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how-to-have-a-difficult-conversation

  Research suggests that most of us would prefer to avoid difficult conversations altogether but if you’re someone who cares about creating and maintaining healthy and happy relationships, sometimes an...

your-ideal-career

Career dissatisfaction comes in different forms. You might feel fenced in when you’re at work or bored with your industry or role. Maybe you’re starved for professional growth and feel...

build resilience by kate james

Resilience and failure are symbiotic, meaning the two exist because of one another; they grow as a result of each other. Your ability to build resilience relies on your ability...

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Steph Johnson came to see me earlier this year in a gap between lockdowns. I was immediately fascinated by her work. Like me, she has a passion for technology which...

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Like most of the successful business owners I know, Nicole Avery knows the value of working ‘on her business’ as well as working in it. She and I spent a...

finding-beauty-in-everyday-by-kate-james

Every now and then, you hear a story or you’re faced with the kind of news that makes you stop and re-evaluate everything in your life. I had one of...

Ten-things-confident-people-do-by-kate-james

I have a friend who has unshakeable self-belief. A few years ago she set her sights on a new business idea that she knew would be a challenge on a...

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  I’d like to think that all of my years of mindfulness training mean that I always behave in intentional ways, but here’s what I’ve discovered lately. I’m becoming addicted...

hold-onto-dreams

Just over seven years ago on a January morning, I sat down at my desk to write out my vision for my life ten years on. I’d been doing this...