You were born with so much power. The truth is that every living thing in this universe was born to be a success because each living thing has within itself the innate ability to be successful. Like birds are born with the innate ability to fly, they never have to...

This is a question I am asked a LOT! It can be so frustrating for the incredibly talented women I work with when they put their heart and soul into creating and then make no sales. Now this is a big subject to cover in a blog, so I am...

Artists in all genres have been fascinated by death and all it’s gore since cavemen were around. Capturing the death of saints and soldiers, death in poverty, death in abundance and documenting every aspect of its inevitability. Because we see and feel the world and all its angst more deeply,...

Firstly, let’s get clear on what a ‘LEAD’ is. A lead is anyone who has expressed an interest in what you do, what you make, your offers or services. They will do this by signing up to your mailing list, commenting on your socials, joining your group, or attending an...

It was Thursday and I had to take my son to college, shop, make food for my retreats, write 3 newsletters and this blog! I was under pressure for time and feeling anxious. My response to this was to go and paint a mural in the Van Gogh bedroom! My...

Creative flow is a wonderful place to be, in fact, scientists have recently revealed that it is one of the most addictive states a human being can experience. Any state of addictive high must have a low that follows. If we look at the behaviour of drug and alcohol addicts,...

f you were to become ill for a lengthy period, what would happen to your business? Could someone step in and pick up the reins? Would they know where to start and what to do?

As creatives we are good at talking ourselves down, particularly in business. I can almost hear you telling yourself… Who would buy from me? I just don’t have enough people on my social media! I don’t have the confidence to do a livestream. My product isn’t good enough. Nobody would...

If you know people who suffer from depression, anxiety, and mental disorders, you will have noticed that they lose interest in their personal appearance, not everyone and not all the time, but there will be days where they just can’t be bothered. How we present ourselves to the world is...

You never need to look very hard to find someone who has done what you are doing and seemingly done it better. They are earning more money, have a nicer house, they are skinnier than you, they have a gorgeous partner, big flash car and apparently are winning at life....

Why Am I Even Bothering? Have you ever said this to yourself? Do you know how many times I have heard one of my client’s say this over the last couple of years?

As creative women it has been tough for you to get your business up and running. You have had to battle ‘the naysayers’ and the ‘dream squashers’ and when you are just starting to see some traction in your social media and fabulous online content, ‘the Lurkers’ appear.

It’s time for a bit of honesty here, we creatives are hard to live with at times (all the time I hear ex-husband’s shouting)! We can be difficult, opinionated, we challenge the status quo (most of the time), even when it doesn’t need to be challenged. We tend to enjoy...

Most creatives have ‘messy minds’ filled with non-stop thoughts and curiosity. Running at 100 miles an hour all the time, their ability to notice every little thing and make connections others cannot is what enables them to be more intuitive than other non-creative humans. If you could see what is...

S.O.S. or Shiny Object Syndrome is most definitely a ‘thing’. Many linear thinkers will debate it but what would they know, they don’t suffer with it! Herein lies the problem, just like a million other disbelieved problems for us creative minds, THEY don’t think it’s a thing, so we hide...

We hit the start of a new year, a new relationship, a new job, a new business and feel motivated to do it better this time. Drawing on all our previous experience (failures and successes) the beginning of anything always feels like an opportunity to reinvent and refresh. But how...

It starts at school doesn’t it, the cliques of popular kids. The beautiful ones. The sporty ones. The well-off ones. The brainy ones. It continues into college and university, with the cool ones, the clever ones etc...

Going back to basics in business is a valuable way to keep yourself on your toes. You can do it anytime, but the start of a new year is a motivational time for us all to delve deep and be objective. Resistance is less prevalent, and we are naturally more...

Isn’t it funny how we choose who we work with? This really got me thinking about you and your business and I wanted to share my architects with you.

Perfect is merely a word. If you look in the dictionary it means without fault, having all the required or desirable elements, as good as it is possible to be. This is great when you are creating a car engine because you want it to function perfectly. YOU are NOT...

As I walked towards the stairs, I noticed Beau had left what looked like muddy footprints all the way up the stairs. As I helped Jet up, I thought they looked very black for mud. My horror as I reached the top stairwell before the front door was palpable.

A successful businesswoman is 90% belief and 10% talent. The things you criticise yourself for or don’t like about yourself are the very things that make you stand out in a crowd.

Sometimes you need to take a sharp intake of breath and acknowledge just how far you have come!

I know you are thinking, what the heck is she talking about today, but stay with me, I have a point. I wanted to talk to you about resilience, but in a slightly ‘different than the average bear’ kind of way.

Strategy is one of the most overused words in the online business space currently. The rise in online entrepreneurs has opened a huge market for programs and courses created by experts to help people fill their skill gaps and focus on strategy. This is to be celebrated, however, there are...

