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Last  month I was able to combine my love of photography with my love of gardens, when I attended a photography workshop with Eva Nemeth, in the gorgeous setting of Damson Farm in Somerset.   Eva is an Internationally published garden and story-telling photographer, whose clients include House & Garden UK, Country Living UK, Tatler and many more.   I’ve followed Eva for some time on Instagram, so I was very excited to spend the day with her and a lovely group of flower growers, textile designers and photographers.   It was a[...]

As Jim Rohn said, 'Motivation gets you started. Habit keeps you going' Our habits can affect the way we feel throughout the day and what we achieve. And yet often we don't question their impact on our work. So recently, I've been experimenting with changing or introducing new habits into my daily routine and it's been interesting to see how it's made a difference to my time and productivity. One approach is to bring awareness to what you do routinely every day and how it affects you. What can you do differently or can you add a new habit to an exist[...]

We are nearly half way through the year! How's it going? I don't want the rest of the year to slip by with out achieving my goals. So at this time of year I take time to do a detailed mid year review and update my intentions for the rest of the year. Is this something you do? Here are a few of the areas I look at in detail.... ~ My productivity and time management. What distractions are keeping me from achieving my goals? ~ My numbers - I keep track of these each month so I can see where I need to focus my time and attention. ~ My skills and qual[...]

When life is challenging, it can be easy to slip into a scarcity mindset. So I thought I would share a few tips which help me to stay focused on abundance and growth ..... ~ Bring self awareness to what you focus on every day. Are you focused on what's missing or what you would like to attract into your life? I do a short meditation and visioning exercise in the morning and evening to manage my mindset. ~ Write down all the things you fear or are worried about, then write down the opposite of these and how you will address them ~ Cultivate a growth min[...]

  I wonder if you can relate to this?  Although I’m pretty good at managing my physical and emotional well-being, the accumulated restrictions of the past 2 years did have an impact on my motivation levels.   Like many others, I missed travel, live events, attending workshops and face to face meetings. Just a few of the things that are important for my interest and enthusiasm in business.   It’s taken a while, but hopefully, life is changing and I’m feeling hopeful and energised again!   I was reminded of the importa[...]

Sometimes we wish people and circumstances would just change!   But often the best approach is to change ourselves, as we can't control everything that happens externally.   What we believe and how we show up in business will affect the choices and decisions we make.   Which in turn will impact the results we want to achieve.   To get to a new or different level, we can consciously choose to change our thoughts, beliefs, actions and decisions, (if they're not working for us), to achieve a different outcome.  [...]

This year my intention is do a lot of work around my beliefs!   As you know business is not just about taking action, but also about managing our energy, thoughts and feelings.   Often when we struggle to reach a goal or make changes in our lives, it’s because we have beliefs which don’t support what we’re trying to achieve.   Because what we believe is what we perceive!   We all have different beliefs based on our family and life experience. As they become so much a part of who we are and how we view the world th[...]

  The author, Ralph Ransom wrote, 'Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life'. Every day is an opportunity to take those small steps in your business which over time will build, grow and gain momentum, but in doing so it's key to focus on what's important and will make a difference. The best way to do this is to show up as the CEO and not the administrator. As the CEO your daily attention[...]

  Since the beginning of the year I've been focusing on improving my productivity (I get easily distracted!). It's an ongoing process but my aim has been to make the most of each day and not feel like I've wasted time! These are a few of the things which have helped me stay focused.... ~ Awareness when I'm going off track! ~ Having a regular routine and working hours ~ Mapping out content on Trello Boards ~ Eliminating as much paper as possible ~ Unsubcribing from retail emails (too tempting) ~ Bullet jour[...]