I have a client that I’ve been ‘playing with’ for a couple of years and seriously working with over the last 7 or 8 months. We had a coaching and mentoring session last Friday and when I asked her if I could write about what we’d talked about, she said ‘yes, but call me Matilda will you?’
Let me tell you the story of Matilda. (more…)
As most of you are probably aware, I’m a huge advocate for women creating their own income. Men too for that matter. In fact, I think it’s fair to say that I firmly believe that we should all have a way to create our own income so that we are not reliant on employers. Employment is still regarded as the ‘correct’ and respectable way to make a living. There is often a slight feeling of distaste detected in an employee when they discover that the person that they’re talking to is self-employed. The phrase ‘why don’t you get a proper job?’ is aimed almost exclusively at the self-employed and it has a very specific meaning; why don’t you go and work for someone else? (more…)
Sometimes, I find that I’m working with someone who talks a great talk, but doesn’t put that talk into action. There are many reasons why that might be the case and I thought it might be useful to share the most common with you and to explain why they are all the same reason really.
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