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We all can be hard on ourselves from time to time.  It’s quite natural to give ourselves a little talking to, a small nudge in the right direction, or a reminder that we are ‘better than this’.  Yet, sometimes our internal motivational talk can become more critical, more extreme, and more often pulling us further […]

Many of us are familiar with the annual ‘back to school’ photo at the front door or in the playground.  For years when our kids were little enough to attend primary school, we took their photo against the frog numbers in the playground.  I loved capturing those moments of progression from P1 to P7. And […]

I was honoured to be asked to talk about ‘resilience’ at the inaugural joint Women in Business event on behalf of East Lothian and Midlothian Business Gateway at the start of the year. They wanted me to share some of my business insights on not only starting a business, but having the stamina, skills and […]

Did you know that we all have natural chemicals in our bodies that can really get us going, help us feel motivated and give us that ‘can do’ attitude?  They happen naturally, giving us an occasional motivation boost after or before a specific event, activity or encounter, all without our knowledge. So just imagine, you […]

“Are you feeling wealthy Mr Chancellor?” was the question Emma Barnett kept asking Jeremy Hunt on the Radio 4 Today programme, as the topic of inflation was discussed.  Whilst inflation is going down, something that Mr Hunt was keen to press upon, feeling wealthy, or financially confident is something that most people and businesses are […]