In February 2010 I launched my first company, Phenomenal Women Ltd, and, in typical devil-may-care fashion, had my first event scheduled for six weeks later. My public speaking skills were almost non-existent, so I decided I’d better do something about that, PDQ. Thankfully, a speaker I greatly respect, Blair Singer, was delivering a Train the...Read More
Whilst idly flicking between TV channels, it recently occurred to me that there are TV shows to teach you everything. Whether it’s cooking yourself a decent meal, attempting to build your own house, or dressing to impress; there is a TV show to cater to all needs. Where TV fails, there is no shortage of...Read More
If you are unhappy at work and want to do something about it but don’t know where to start, read on because this message is for you. I constantly get approached by women who are unhappy or fed up at work who realise that they need to do something about it but they don’t know...Read More
Sorry I’ve not written lately, I have been on my annual trip to Cape Town to touch base with my 22-strong family. I was the only one who left. It was a great risk to leave my home country, family and friends because when I arrived I knew not one solitary person in this country,...Read More
When was the last time you stopped to reflect on your goals, dreams and ambitions? When was the last time you paused to not only think about where you are at in your career but also how you got to where you are today? If you are feeling unhappy and dissatisfied in your job, it’s...Read More
Early last year I decided I wanted to have greater influence on the training I was delivering and the clients I was working with, so I launched my learning and development consultancy, Phenomenal People. In order to meet new clients I carefully researched where I wanted to network; this research lead me to discover Duncan...Read More
Your values are the principles, standards, morals and philosophies you use to determine the way you live your life. Your values are innate within you and they provide you with direction when making decisions and choices in life. For this reason it is essential that firstly you know what your core values are and secondly...Read More
Beliefs are extremely powerful. They have the power to move you closer to your dreams, goals and aspirations as well as the power to keep you from them forever. To believe means to “to accept the statement or opinion of (a person) as true”. We all hold beliefs about ourselves, about other people and society;...Read More
9 Effective Questions to Help You Work It Out There is a chance you are currently feeling fed up, unhappy or unfulfilled with your job, career or life in general. You may be even thinking, “There must be more to life than this!” As children you had dreams. I mean we all did! However as...Read More
Are you holding down a job but growing a business in tandem? Are you finding that you are increasingly being more drawn to your growing enterprise and are contemplating making it a full time commitment? What’s holding you back though is likely to be knowing when to time the move and giving up the security...Read More
