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I regularly write blogs for my site about life, love and how the everyday relates to my belief that behind every successful business is a successful life. One filled with adventure, challenges, play, new horizons and the creation of a mindset that makes you unstoppable. Read on here for my blog strategies on contemporary business and happiness.
How and why to choose a Business Wingwoman
My career has seen me do a ton of stuff I’ve loved. Running my own businesses, writing books, speaking on global stages, leading $140 million business. But my latest obsession—I really want to call it that—is being a Business Wingwoman. It’s not...
What planning travel made me realise about business
During our marriage, my ex-husband always took charge of the travel plans (and hosting our dinner parties. The man was a natural.) I just had to rock up with my passport and bag. Now that I’m single, the travel plans are my remit and I’m planning...
How to beat the hidden cost of business at its own game
At my age and level of experience—so far my fifties have been about being bashed up by life and having a really interesting time discovering resilience and gin—I know it’s normal to feel down sometimes. Poor mental health is part of normal mental...
How to do the Three Capes hike and still be laughinG
After I did the Larapinta hike earlier in 2022, everyone wanted to know the blow by blow of how each day panned out. Seems like so many people are abandoning classic ‘luxury’ holidays in private villas for the adventure of travelling the...
The unlikely thing you should be doing noW
When my kids were small, I loved my life. Loved being a hands-on mum. Loved creating and running successful businesses amid the school drop offs and the organised chaos. Loved building a family, with all its traditions and tedium and small...
BRANDS, WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE YA?
Noosa, you were fantastic. Weather that saw me up at 6am and in the ocean just after the first beach coffee of the day. Fun outdoor dining with fresh seafood and cocktails that made me feel 20 again. It felt like not just summer but other cool life...
The good news insurance company you should know abouT
I have a friend whose husband works in insurance. He’s an expert, the guy you want to call before you take out holiday insurance or decide on a home and contents policy. It’s just that most people don’t know about his day job—insurance gets such a...
WHAT THE OUTBACK TAUGHT ME ABOUT BUSINESS
(Picture credit: Tegan Paisley) Before I walked the Larapinta Trail I thought a lot about what hiking for six days on a route classified for hard core experts would give an inexperienced and not particularly fit suburban mum. Blisters, sure. Tears,...
Why customer experience costs nothing but is priceless
The morning after we arrived back in Alice Springs after finishing the Larapinta Trail walk in May, I headed straight into town and into Outbush in the Todd Mall. Opened in 1986, the locally owned business stocks everything you need and then some...