Why “New Year, new me” rarely works and what does instead. A gentle, realistic approach to sustainable change for creative business owners.

Clarity & bravery mean nothing without action – even with clear vision and a solid plan on your side, you might still be getting in your own way.

If you 'become what you believe' (as the saying goes) these two self-esteem questions might help lead you to a better outcome.

Our relationship with failure is a choice – it is perspective based on a mixture of fact and/or emotion. Which do you choose?

Imposter Syndrome is a bad habit. We have become so consistent in our belief that we're not good enough, we ignore the overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Struggling to overcome perfectionism as a solopreneur? Discover four practical strategies to stop ‘just right’ thinking from stalling your business progress and start sharing your work with confidence.

Failure & Opportunity are actually one and the same thing. The only difference is the point of view, or 'opinion', you give to each.

Cover reveal for "How to Embrace the Four Fears® of Business Ownership" - publishing February 2025

If Confidence = Bravery + Experience, how can we lean into your existing examples of both bravery and experience to grow your confidence?

'Embrace' is, perhaps, a surprising word choice but, before I explain the how, let me explain the why. Have you recently found yourself looking sideways, feeling we're not good enough or not deserving of the 'wins' you crave (or may already be achieving)? Our brains have evolved to pull us back to safety. Rather than take risks and put us in danger, it is attempting to keep us into a comfort zone of more familiar expectation (and therefore predictable results). That's thousan

"You don't deserve success" For the overwhelming majority of small business owners I worked with over the past twenty years - the key obstacle that has prevented them from achieving the success they deserve is the little voice in their own heads telling them they don't deserve it*. That little voice is a liar. Proof of how good you really are The proof of just how good you really are, could be stuck behind a barrier preventing you from accessing your existing clarity and brav

As your "lawyer for the emotional defence", I will prove, beyond reasonable doubt, how capable and brave you are / have been / can be.

This is the origin story behind the principle of the Four Fears® - based on four brave & brilliant personality types.

This post might also include the most unpleasant picture you see today - sorry about that. Have you ever talked yourself out of an opportunity because you felt you didn’t deserve it… Have you ever felt you weren’t good enough or weren’t ready… True story I am a drummer. I’ve played for almost 40yrs and… I am bloody good! I am a way better drummer than I ever was at graphic design, marketing, business strategy, leadership development and all the other “normal” things I made a