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  • Business, mindset, Podcast

    Moving past Imposter Syndrome to step into your truest self with Hannah Meza-Irvine

    Today I’m really excited to be sharing a conversation with Hannah Meza-Irvine all about Imposter Syndrome and stepping into your truest self.

    Hannah is a former divorce solicitor turned copywriter for badass business owners. After going through her own journey of discovering what she really wants to do in life, she helps business owners find their true voice. She writes a wide variety of heartfelt copy, including for websites, blogs and social media captions.

    We talk about:

    Hannah’s experience with imposter syndrome as she found herself in a career that just wasn’t for her

    The practices she took to find space to uncover what was right for her

    The importance of creating that space

    The steps she took to move past imposter syndrome

    Having the courage to step into her next career

    Giving yourself permission to be curious

    Grieving her past self as she moved forwards

    The importance of giving yourself grace as you move through this

    To learn more about Hannah visit: hmicopyagency.com

  • Blog, Business, Home, mindset

    What would you do if you were really brave?

    This question made me think this week…

    What would you do in your business or career if you were really, really brave?

    It was a text back and forth with one of my friends and even though I’d asked the question, it really made me think for a couple of reasons.

    1) All of the things I wrote down were things I could actually do now

    But most importantly

    2) The next question that came up pretty much straight away was…why aren’t I doing them?

    Cue a list of excuses…

    The thing is excuses are sneaky little blighters as they feel like actual real life reasons…but they’re not.

    I know this because of a game I lovingly called the ‘Million pound drop’

    Here’s how it goes…

    Think of something that you’d do in your business / career if you were brave.

    Got it?

    Now think of why you can’t do it.

    OK…would you do it if I was going to give you £1 million??

    If the answer is yes you’ve just caught yourself an excuse.

    Because all the ‘reasons’ why you weren’t doing them have just literally vanished.

    Give it a go, then see whether you can have a go at the things on your first list.

     

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  • Business, Home, mindset, Podcast

    Healing the Mother Wound with Brooke Bownes

    This week I’m excited to share a conversation with the fantastic Brooke Bownes.
    Brooke is an accredited trauma coach, therapist & global No.1 bestselling author. She works with midlife women who struggle with mother wounds and want to heal those wounds, find their power, confidence and release their trauma so they can go for their goals. 
    She’s passionate about this as she once felt powerless and was scared to show up in the world as herself, she then started working on her mindset, she discovered who she was & love the feeling of inner contentment and confidence. She went from scared to speaking on stage.
    She is an introvert that discovered how to rewire her brain and regulate her nervous system, release my trauma so she could achieve the dreams she wanted to achieve and now she helps people do the same.
    She can hand on heart say ‘I know it can be done, she has walked in similar shoes to yours, she has felt your fears, she has been frustrated by blocks.
    A bit about her background, she had an abusive relationship growing up with a narcissist mother, she then moved on to two abusive relationships, she’s been homeless, she’s brought up 4 children single handed, she has a unique way of understanding people where they are at andhelping them to find their power.
    She now lives in a beautiful house with my husband and run a successful business whilst having fun on adventures in their camper van.
    In this episode we talk about:
     – What is the Mother Wound
     – How to tell if you have a narcissistic mother
     – The effects that you might experience as an adult
     
    You can find Brooke here:
    brooke@brookebownes.com
    FB free group
    Instagram
     
  • Business, Home, mindset, Podcast

    How to set goals that work

    In this episode I take you through my goal setting process so get your notebook, and pen at the ready and let’s get started.

    I share:

    The missing piece in goal setting that makes all the difference

    The step by step process for setting goals

    How and why you should even bother

    Listen in here

  • Podcast

    Wrap up of 2022

    Well 2022, it was a blast.

    I don’t know about you but for me 2022 came and went in a blink of an eye, that’s why I think it’s really important to do a wrap up and share everything that I learnt along the way.

    You can listen in here

  • mindset, Podcast

    How to side step fear and prime your mindset for success with Irina Krasko

    I’m really excited to share a fantastic conversation that I had with Irina Krasko.

    Irina is a Life Coach and Mindset Rewiring Expert for entrepreneurs and other independent leaders and she helps her clients lead life and business their own way.

