How positive habits helped me make the most out of lockdown
Coronavirus and lockdown turned our everyday lives upside down. But from all the stress and hassle rose positive habits and unexpected clarity. These three strategies helped me see it. When closing schools and some form of lockdown started to seem inevitable due to...
Celebrating Our 7th Birthday!
Win A DrivenWoman Membership! Are you a driven woman? To celebrate our 7th birthday we are giving away seven FREE MEMBERSHIPS to DrivenWoman at your chosen location or online. We’d like to invite more ambitious women who are ready to step outside their comfort zone to...
6 Brave Steps To Overcome The Fear Of Criticism
Do you sometimes find yourself censoring your ideas and feeling unable to express yourself fully to others? Are you afraid what people around you might think if you said what was on your mind? Do you stop defending your values in the fear that you might...
8 new ways to stay focused and prioritise in these uncertain times
Covid-19 has cast a wave of uncertainty across the world, and the impact on daily life for ambitious women has been wildly varied, depending greatly on personal circumstances and home life set up. For some it has meant endless hours of personal alone time often...
I’m a Coach — Here are 6 Ways I Advise Women Leaders to Prioritize Self-Care
Today I was scheduled to lead a session on "Effective Self Care for Today's Women Leaders" at United Way's Women's Leadership Summit. While the Summit has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, the need for self-care has never been more acute in a...
We are all wired for human connection – now more than ever
Many of us are struggling to find focus during these unprecedented times of coronavirus quarantine. And we have seen something emerge inside our community that was a little unexpected. There are a lot of writings focusing now on how to be organised, create structure...
5 Habits That Help You Prioritise During Times of Rapid Change
Almost overnight the world as we know it has changed, radically. It’s hard not to be filled with fear, worry, concern about what it means for you personally. Financial uncertainty and worries about the health of loved ones are all around us. What is...
Can Crisis Move Us From Entitlement to Enrichment
Swans have returned to the Venetian canals. As the world falls deeper into chaos we are being called to celebrate things that may have felt insignificant just weeks ago. If I mentioned 'Venice' you may have though "ah, I really want to visit those canals". Many of us...
How Coronavirus Chaos Can Help You See Clearly What Matters Most In Life
Every disaster has a silver lining. Coronavirus is shutting down half the world but sometimes disastrous external events end up making space for us to focus on what is really essential in life. Disasters bring with them a lot of uncertainty and sometimes personal...
Why even the most ambitious women struggle to share their strengths
Companies are sitting on a treasure trove of talent, innovation and ambition - women - But many women are still afraid to express what they have to offer. When I started DrivenWoman, a global empowerment platform for women, back in 2013 many of...