Sometimes

Sometimes - the Yin and Yang of Life

Sometimes your life feels amazing. Sometimes it sucks. Sometimes your business is marching forward. Sometimes you feel it is going backward. Sometimes your relationships are brilliant. Sometimes they run into difficulty. Sometimes you feel you can achieve anything. Sometimes the voices of self doubt are deafening. Sometimes you feel you could take on the world. Sometimes you just want to crawl back to bed and pull the covers over … [Read more...]

Linkedin Support Group for Self Employed Professionals

Lindedin Support Group for Self Employed Professionals

I recently left the majority of Linkedin groups that I had joined. The reason being is that I got totally hacked off with the endless self promotion of members ramming their stuff down my throat. I found very little value in them. I am a big believer in the the power, potential and possibility of a community of people coming together from a position of genuinely supporting each other. And that is what I was looking for in the Linkedin … [Read more...]

Top 50 Great Inspirational Quotes

Great Inspirational Quotes on life

I love great inspirational quotes. Particularly the ones that make you stop and think, give a fresh perspective and really inspire. So, for those of you that also enjoy great inspirational quotes, thought I would share with you my favourites: Top 50 Inspirational Quotes 1. "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein. 2. “Act now. There is never any time but now, and there never … [Read more...]

Lessons from a Wake Up Call

Design Life on your own terms

Recently I received the sort of telephone call we all hope we will never receive: “Ali, I am a paramedic. I am calling to let you know your husband has been in a car crash” The paramedic would not tell me how he was other than he was trapped in the car, a specialist medical response team was on the way and the fire brigade were working on getting him out. I can’t put into words how getting that sort of call feels. At the time the … [Read more...]