Monthly Archives: November 2020

[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] It's okay, not be okay.... Based on calls with clients and prospects this week, every single person I spoke to this week, and that is over 40 business owners, are finding this lockdown tough. I think the March lockdown gave our brains a jolt, 'how do I pivot my business?', how do I manage my cashflow?'. All cerebral thoughts that required a logical approach to our life. Then our heart took a knock, the reality of deaths, the love we shared, clapping for NHS, the camaraderie of being in this together, a sense of belonging to a cause…

I have suffered loneliness in business, although I didn't realise that was the issue I had. It manifested though a reducing lack of self worth, seeing less value in myself to others. I lacked the stimulation and validation of others and my mojo was low. I had family, friends and I was really connected to many on social media. Business loneliness is different. I was lacking a small group of people that I could really be myself with, warts and all. A place I could reinvent myself after adversity, a place where I could help others and enjoy the feeling…

When I was young, born in 1964, the term bullying didn’t get mentioned. My school was not very emotionally aware. However, as an adult, I can remember moments and know that it happened, and know that it happened to me. The long-term impact is interesting, a lack of self-worth, people pleasing, the feeling that whenever there is an atmosphere around me, I take responsibility for either causing it or needing to make things right. Harmony is a high value for me and so is giving people a sense of belonging and making sure they know they matter. I guess my…