I bet you’re a lot like many women : you invest a lot of time showering love and affection on other people… But you might struggle to offer that self-love and care to yourself? Being self-critical is a very easy pattern to fall into but it damages esteem and keeps you playing small… Which is why I am coming to you today on our podcast, Her Ambitious Career…. With a whole episode dedicated to showering yourself with unconditional love. And in fact, there’s a 24-hour challenge built into today’s ep… I am sharing an array of ways you can start challenging that negative narrative and being far kin ..read more

Happy new year ! It is the start of another brand new, shiny year – welcome in 2024! And you may have been waiting to read my list… That I post at the start of every year, of What NOT To Do This Year… As a corporate woman looking for get the recognition you deserve. I recorded this all on our podcast – listen here… or read on for a synopsis! This January, I am talking about 3 themes, namely…   #1 Do NOT internalise discrimination I am talking about how some organisations still penalise women… And what you can do about it… The most important aspect being NOT to take on that discrimination ..read more

[Massive Movie spoiler alert] The name on everybody’s lips is ‘Barbie’. If you haven’t yet seen the new Barbie movie, I’d don your bright pink top and book a ticket quick. Barbie is fast-becoming the highest grossing movie of 2023, making over US$1 BILLION globally in just two weeks and is already the highest grossing movie directed by a female director (Greta Gerwig). Unsurprisingly, it has got a lot of women – and men – talking… and for good reason. The movie has been described as “a multi layered masterpiece” (by me and no doubt others)… Whilst also attracting its fair share of ire, in p ..read more

Today I’d love to talk with you about stress… Specifically, leadership stress… Because leaders regularly encounter situations that can result in them feeling lost, isolated and overwhelmed… Which inevitably impacts performance as well as confidence and even, esteem. Over the last decade… I have exclusively coached corporate women leaders and managers and have seen them come to me with a lot of recurring stress-related challenges. Identifying the challenge you’re having is always your first step… Which is why I thought it would be useful to provide this checklist so tha ..read more

Why does building trust matter? I mean, it sounds obvious but it’s one of those factors that we can think we are doing… When in fact we actually aren’t. We can assume others trust us – but what if that’s not their feeling at all? What if your boss feels uncertain around you? What if your senior stakeholders know very little about you at all? I find a lot of people connect ‘working really hard’ with the assumption that that alone will build trust. But just delivering results isn’t enough… Trust requires a lot more than that.     Why Do You Need to Be Trusted? I’m sure you’ll agree: T ..read more

So what’s wrong with being a ‘people pleaser’ when you’re a leader? Perhaps you’ve been given some feedback that you’re ‘too much of a people pleaser’? Perhaps your people-pleasing behaviour ‘doesn’t fit in with the culture’ you’re in? (And perhaps, quite frankly, it does – more on that later). People-pleasing is a psychologically agreeable behaviour… And let’s start… By acknowledging first all the potential benefits of being agreeable … Such as being, and being regarded as being, an active listener Agreeable personalities and leaders would likely score high on ’empathy’ You’ll be someone who ..read more

Unfortunately, too many women share the ‘I don’t feel good enough’ feeling… And a lot of that stems from the fact that we are wired, as humans, to compare ourselves to others. We have evolved to compete and survive; comparison is the natural output of that process: * Am I strong enough? *Will my species survive? But modern society also forces additional layers of self-evaluation and comparison upon us: * Am I successful enough? * Am I good enough? * Am I rich enough? * Am I a good enough parent? * Am I smart enough? * Am I slim enough? * Am I wrinkle-free enough? * Am I attractive enough? &nbs ..read more

Have you ever wanted to learn how to ask for a pay rise? Wouldn’t it be better if I was asking you instead, “How much did you negotiate at your last salary review?” Of course it would! How would that feel?! Knowing you had asked for a genuine pay rise and got it? Asking for a pay rise alludes a lot of people – women in particular. Only 36% of women have ever asked for a pay rise. That’s awfully low… And yet, you deserve to be paid appropriately for all those hours you put in week after week (on repeat), right?   Want a Promotion? Get our Free Guide, ‘The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get ..read more

A few years ago, I worked with a fabulous client called Sandie who had no female role models. She was in a management role at one of the Big 5 banks here in Australia. Sandie was extremely ambitious and sought me out because… She just couldn’t get promoted and had simply run out of ideas as to how to make it happen. Sandie felt alone, exasperated and she really wanted help. “What’s your number 1 challenge at work Sandie?” I asked her at our first meeting. “A lack of female mentorship.” she replied, sighing. “You can not be, what you can not see Rebecca,” she said ..read more

Ladies! We are starting 2023 off with a bang – because I want to help you get promoted this year! And I’m sharing 3 things you must NOT do in 2023… If you want to be deeply fulfilled and successful in your career. And… If you prefer to listen to this conversation… We just went live on our podcast – Her Ambitious Career – with this ep this morning. Here’s the episode… and if reading is more your thing, read on!     3 Things NOT to do in 2023: So, as I do every 1 January, I’m here to tell you what 3 things to AVOID doing this year… Here is the first one… It might seem a bit ‘heavy’ to ..read more