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 …
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Being a multipotentialite: Believing it’s OK to follow multiple passions
Heading over to the Gold Coast this month for the Problogger conference gave me the usual massive dose of new knowledge and vital inspiration. I've got more to talk about it in future posts but the single most important part was the keynote address from Emilie Wapnick of Puttylike. She pioneered the …
Join me for a Walking Mastermind in Perth
(Looking for current walks to book? Head to the Walking Masterminds page.) Working for yourself has lots of positive sides, and my friend Aggie Lim and I have long joked about our "beach office". I got to thinking about this - the benefits of being able to be outside for part of our day, not …
How masterminds and mentors made my 2014 WAY better (and why you should gather people around you, too)
For a couple of years now I've been listening to some of my favourite podcasters talk about the value of masterminds (Pat Flynn, Amy Porterfield and Natalie Sisson spring immediately to mind.). In fact pretty much everyone in the social media, solo-preneur or small business space goes on about how …
Alfalfa sprouts and my entrepreneurial journey into social media and blogging
I've been thinking about this post for ages. I even got my Mum to look back over old pictures in case we had one of me with alfalfa sprouts (don't worry, it'll all make sense soon) but alas, back in the olden days we didn't take photos of every single second of daily life, did we! Then my friend Jo …