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In my keynotes when I ask people what their SWAG is I get funny looks. SWAG stands for Seriously Wild Audacious Goal and having one is the secret to overcoming fear and reconnecting with your WHY. My mate Dave, the headteacher of a primary school in Blackpool, came up...

Today I got to stand on the same stage as the women from the early Suffragette movement. As he miked me up, Will, the stage manager, listed other speakers who had given speeches standing on the very same floorboards I was about to be on, ‘Ghandi, Martin Luther King,...

You’re stronger, wiser and more powerful than you think. And I know that because you have a tendency to doubt yourself or talk yourself and your achievements down. It’s called being human, welcome to the club! However, the one thing we need to be completely clear on...

Full disclosure, for a large part of my life, my default setting was misery and depression. I was accustomed to waking up in the morning with a dark heavy cloud around me. I accepted that feeling as ‘normal’ and perfected the habit of disassociation to block the fog....

Ever felt like you have too much to do and too little time to do it in? I'm mum to three kids, I run my own businesses and now and again I like to make out with my husband so, it's a yes from me. On any given day I'm juggling writing, coaching and delivering keynotes...

DOWNLOAD MY FREE TOOLKIT I have a history of setting ridiculously high expectations for myself and then beating myself when I fail. (Can I get an Amen?) Also, I’m time short, and incredibly busy with incredibly important stuff. Oh yeah, and I have a Netflix account....

Just over a year ago I stood in front of 300 teachers and decided to tell them the truth about themselves. It was no mean feat seeing as my default setting for my entire career had been lying. I started teaching feeling lucky to even have a job - which is probably...