You’ve heard it once. You’ve heard it a thousand times.Comparison is the thief of joy. Comparison is a fickle thing. Sometimes it can be used to inspire you and help you push yourself to perform at a higher level. I always push myself harder when I’m in a race as opposed to when I’m training solo. And I certainly […]
Continue readingI wrote the initial draft of this post just days after the massive turnout for the Women’s March not only in Washington but around the world. It’s been incredible to see the ripple effect (which has become a tsunami) of activism by and amongst women particularly in recent months. I see a ripple effect in the […]
Continue readingYou’re ready - so go and do it…You’re ready - so go and do it…You’re ready - so go and do it…You’re ready - so go and do it…You’re ready - so go and do it…You’re ready - so go and do it… 🙂I can’t think of a single time in my life I’ve felt “ready”. In […]
Continue readingI get it. You’re busy. We’re all busy. Even a lifelong bookworm like me - Hi, my name is Jen and I’m addicted to books - struggles to find time to read. But ever since Mum handed me a well-worn, second-hand copy of “A Woman of Substance” by Barbara Taylor-Bradford in my late teens (which I still […]
Continue readingLast Friday I watched a woman reportedly worth more than Beyonce, cry. On stage and in front of 1,000 people. Thanks to my friend Mel I had the pleasure of attending a breakfast event run by Business Chicks at which Sophia Amoruso was speaking.Put my #girlboss shoes for this event!To give this story some context, Sophia started selling […]
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I’m just going to come out and say it… I’m a fraud. Some day someone is going to find out that I have absolutely no fucking idea what I’m doing and that I’m not nearly as smart as they think I am. If I’m honest with myself (and you), I feel like a fraud most of the […]
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From women climbing the highest mountains in the world to everyday women raising kids and just trying to make ends meet, I know a lot of brave women. If you’re reading this, you’re one too 🙂 After all, bravery isn’t reserved for mountaineers or people who run into burning buildings or attempt to stop crime. It’s […]
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If I asked you ~What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done? How would you answer it? Your first instinct might be to tell me about the biggest, badass, most terrifying thing you’ve ever done; skydiving, abseiling, giving the eulogy at a funeral etc. Something that made you feel sick to your stomach with anxiety and sheer terror […]
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I can’t tell you how much I hate admitting this (just ask my husband!) - but I think I was wrong… Fark. See, I’ve always encouraged women to act with more confidence, more courage and more bravery. Because either it’s lacking in some way - or we aren’t tapping into it - if we, as women, are […]
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There is one word you and I use every day that creates more dissatisfaction, unhappiness, guilt, restraint, fear, self-doubt, frustration and self-sabotage amongst women.What’s the one word you use when you are feeling guilty? Should.What’s the one word you use when you put your family ahead of yourself? Should.What’s the one word you use when […]
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