How do you feel about your birthday? Love it, dread it, or see it as just another day. March is my birthday month and I am usually very reflective during this time. I think back over the last year and assess what I have achieved, what I have learned and in what ways am I […]

If you ever struggle with feeling overwhelmed, can I let you know that you are not alone. As professionals, we often have numerous expectations from numerous areas of our personal and professional lives, all seemingly needing to be prioritised. Seemingly all at the same time! Overwhelm can be both positive and negative, as one can […]

I once heard a colleague talk about people having a unique voice print, similar to us each having a unique fingerprint, and it really struck me as an interesting concept. With the rise of voice recognition in our day-to-day life, there is something about our voices each being distinctively different. And even if our voices […]

It’s that time again, where we say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new one. I am sure many of you are also wondering where on earth the time has gone, as it only felt like yesterday we were wishing each other a Happy New Year going into 2022.  We often use […]

The holiday season is well and truly upon us and shelves are filled with Christmas goodies, decorations, and gift ideas. The festive tunes are on commercials, shopping centres, and many radio stations. Whether you sit in the camp where all of the above fills you with seasonal joy and excitement or you are already over […]

I love new projects, new ventures, and new endeavours. There is often a sense of excitement with the prospect of future possibilities. There is the opportunity to start something fresh and see the impact and the outcome. Whilst the excitement is there, on the other side, there may also be challenges we feel when we […]

We all struggle from time to time, and if some of us are completely honest sometimes it may feel that we are more often in a ‘struggle’ than we are out of one. And whether that struggle is because of sickness, loss, mental health, challenging finances, global pandemics, family drama, or work issues it can […]

“Once upon a time there was a young girl who loved to read, she worked hard at school and was a good student, but she had a problem ….” This was the opening line to a series of presentations that I was delivering to secondary school students before the holidays. In all, I spoke to […]

Summer has arrived. For some it is about holidays, going abroad, or spending time with family, and for others, it is about taking a break and slowing down at home. Whilst for some it is business as normal. In whichever way you experience summer I would like you to consider whether this will be a […]

I was having a conversation with my mother recently, she is often the voice of wisdom in my life and so whilst at times, I may not like to listen, experience has taught me to hear what she is saying. Which in this case was something along the lines of “Francesca, in the same way […]