THIS COLLECTION IS ALL ABOUT
LESSON
Life Lessons are hard learned Here is a selection of some of mine
Life is full of Lessons; just some are more expensive than others.
As an entrepreneur, business owner and parent I seem to go from one life lesson to another. Every day life lessons present themselves. And some are really very powerful and I’d love others to learn from them.
Part of the business journey is about who you are as a person. I also consider that my ‘whole self’ comes to work. For me, I need to make sure that my whole life is connected.
I thought it was important to include many posts about these life lessons. As an entrepreneur, business owner, or a corporate leader you will have many competing priorities. In these pages you may well find some answers. Perhaps how I did it, or what I have learned from others will give you inspiration.
Have fun and explore these many posts. You may want to have a pen and paper by your side to jot down the life lessons that inspire you. You will definitely want to subscribe to my Monday Motivator Newsletter so that you can get a weekly dose of motivation.
Catch up on the Lessons blog posts
The day Richard Branson turned me down.
I posted this article on LinkedIn as part of it's influencer program. I find myself reflective at this time of year – thinking about the wins of 2014 and the opportunities for 2015. I’m excited for the coming year as I have much coming up: the launch of my book in...
What I see for a successful 2015
I was asked by the editorial team at LinkedIn to pen what I see coming for 2015 so I have put some thoughts together to look at ideas and trends that are likely to shape 2015. Next year is likely to be a very big year for me too - with three big new initiatives that...
What is the best business idea?
This month we have been on set shooting "Shark Tank" Australia - for Channel Ten. The team of 'sharks' (pictured) is reviewing people pitching his or her business ideas - as we celebrate entrepreneurship and invention there are other things I will be looking for in...
Consumers Rule and Innovation Is Inevitable
Last summer for close to five weeks I traveled with the family– it’s the "big trip" for my daughter’s graduation from high school, her eighteenth and my special birthday. When she was just a tiny tot in primary school I remember saying to her in passing. “You are...
My First Job
There always has to be a first that will be forever remembered. And I’d like to think that first is remembered for all the right reasons. My first job was at the local toy store. I got the job just before the Christmas rush and I worked Friday night and Saturday...
Four Strategies for Finding Happiness at Work
As we start a new year - with one or more new years resolution... most of us will have considered what we do for work. If we are happy at work (where we spend so much of our time)... then some how life seems to come into flow. I enjoyed reading James Clear in his...
Thank you to the 800,000 people reading my LinkedIn posts
I thought it might be interesting to share what it is like to have a "public profile" – not as a celebrity of course – merely someone that people might look at in the street and have a sense of familiarity with. I was in the LinkedIn office in Paris in February – far...
Men as Champions of Change*
I was chatting to a family member over the weekend and he mentioned my recent uplifting post as to how far the women entrepreneur ecosystem has come in Australia. Then he said... "I just don't see sexism anywhere, Naomi". He works for a business where one of the three...