From birth you are led to believe that life ‘should’ be a certain way. You learn from parents, grandparents, the education system, your peer groups, your workplace and from every shop you enter, transactions you make and transport system you use. We are cocooned by rules, expectations, and opinions from...

Many of the creative women I come across, and usually end up helping, are the most amazing talented artists who are incredibly disciplined in their craft, but they can be chaotic when it comes to business. They may have been muddling through with no real plan, attending craft fairs and...

I did a meditation at a meeting, and we were asked to write down what came to us, well I drew this shape that I had seen clear as day while meditating. Next, my daughter sent me a text while I was in the same meeting with a picture of...

We have become fearful of change, of stepping outside of what makes us feel safe. Therefore, we are not all living the lives we were born to live. Free from worries and anxiety and filled with abundance. When I say abundance, I don’t just mean just money, I mean love,...

I believe that we are learning every single day. What sets us apart as human beings is the ability to apply that knowledge and welcome change. We are almost wired to fear change. It makes us uncomfortable; we like life to fit inside the zone of familiarity and routine. Therefore,...

The last few weeks have taught me something that I was completely oblivious to, we are living in a society gripped with fear. ‘Mandy, where have you been?’ I hear you cry. Obviously, I know that on the back of COVID we are on the brink of a mental health...

They say it takes a village to raise a child and I truly believe it does. The more positive influences you can have in a child’s life, the richer their experience. What I am finding right now on my Scottish adventure is that it also takes a community to build...

I dabbled, nailing it then losing interest. Not really seeing the benefit but doing it anyway because I thought I should. So, what ARE the benefits of meditation?

We all have something that keeps us moving forward, or we think we do! I am going to bet it is NOT what you think it is. Yep, I am going to challenge you and say that you may be wrong.

I was ecstatic when the scaffolding went up and the roofing contractor started work because this was one of the biggest jobs and many other jobs were reliant on it being completed. They started work the second week in July and all was going well. The back of the house...

When was the last time you were 100% truthful in your business AND in your life? How we do anything is how we do everything and there are no ‘half-truths’ just ‘whole lies’. When we lie to ourselves and to others it chips away at our self-confidence and builds fear....

As children most of us will be drawn to creative pursuits and ‘make things.’ Unfortunately, it is discouraged and trained out of us through an education system based on Victorian principles which favours academia. A huge percentage of people forget they have the innate talent and never really use it...

When you are exploring identity, it is truly valuable to have a framework to fit into. I have done loads of personality tests in my time as a leader in ‘corporate land’, I always come out the same, so I know who I am and how to play to my...

Most people have a love/hate relationship with time. When we have time to spare, we love to dilly dally and ‘take our time’. We meander through our tasks and don’t worry when there is no time constraint. If there is ‘too much’ time we say that we are bored!

I know that you feel like a caged animal when you think others are imposing structure on you and you want to run for the hills screaming NOOOOOO. I also understand the levels of stress it can cause you as a creative mind, because part of being creative is about...

I started to write with no real plan and every chapter felt hard. I had managed about fifteen chapters and my idea was roughly taking shape. Then one day I sat on the sofa next to my laptop and spilled a full mug of coffee over my laptop. My book...

If it wasn’t me living it, I would think that my story right now was made up!

YOU are woman - What this means by ‘the rules’ is that you should play with dolls, be quiet, polite, speak when spoken to, become a mother and the anchor in the box of family....

Sometimes life can feel overwhelming. This can happen at any time. It can be a slow build that you didn’t notice and then all of a sudden it bubbles over, and everything erupts.

Outside is scary. Outside makes you feel uncomfortable, uncomforted and exposed. Outside is a place where you might fail or be hurt, so you stay inside protecting yourself and those you love. You pass on your comfort zone to your family and loved ones like a fearful legacy. It’s time...

We all have stories of courage in our lives that will inspire others, but the message is, I am still here, moving forward and building my business, and so are you. Courage is keeping going.

So many women I meet are afraid. I don’t mean scared of the dark or spiders, I mean afraid to be themselves. It is almost like they have been shrunk. Their brilliance dimmed to the point that you need to squint to see it.

As I write this, I am facing having to move to Scotland with nowhere to live! I have bought an amazing seven bedroomed property as a stepping stone to my castle, but it needs fully renovating so I can’t live in it. I need somewhere to rent and there is...

I face self-esteem and loneliness issues in the women I work with every single day, even when they are surrounded by people. Let’s explore some of the reasons behind why so many feel lonely in a world so connected and how to step into your power...

As humans in our demanding society, we are prone to forgetting to have real fun. Think about the last time you gave yourself a sore throat laughing! So, today I wanted to get this on the table