Women and career ambition, is it still a taboo?
When it comes to women and ambition for their career many want to keep a low profile. If a woman says she wants to double her salary or that she wants her boss’s job many people are sure to raise eyebrows. Society’s reaction has traditionally been that a woman should...
Feeling Burnt Out? How To Take Back Control Of Life – The Feminine Way
After 16 years in a successful investment banking job I was feeling burnt out and took a drastic step to leave my high-flying career. It was not an easy decision, but at the time it felt like the only choice. From the outside my professional life looked solid: I was...
Women are more likely to burnout than men, so what can companies do about it
Burnout is now considered a serious work issue and women are more likely to burnout than men. According to McKinsey’s Women in The Workplace report 42% of women are now feeling burned out. The burnout gap between women and men has almost doubled since last year....
Thinking of resigning? Don’t. Do this instead.
Are you feeling stuck and thinking of resigning? You are not alone. Women are assessing their careers and lives holistically in an increasing rate. The pandemic has given people time to re-evaluate their lives and careers. One in three women are considering...
Why The Great Resignation for women is really a Great Re-evaluation
The Great Resignation for women is actually a Great Re-evaluation, and it's been long coming. Women are no longer available for working under pressure without feeling fulfilled and valued. The Great Resignation also means that women want to find their own voice and...
How Japanese ikigai concept can inspire you to find your purpose
Have you ever asked yourself what life is all about? Questions like Why am I here? Why is life worth living? And what is my role in this sometimes confusing world of ours? I have certainly had these questions pop up in my mind, especially during my mid-thirties when I...
What Elizabeth Gilbert Taught Me About Giving Yourself A Permission
Giving yourself a permission to follow your dreams is the most difficult and the most simple thing you can do. Many people spend a lifetime searching for meaning and purpose when, in fact, our desires and dreams are closer than we actually want to admit. We are our...
Are You Living Reactive Or Manifestive Lifestyle
Have you ever considered what living a manifestive lifestyle means? Most of us live reactively, responding to life's events as they appear. This is wonderful but unless you have very strong personal boundaries the chances are you are reacting to many events and...
Time And Space – Your New Best Friends
Have you ever thought about honouring your cycles and choosing good timing for an easier and more productive life? Getting our cues right is so beautiful, isn’t it? Especially at life's crossroads we get a push to realign and simplify, and to connect with what really...
How To Step Outside Your Comfort Zone: Five Feminine Ways To Embrace Change
Many women struggle to take a new direction in life if it means stepping outside their comfort zone. If advice like 'just take the leap' fills you with anxiety and frustration rather than excitement you may be trying to embrace personal shift not inherent to you. I'm...