In 2021 I spent the year looking for work, writing a book and cycling up a storm.It felt like rejection after rejection, mountain after mountain. So I decided to start a podcast and interview the world’s highest-performing women because I wanted to know their secrets. Was life and success about luck? About persistence? About skill? Turns out it was all of that and more. I learnt alot from women… Source ..read more

This is outside my normal writing themes but I’m writing this blog in the hope that I can one day thank James, the stranger who saved my life. When I left school I had no idea what I wanted to do. I decided that my parents did pretty well with accounting, financially I mean so I chose that.Well needless to say it didn’t end… Source ..read more

If I have to read one more article on “The future of AI” I think I’m going to vomit. I’m so over all of it. More of that for another day but it’s really why I decided to start writing this blog; because I felt like in a world of social media and AI there had to be some space to get real. I think this is probably one of the most important pieces I’ve written. Source ..read more

There may not be a magic pill for getting through life. But cutting through our own BS stories is pretty close. Let me explain.I can’t run. Really. I’ve always been one of those elephant runners. You know? The type that others can feel the ground shake when their foot hits the ground.Not because I’m overweight but because running has never really been my thing. My body doesn’t love it like it… Source ..read more

Being ghosted has to be one of the most demeaning and damaging acts of the 21st century that as a collective we seem to have adopted. Let’s explore why it’s so damaging and how to handle it. Jocelyn met a guy she really liked. They met every weekend for a month and she felt like they were just getting closer every time they met up.They laughed. They joked. Source ..read more

The truth is you can learn a new skill at any time. When you’re 3, or 20, post 40 or even post 80!The rules stay the same. The 2 hardest things I learnt post-40 (apart from patience and resilience) is learning to ride a motorbike and learning to Speak Spanish.I’ve learned a lot in my life and most of it through trial and error. I don’t love academic study so I prefer to learn by doing. Source ..read more

Today I watched some guys clearing out an apartment across the road. The owner who was in her seventies, apparently passed away suddenly from a heart attack.She had a lot of stuff considering she was a single woman. No judgement. It just prompted me to think; Did she love her stuff? Is there stuff she still wanted? Did she wish she’d lived more?I thought about it and wanted to share my philosophy… Source ..read more

I had just eaten a packet of my favourite biscuits…Sitting on the couch after my lunch of cheese and bread, I felt disgusting.I could the pressure of my pants as they closed around my thighs. I hated it. I hated my body. And it was a feeling I felt often.That was before I wrote Carbs, Curves and Everything in Between. Looking back I wanted to share the 3 things that helped me transform my body. Source ..read more

It’s pretty ridiculous that I’m writing this blog because if you’re an asshole, this probably won’t be on the top of your reading list.That said, we’re all assholes at times and sometimes we just need a reminder.I hope that whether you just want to be a better human, or you really want to change how you are in the world, that this blog sheds some light. Here’s how not to be an asshole. Source ..read more

Dating for beginners, or those beginning againI actually have no idea why I’m writing this.From the beginning, you should know that I am no expert in this area. Quite obviously if you’ve read my book. This piece I write is based purely on personal experience and those of my friends.I think dating should be easy so I just wanted to share a few thoughts.First, you’re going to need a dating mindset. Source ..read more