    She works with business owners from various industries and different stages of business to carve out the path that works best for them and then “rewire” emotional and behavioural patterns which may detour them from that path.

    She uses a fusion of modalities such as breakthrough coaching, NLP and elements of hypnotherapy to support the internal and external changes.

    In this episode we talk about:

    How to spot the difference between fear and your intuition

    How to tap into and listen to your intuition

    What fear is actually telling you

    And how to improve your mindset so you don’t hold yourself back and get in your own way.

    For more information on Irina check out Success Identity training – a self-paced mindset shifting tool to up-level results in any area – life or business.  Or follow her on Instagram, And Linkedin here

  • Blog, Business, Home, mindset, time

    How creating space in your diary can help when something unexpected happens

    Life happens sometimes!

    At the end of last year my eldest daughter got ill and had to go into hospital for a few days

    So, I did what any mum would do. I dropped everything, completely cleared my diary and focused on her and being a mum, because this is actually the reason I resigned from my corporate life back in 2010…and it’s something I have never ever lost sight of.

    I’m a mum first!

    I know how real the juggle is!!

    My diary was full to the brim on this particular week as I was trying to clear things off before the holidays…so there was a lot of emails saying we had to push back to the New Year and it reminded me of something that I fiercely protect.

    SPACE!!!

    I learnt this skill from my corporate life and from working with hundreds of CEO’s, Managing Directors and Senior Leaders…

    SPACE IS QUEEN!!!

    When you consciously protect space in your diary, you can nudge things around if you need to without frantically searching for a day or even an hour to have that call that you needed to re-arrange.

    And when you cultivate space, you have time to think, reflect, or even take the afternoon off for a cheeky coffee and cake date with your best friend that you haven’t seen in ages.

    So,  take a glance at your diary and add in some space.

    Add in the school holidays or just normal holidays

    Add in dates with your other half (even if they end up being dates with yourself ?)

    Add in thinking and planning and strategy days

    And add in just the odd day here and there for unexpected fun.

    Creating space is magic!!

     

     

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  • Business, Podcast

    How to juggle being a mum, caregiver and business owner with Melissa Miller

    Ever thought about what you’d do if your partner suddenly received an unexpected diagnosis and you had to become a care-giver?

    That’s exactly what happened to Melissa Miller and she had to do a full pivot and give up her career, create her business and juggle being a care-giver and a mum.

    In this episode we chat about:

    How Melissa’s life changed when her husband received his unexpected diagnosis and what she did

    Why you should always prioritise your own needs

    How to manage everything in a way that’s totally right for you

    And so much more

    If you’d like to get in touch with Melissa here’s how:

    Website:

    https://programs.melissamiller2011.com

     

  • mindset, Podcast

    How to give yourself a confidence boost when you need it most

    Has this ever happened to you?

    You’re about to do something that’s a bit of a comfort zone stretch – maybe pitching to a potential new client; doing a presentation in front of a group; or running a masterclass for the first time… and all of a sudden you start to feel the fear.

    Yes?

    Me too!

    It’s the worst possible time, right?!

    You want to be at your best, but instead your mind is going blank, your palms are sweaty and your heart is beating ten to the dozen.

    If so, I’ve got you covered because this week in the podcast I’m sharing practical things you can do to give yourself an injection of confidence when you need it most.

    I talk about:

    – How I visualise confidence and why this really helps

    – How to create your very own confidence tool-kit for SOS purposes

    – AND how to do all this just before you’re about to do ‘your thing’

    I’d love to hear what you think so feel free to message me on Instagram, and if it benefited you please go leave a review or share with someone you know who needs to hear this too.

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  • Business, mindset, Podcast

    Escaping the war in Ukraine to building a business and life in the UK with Yano Smaglo and Antonia Kinlan

    Imagine for a second waking up to war breaking out in your country, having to quickly pack a bag and escaping…well, this is exactly what happened to Yana Smaglo when the war broke out in Ukraine.

    Yana is a Ukrainian fashion designer of women’s clothing and lingerie and founder of NENYA distribution company, which she created after escaping the war with the main goal to help Ukrainian designers to sell in the UK market and to pay taxes to support both the UK and and Ukrainian economy.

    In this conversation we talk about her escape from Ukraine, and her journey to the UK and how she created her business and mission in the back drop of war.

    To follow Yana and her work with NENYA click here