All 'My Personal Business Journey' Posts
A few years ago I felt inspired to create a series of blog posts and videos about my first few years in business, partly to show that slow and uncertain starts are more the norm than the exception, and to show that things are often very different behind the scenes to how they look from the outside. This particular post…
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I created this video a number of years ago just as I was celebrating my 6th year in business (I recently celebrated my 10th!). However while it was recorded a few years ago, everything I say is as relevant today as it was then. In it I talk about some of the key milestones I passed during my first two…
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One of the most popular videos I’ve recorded was on Running a Business as a HSP (highly sensitive person). So many people replied to say that the video had hit a chord with them. It either helped them to realise that they are an HSP and to finally see why they struggle with certain things that others may take in…
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I gave myself permission to get off to a slow start this year and January has mainly been focused on Planning and Learning – in fact I finished my 2022 Planning only yesterday! A friend pointed out that my timing is perfect as the Chinese New Year starts today, and many people consider this the “true” start to the year. …
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It was October 2010. I’d recently qualified as an NLP Practitioner, hypnotherapist and coach. And always one to want to do things “properly”, I’d registered my business as a sole trader and set up a business bank account – after all I needed somewhere to pay in that £60 I got from my first ever paying client! Incredibly that was…
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This blog article was originally written in July 2019 – but it’s just as important and relevant today as it was then: Last week I got back from my summer holiday – 2 weeks camping in Cornwall and Shropshire and then a few days with my family in Snowdonia. Over the years I’ve learned that taking a “proper” holiday (as…
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I really enjoyed being interviewed by my friend Amy Rowlinson for her “Focus on Why” podcast. It made me realise just how long it is since I’ve told the story of how I came to do what I do now – and just how long and hard the journey was of finding my Purpose (I still can’t quite believe I’ve…
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Not long ago, I was speaking to a business owner who was feeling anxious that she had not made any sales in the first part of the year. I reassured her that just because she might have a month where she does less business doesn’t mean that something is inherently broken in her business. It can just be the seasons…
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I haven’t talked for a while about being an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) and how that affects the way that I run my business. In recent weeks I’ve caught myself beating myself up a little for choosing to take life at a slower pace during the summer – telling myself that maybe I “should” or “ought” to be doing more……
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When we start something new, we all start off at the beginning, with no skill or knowldge and a lot of “not knowing what we don’t know”. And business is no different. That doesn’t mean we are stupid, failures or not cut out to run a business. It’s normal to feel a bit at sea. And it’s not just you –…
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During this “grounded at home” period many of my community who previously had mainly offline businesses are making a shift to doing a lot more activity online – and there are 3 main motivations I’m seeing: A temporary pivot to online working A push to finally do something they’ve been putting off A realisation that their current business model puts…
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In this week’s video I’m owning up to the fact that I have not created any new content to send to you in this way since May last year. (But you might not even have noticed… and that’s another thing I talk about in the video). Now eight months is long time without creating any new content, particularly if you…
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