Last week, we looked at why it’s important to plan for the new year. Setting goals for the new year will give you a sense of purpose; it will help you focus and direct your limited time and energy towards what’s really important; and it will motivate and energise you to achieve something that is […]
Why you should quit the 9 to 5
In September 2013, I walked out of my office and into the unknown. I had resigned from my job, the first after my studies, with no concrete plans as to what I would be doing next. It had started with a request to my boss to take a three-month sabbatical. Off I went to South […]
Fearless Fridays: From sales and recruiting to business growth strategy
This month’s Fearless Fridays interview is with none other than my own coach and mentor, Kelly Roach. Kelly is a former NFL cheerleader and had a hugely successful career in sales and recruitment before she decided to start up on her own in order to create what she most valued in her life: freedom, fulfilment […]
8 benefits of starting a side hustle
Last week, we looked at the things that you’ve learned in your corporate job that you can leverage to build your own business. But why would you want to start a business in the first place? Surely you’re busy enough with your full-time job and the last thing you need is to create more work […]
Why people want to (but don’t) quit the 9 to 5
A couple of articles caught my attention this past week. One was from Stanford, a very bleak look at the massive health toll that today’s corporate work culture is having on employees; and the other from McKinsey, on the millions of people who want to quit the 9 to 5 within the next few years. It […]