren’t applicable to my life’. (What can I say, I’m a skeptic.) Many of us live…

We’re nearly a full week into the new year and what a year it 2017 was. Over these recent weeks, I am sure you’ve seen lots of talk about “wins” and “all I want to hear is congratulations” from pretty much every angle. The optimism of a new year is…

What will happen is this isn’t done how I want, when I want? Will someone die? Will everything collapse? Is this a responsibility I have to bear alone? *** While I never thought or said it out loud, I was living by the (untrue) phrase “if you want something done…

July might just be New Year’s 2.0. — Half-way through the year is a good time to revisit our resolutions and check in on how much progress we have actually made. The stats say that way before this point, we go back to normal and end up feeling guilty and unaccomplished because have abandoned most of our plans. …

Not sure about you, but I’ve grown up with what seems to be a series of perfectionists, we all want it done well, we want it done right and right now. …

I originally shared this post a few months ago with my inner circle. If you enjoy it, why not join us by clicking here. Something told me that this year is going to be good. It’s not a word that we use often, good. It’s one of those filler words that vaguely summarises pretty much anything. Yet somehow it’s bold to say that an entire year or an entire life will be good. …

(Building a life you are proud of is hard. We make it easier. Join our next WAVEMAKERS workshop on Tuesday 13 June, 2017 and take control of your tomorrow.) Making decisions isn’t easy, especially in a world filled with uncertainty, comparison and voices telling us what we should and shouldn’t…

In life, there are: a) people that do cool things, and b) people that don’t do much. The people in Group B usually want to do more, but don’t. One reason might be because we are encouraged to ‘specialising’ in one area. It helps us categorise each other: science or the arts; left or right brained etc. …

Collaboration is a game where everyone wins. You build your network, expand your audience and strengthen your brand. As ambitious women, chasing our dreams is part of what gets us up in the morning. …