Practice makes perfect
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Excellence is not an art. It is the habit of practice”. Aristotle Is there anything more painful to hear than a prep kid playing the recorder? I thought so until …
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Pimp my pitch
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I was a little girl, I’d watch my mother getting ready for a night out. I was fascinated how the person who’d been toiling in the kitchen in her …
Are you ready to be a disrupter?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]These are challenging times. Nothing feels simple anymore. Things that we barely gave a thought to, like working in an office or dinner with friends are now logistic nightmares or …
The mindset for partnership prospecting
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Whether you think you can or think you can’t- you’re right”. Henry Ford Were you watching the Olympics and Paralympics? I’ve been in awe of the skills, dedication and sheer …
Knowing what you don’t know
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My 90 year- old mother is a very traditional English woman. She remembers the spirit of the Blitz in WW2, tends her garden and loves her Sunday roast. For many …
The four key questions your corporate wants you to answer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dating, job interviews and partnership meetings are all quite similar because they are conversations with lots of questions. Why so many questions? Well part of getting to know someone is …
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Penny wise and pound foolish
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At my local market there is a car park with two dozen free parking spaces. The rest of the car park costs the princely sum of a dollar to park …
Pin the tail on the donkey
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the most recent lockdown, I was playing a version of pin the tail on the donkey. This was ‘stick the horn on the unicorn’ – so your aim is …
Making the first move
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“You must be an angel, because you look like you’ve fallen from heaven” Have you been on the receiving end of a corny chat up line? Someone sidled up to …
Why talent is overrated
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have just read Angela Duckworth’s book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. It’s filled with evidence, case studies and stories of how and why talent will only take …