Why You Don’t Need Permission To Go After Your Bigger Life
Women are told over and over again that we are less confident and that’s who we are. Many believe it's our personality. Read it in magazines or ask any successful woman for advice and she’ll readily point to having confidence. “Just believe in yourself!” But how could...
7 Things Smart People Do to Avoid Passion Burnout
For many, working a day job is a necessity to earn the money we need to live and to do the things we love. Some of us might develop a side hustle that allows us to earn a little cash while doing what we love. But what happens when what we love becomes our...
Why Being Unproductive Is Not Entirely Your Fault
My affair with productivity started with a few triggers, one of them being a comment from my fiancé about the fact that I tend to start things, but never finish them. I get excited about new projects and I’m brilliant at kickstarting ideas. I also have many interests...
5 Personality Traits Of Women Entrepreneurs
Women carry millions of great business ideas in their hearts that never see a light of a day. These are those fragile dreams that stay forever hidden and keep their owners anxious and frustrated, as is the case for all unfulfilled dreams. According to research by...
How I Started Festival Of Doers The Most Empowering Day Of The Year
We often don't see what is clearly in front of us. We'd like to do great things, have brilliant ideas and follow our hearts but somehow those ideas stay hidden as we keep pursuing all the small stuff feeling slightly uninspired and underwhelmed. That was me two and a...
Moving From Drifting To Acting
When I first joined the DrivenWoman Introduction session in January 2016, I wasn’t at all full of excitement in that cheerleader high-up-ponytail “let’s do this” kind of way. I felt anxious as I stared at the empty paper with the first exercise: what do I actually...
Re-discovering My Natural Self
A few years back in a session, a therapist told me that the whole orientation of my inner system was wired towards stress. It was a sub-conscious program in my body and mind – intensity had become a magnet. I was an intensity junkie and stress was my comfort zone. She...
Leading the Feminine Way: 6 Empowering Lessons For Radical Career Success
I have worked for a wonderful company for over 25 years during which time it has grown from a small local setup to a business with global reach from offices in five countries. I was given opportunity upon opportunity over the years and that led to career success...
Four Steps To Saying ‘No’ To Negativity
Does it sometimes feel like people around you are trying to steal your time, attention and energy with negativity? You have dreams and goals to chase but somehow end up catering for other people's agenda's that aren't even always that constructive. Perhaps...
It’s Not Your Problem, It’s Your Purpose
We women hold a world record in comparing and laying judgment on ourselves and others. But it's not just the feeling that someone else is more successful than you, comparison creeps in when we face obstacles too. Everyone faces difficulties in life. These can stem...