How to Embrace Self Care and Self Leadership
How do you blow off steam as a leader? Do you get home from work and cook up a storm in the kitchen? Do you immediately fall onto the couch and don’t get up for the rest of the weekend? Or do you go out for a night of fun, dinner, drinks and laughs with […]
How to Harness the Mighty Power of Self Affirmations
When we talk about self-affirmations, there will always be people who agree that self-affirmations really do work and those who don’t believe in that wishy-washy kind of stuff. I’m in the group that believes that self-affirmations do actually work and can be a way for leaders to become more successful, kind, courageous and empathetic. In […]
Remember that even the smallest act can make a big difference…
Kindness is the key to impact, transformation, connection and success for 2022 and beyond. Stories of bullying are not uncommon. In turn, even today we hear many stories of bullying and poor leadership – and the impact it has on people’s lives, mental health, families, businesses and so forth. In turn, we hear so many […]
Why the World needs your Kindness
Why the World needs your Kindness Seriously, you might be thinking why we need to think about kindness and the world needing it when it should be part of our daily lives like eating and even breathing! However, is it? We should all be kind? However, are we? Please don’t confuse kindness with being nice. […]
“First Comes Courage” Shines Spotlight on the Power of Leading with Courage
Cutting edge entrepreneur, CEO and author Sonia McDonald is on a mission to shake up the leadership space Cutting edge entrepreneur, businesswoman and courageous leader Sonia McDonald is on a mission to shake up the leadership space and help leaders get their mojo back post-pandemic, with her new book “First Comes Courage.” In her recently […]
The Coach Connection: Why Everyone Should Have a Coach
Unlock Your Potential: The Coach’s Secret By far the best investment in my career and business were my coaches. Why? There are so many reasons, however having a trusted advisor who is dedicated to empowering, helping and supporting you to be the best version of you is such a gift and a must have today. […]
Secrets To Building Trust and Becoming a Successful Leader
Trust is a very powerful word and there are many examples of trust in action! The bushfire crisis has highlighted incredible examples of community support and caring for each other: the Australian spirit coming to the forefront during a crisis built on a foundation of trust. Also, new levels of trust emerged with managing remote […]
Rule #1 Leadership isn’t Easy
Rule #1 Leadership isn’t Easy Being a leader is so much harder than it looks. It’s not easy however it’s definitely worth it. This is why I am today so passionate about advising entrepreneurs, SME’s and leaders. I didn’t realise how important leadership was until I started working in a space where I was teaching […]
Leadership Fatigue and How To Maintain Resilience
Are We Exhausted Leaders? Are we exhausted leaders? I think I am. However even though there are days we might feel like we don’t have this, we do. We have got this. Determination and perseverance are two critical leadership skills that every great leader must possess. But sometimes, no matter how much willpower and drive […]
Unlikely Entrepreneur
I remember standing there in Shanghai, China and my world had just fallen apart. My beautiful and warm apartment was suddenly cold and ugly. I wanted to crawl under a rock. I have left a full-time single mum living in a foreign country and I had no idea what I was going to do next. […]