Dealing with shock, 4 steps we have learned

Over the past 2 weeks I have been having countless calls and Zooms with people in shock. I guess my book (Business is Personal) has reached a large number of people and it is spreading around even more now as I tell the truth behind our financial and emotional shocks and how I learned to deal with shock and re-invent myself and a business out of the ashes. I have written this over the weekend to help others, it is part of a book I have been asked to contribute toward for people adapting to Remote Working. It is being…

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Are you in shock?

Good morning to my friends here in this group, I thought I would share some thoughts on shock, are you feeling this? It isn’t pleasant, and I know from over 30 conversations yesterday on the phone, Zoom and whatsapp, this is how so many are feeling. I wanted to share my experience of shock, especially financial ones. I am very aware that so many people are in fear of their financial future and this is a terrifying feeling. At the weekend, I counted up 11 moments of shock in my last 10 years. Some were major financial trauma, it did…

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Happy #IWD – to all young people

Today is my BIG post about International Women's day, and I am attributing my thoughts on this to my daughter, @hannahipower and all other amazing young women out there that support their mothers. I remember the day I became a mum, the moment Hannah came into my life and changed my filter on the world for ever. Suddenly, I had a person who I knew was going to be more powerful with her impact than I could ever be. 27 years later, Hannah is my mentor, my coach, my wind and the person that empowers me to stay tall in this mad…

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November 2019

  November was a fabulous month for spreading my message around the critical subject of #mentalfitness in business When my book launched in January it was aimed at Business Owners. The sector where I identify myself and have the empathy. I have had the joy of also speaking for Corporates, Banks, Technology Giants and Pharmaceutical Companies. I have done after dinner speeches and given out Awards at annual events. This has been a stunning month and I want to thank my Agent @championscelebrity for the way they have looked after me and helped me spread the message that #BusinessIsPersonal and…

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Taking responsibility for my past and moving on

From Number 17 in my book serialisation - you can follow this on Insta @pennyfpower When I speak to people my age (in their 50’s) I am always aware that we carry baggage from our past and the limitations that it creates in our thinking. I spend all my time with skilled experts, they are not necessarily natural business-people, and like me, have a purpose and impact they want to have. Life can erode self-worth and therefore the perception of the value you have. Many people I support are not charging enough for their time and, even worse, are giving…

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Stress is personal, your personal head f***

From Number 16 in my book serialisation - you can follow this on Insta @pennyfpower Stress is personal, your personal head f*** There are high levels of busy-ness, high level of anxious moments and high levels of fear in all of us. From the corporate employee to the business owner, none of us are immune to moments of despair, big or small. These moments become defining if they snowball, if we don’t regain control. I know those days when I start to gather up all the things that have gone wrong, I place them in the metaphoric ruck-sack in my…

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A light in all the darkness, the power of validation

I thought I would create a conversation today about the issues of how we validate ourselves I have just written this post on Instagram, this is not a bragging moment about my OBE, it is actually the start of explaining that no matter what external validation we gain, it is our deep feelings we hold inside us that will really hold us back or allow us to come alive. Without exception, everyone I talk to has a deep issue around their self worth This is number 15 in my book serialisation Why do so many of us suffer issues around…

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Knowing you are no longer broken

Following the 11 posts about the heartache of business I have shared while serialising my book.. here are the thoughts on growth... FROM PAGE 43 of my book -start- It is important that I  teach and share in a way that gives hope. I hope that by sharing my journey you can pinpoint the things you might have done. It is also important to share the moment when you know you are no longer broken. The wave of self-esteem and self-worth that comes back means you can stand tall again, stand up for what is right and return to the…

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To become exceptional we have to pass the line of normal

No 8 in my Book serialisation, shared to support anyone who feels alone in their emotions around - "am I the only one finding life tough?" To quote.... "Is it time we were all a bit more open"? Writing a book about the emotional and mental journey of business ownership would be pointless if I avoided the reality of the hard aspects of it. I have become tired and demotivated by the images of our mega entrepreneurs, the ones displayed on TV who treat entrepreneurs like idiots just because they don’t know everything. I feel it is time for us…

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Trust in the world of business

I speak to a lot of people about the fact they have lost trust in others. I know this feeling well, moments of being let down, people cancelling meetings just before you are due to walk through a door after traveling by train to meet them, people using your content and passing it off as theirs. There are so many small, but significant ways that we close our world down and stop trusting. Let's face it, we do live in a fast paced world and also one that exposes integrity in others.My mum always said to me "Penny (imagine a…

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