Now that I've finished work for the year, I can turn my attention to a favourite activity - reviewing how work went this year! I guess it's a throwback to my number-loving self (the one that studied maths at university ...), but I love delving into the statistics of my business and learning …
life of a business owner
Reporting back on my 18 things in 2018 list
Around this time last year, I wrote up my list on 18 things I wanted to do in 2018, and it has been stuck on my fridge ever since, where I see it as I'm standing waiting for the microwave to heat something. In other words, I see it pretty often. I am learning that's the key to getting myself to do …
Don’t forget your past careers – or that time my tree lopper was an ex-teacher
Because I work with lots of very early-stage small businesses (and tiny businesses!), lots of my clients are people who are doing something new in their working life. The psychologist who's become a sketch artist, the accountant who's become a life coach, the list goes on. At some stage in my …
Books I’ve read in 2018: Business and fun
I love reading but as a business owner and mother it can sometimes be hard to fit it in. At best, it's when I go to bed and then it's only ten minutes until I'm too exhausted to turn the page. In 2018, as one of my 18 in 2018 tasks, I'm not exactly trying to read more, but I've promised to keep …
Business lessons from 2017 and looking forward to 2018
Like many of my clients, I run a small, solo business, based in a home office in Perth, and I wear pretty much all the hats in it. And I love it. But it's sometimes, of course, difficult to be on top of everything at once. Looking back over 2017, I'm happy to say that I have had a successful …
18 things in 2018, across business and life
The New Year is approaching and I'm the kind of person who loves to use that as a fresh start, a blank slate. Yippee! As a small business owner and sole mortgage-payer, it's easy to make life all about the work - especially because I love the work I do. Between work and a seven-year-old, I rarely …