They’re clapping for you! Feel the love
In my powerful speaking programs, something happens every single time that causes me to raise my voice and say, “No, no, no!” And then, “Go back and do it again!” It’s this: After delivering a brilliant talk, directly and powerfully straight from the heart, that leaves audience members marvelling and longing to clap loudly to show their appreciation, each woman walks away. I’m calling this for the big pile of poo it is. You diminish your power and presence when you do that. Stop.
For the renegades, the dreamers, the crazy ones… let’s change the world
My girl went to a birthday party at the weekend. It had an ice cream theme, and there were games – pin the cherry on the ice cream – and an ice cream-shaped piñata, and, of course, plenty of ice cream to eat, with just about everything except cherries to put on top. There was […]
How to make the biggest difference
I want to know, how might your life be different if: You felt so inspired by your mission that you could easily inspire others to get on board and wholeheartedly commit? You were so comfortable in your own skin that you could show up authentically – at work, everywhere – and pave a path for […]
Leadership isn’t just for the boss
If anyone spoke about what it means to be a leader back when I was at school, I must have been too busy smiling cheekily at boys to have noticed. I desperately wanted to be a prefect, mainly because it would have made me seem and feel important. That it required anything to do with […]
