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Historical female business attire really is the stuff of nightmares. And the worst thing is, it really wasn’t that many years ago when acceptable women’s business attire was this scary. Below are five examples of such attire that I praise the Lord I don’t have to wear anymore: Pencil Skirts

4 Strategies to Make Business Networking Events More Enjoyable I used to hate business networking events. But now, I actually enjoy them. I used to hate business networking events partly because they actually required me to talk about this business baby that I’d worked so hard to conceive and give

6 Tips to Help you Survive Developing and Growing a Business The initial phase of a business journey is pretty amazing, but it’s also hugely challenging. It’s one of those beautiful periods of time where your brain is constantly learning but your capacity is also being tested in every way.

Why Getting Older and Wiser Rocks Getting older and wiser is absolutely bloody awesome. Personally, I reject the ageist beliefs that a lot of people go along with in our society. Instead, I choose leadership. By this I mean that I recognise that I am in a leadership position relative

Australian Businesses that make a Difference in Rural Western Australia We often don’t think about the Australian businesses that make a real difference in our rural communities. Yet their products are important tools in our businesses and our homes. They become part of the infrastructure that makes our communities work.

What are you Waiting for? I spent so much of my life waiting for things. I used to have this terrible passive belief that “everything was going to work out.” I believed that I just had to keep enduring things because I’d be able to look back eventually and smile

Following the Norm is Boring, Different is Awesome I’m not a huge fan of the norm. From what I’ve experienced, when things become standard or run of the mill, they’re often a less than great experience. I didn’t always feel this way. I actually used to look at the websites

Time Management a Total Shit Show for you at the Moment?  Here’s a few tips I Learnt the Hard way Time management has certainly been an absolute shit show for me. Feeling like you’re fighting an ongoing battle with time and always losing is awfully painful. Because time is of

Life Gone to hell in a Hand Basket? You’ll be Okay Has shit gone seriously south for you? I can relate. But these days when shit goes wrong I’ve got a few more tricks up my sleeve to handle it, without wearing my body out feeling miserable and stressed. I’m

A Feedback Survey is the Most Offensive Thing you can Send me I don’t know about you, but I’m roundly sick of being continuously emailed and texted for my feedback. Often such requests are presented after the most trivial of interactions with a business. Or, worse, I’m both texted and

Block some time off Before you die of Exhaustion Small business people have the most amazing work ethics.  They work whenever they can.  They’ll often even use their weekends, public holidays and evenings to squeeze more work in. They love to get their hands dirty and to make beautiful things

Some Common Traits of People Running Small Businesses I love people who run their own small businesses. The reason I love people who run small businesses is because they all share the below awesome traits. To clarify though, I’m not saying that other people don’t have the below traits, they

Surviving Small Business Fatigue How are you doing? I hope that you’re going okay and that you’re not feeling completely reamed up the proverbial. Because let’s face it, if you’ve got a small business you would’ve experienced severe fatigue at one point or other. Firstly, I just want to state

How to get Better Service From Businesses 1. Do Your Homework Before you engage a business, do some research.  If you know other people who’ve used their services, talk to them.  Look at their website and any other information they provide. Most importantly though, speak to them and ask questions. 

Why Government Over Reach Must be Prevented It was March 2022.  The WA Government was enforcing “emergency” laws left right and centre, because there was a pandemic on.  Where previous pandemics had always previously been responded to with calm, this time there had to be panic, and it had to

How Giving the Finger to Ballroom Dancing in High School Helped me in Business The human spirit is a pretty awesome thing, and I’m so glad for mine. I boarded at a co-educational private school known as Sacred Heart College in Perth for my five years of high school. I’d

5 Reasons Business Ethics are Paramount Now more than ever, businesses who know right from wrong will thrive. A business owner’s ethics have always been absolutely critical, but these days we’re all more tired of being poorly treated than we used to be. We’re more wary of businesses that aren’t

Why Running Your Business Your way is Powerful The most beautiful thing about business is that you can do it exactly how you want to do it. Want to present a thank you video after a customer makes a purchase on your website showing yourself in a leotard doing a

How Dodgy Bloomers Create Resourcefulness During high school, I unfortunately had to attend a compulsory subject called Physical Education, or PE. I boarded at a co-educational boarding school in Perth for all my high school years. I was a rank outsider from station territory in the bush, where most of

5 Personal Benefits of Running a Small Business I’ve been in small business for over seven years, and I love the fact that I’ve received a number of personal benefits over that time. Sure, the financial benefits you receive from running a small business are super important. But personal benefits

What Makes the Best Clients Are you frustrated because you aren’t working with the kind of clients you’d like to work with? I’ve been in business for a while, and I’m now at a point where I’m working with a few seriously awesome clients. They’re very different people from very