I’ve worked from home since 2007. I am used to structuring my day, separating personal and business stuff and shutting my office door when I need to relax. I’ve also…
Many more of us have been working from home this year. I’ve been home-based for years but just now it’s a little different. Everyone’s gone off to uni – except…
I’ve been self-employed and working from home since 2007. I’m used to it now. Just like working in an office, there are pluses and minuses. In the beginning I didn’t…
How do you feel about writing? If you love it, great, so do I! But I meet lots of people who say, ‘I ought to write a blog, but…’ or,…
Last week I wrote about how reading for pleasure can help us to slow down. But why would I want to slow down? Instinct tells me that the faster I…
Most of us are busier than ever and making time for reading is often difficult. Especially reading for pleasure. We might read reports and even books for work, personal development,…
Balance seems to be elusive. The more we strive for it, the less we seem to have. Entrepreneurs, in particular, worry about balancing work and family life, marketing and producing,…
I sat in a networking event late last year and was struck by the fascinating stories of the attendees. We all had our unique reasons for starting businesses, winding paths…
Do you hear people saying, ‘you have to make sacrifices to be successful’? They may be talking about progressing a career or building a business. You may have said this…
A massage therapist, a mortgage adviser and a business writer found themselves grouped together in a breakout session. It sounds like the beginning of a joke doesn’t it? As it…
Like many women of a certain age, I run a business. Mine is the smallest kind as I am a freelancer. I have only myself to manage. Well, that’s the…