Category " Networking"

I’m sure that we have all, at some point, either watched or been in the audience of an awards event. Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a nominee? This is my account of actually being a finalist at the British Journal of Midwifery Awards 2017. Back in 2006 after my first book, […]

11 years ago when I resigned school teaching to become a professional speaker, my dream was one day to be travelling on aeroplanes to be sharing my story internationally. As I type this I am returning from Berlin – my second talk abroad within a week. Another is being planned in Switzerland. I ask myself […]

What does it feel like, as a speaker, to be pushed beyond your comfort zone and arrive at your dream destination? I have been confident delivering presentations to healthcare professionals for many years now. Increasingly I have been invited to speak to a wider, generic audience, e.g. a multi-national bank in London. Last week I […]

I want to share a personal development in my life with the desire that it may encourage you to keep on keeping on with whatever you feel is your passion or purpose in life. We all need something to motivate us when we the feel need to give it up because we feel ‘the odds’ […]