I thought I would share with all this recent presentation that I did for Muru-D. It is only 10 minutes and covers much about my thoughts on success, purpose, surrounding yourself with people of different strengths, authentic leadership, vision, values and alignment. I...
This post is part of a series in which LinkedIn Influencers share how they turned setbacks into success. Read all their stories here. I like to think that I have been in charge of my own life, that I am in the driving seat rather than in the back seat along for a...
A young person in my life recently labeled himself ‘stressed’ he claimed the reason for ‘all’ his life circumstances was because of this ‘label’ he had self imposed. It made me wonder how often is it that we put a label to something (say a set...
I’m pretty excited to be speaking at the up coming WiRL Summit – Women in Real Life (An Online Summit for professional women seeking career success and a balanced life) There is a very impressive line up of speakers – to which I am humbled to be a...
Grief can happen at the least expected moments, it might be a teenager who has had his or her young heart broken, it might be someone who has just been diagnosed with a life threatening illness, someone who has lost an animal companion, someone going through a divorce...
Yesterday I was asked to speak spontaneously to the RedBallooners at our company wide meeting. As I stood in front of what appeared like a massive group of people…. I felt a wave of deep gratitude. Not just for those who were present – but all the past...
1 April is my 13th anniversary as a RedBallooner. It feels like it has been my whole life… I struggle now to remember a time before RedBalloon. My role has changed more in the last 2 years than in the 10 years prior to that. As mentioned in my previous post –...
This post is part of a series in which LinkedIn Influencers analyze the state and future of their industry. Read all the posts here. How often do you find yourself at a seminar or conference doing your absolute best to listen to the speaker in the front of the room –...
As most know I have moved to a founding director role at RedBalloon – Kristie Buchanan CEO has well and truly put her stamp on the business as she leads the business to it’s next phase of growth. We presented last week at the Growth Summit to fellow entrepreneurs on...
Today is International Day of Happiness – 20 March every year is set aside to focus on the human emotion of happiness. Governments, industry and education facilities all know that happy people are more able to be creative and far more productive. So they have...
