How to choose your email list; which one is right for you? Every week someone asks me about email lists. Most people ask the same 2 questions: * Do I need an email list? * Which is the best one to use? And I always say the same thing: “Yes, you do need an […]
READ MOREUsing the Johari Window to really get to know yourself
How well do you really know yourself? The Johari Window can help! Does this ever happen to you? You hear it once and then it comes up a few more times. Random!! This past week “Johari Window” has been popping up in conversations and I thought if you haven’t ever seen it you might find […]
READ MOREInternational Podcast Day
It’s International Podcast Day Did you know that today (Monday 30th) is International Podcast Day? It’s a worldwide day to celebrate the power of podcasts and an opportunity to spread the love of podcasting! How cool is that? For a podcast fan like me, it’s VERY cool.😎 THE website for all things International Podcast Day is […]
READ MORE‘If I knew this, I wouldn’t always be broke’ – Financial management is VERY important
“Is it really that simple?“ asked Caroline We were working through her financials and figuring out just how much her business was really making and calculating how much money she needed to make in order to pay her expenses and pay herself. “If I knew this, I wouldn’t feel so broke all the time” Every day when I […]
READ MOREHow can you Be Brave when you are exhausted?
Running a business takes courage, resilience, persistence and much more. Running a business requires us to be brave. A recent article on this blog attracted a lot of comments: “Why can’t people be honest about how much help they have?” If you missed it click here Felicity wrote: “Ingrid, thanks so much for this. I’m exhausted and […]
READ MOREWhy can’t they be truthful about how much help it takes?
Last Thursday I had a coaching session with a woman I have known for many years. Kate* is super smart and is returning to running her business after a few years living overseas and starting her family – she has 2 young children. Kate said: “I’m really struggling with trying to do everything. How do people do it?” […]
READ MOREEmpathy; Is it possible to teach empathy?
Matilda is a self-confessed “health shopper.” She’s a friend of mine and recently started telling me about her interactions with various health professionals. “When my work schedule changes I need to find a new physio and a different dentist and another osteo” she said. This from a woman who drives across Sydney to buy her […]
READ MOREGoose bumps and Goal setting
When was the last time every hair on your arms stood up? … full on goose bumps!? I recently interviewed Chris Spurvey for my podcast. A really lovely man who lives in the most eastern point in Canada and in fact is closer to Ireland than most fo the rest of Canada. He loves to […]
READ MOREThe importance of resilience and ‘grit’
Recently we looked at FOBO: Fear of Better Options and the way FOBO is holding some of us back from making decisions – in business and personally. If you didn’t have the chance to read it click here A few people emailed me to let me know they tried out the 2 minute timer technique […]
READ MOREDecisions decisions! Do you suffer decision paralysis?
I have a huge confession to make – there are some occasions when I am so indecisive that I almost get nothing done! Decision paralysis! “No way!” I hear you say. “That cannot be true. Ingrid – not YOU!!” Admittedly it happens to me very rarely – thank goodness! I’m a great one for taking whatever […]
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