Creating videos for social media can feel like a daunting task and it can feel difficult to put yourself out there, but there is hope! In the last quarter of 2019 I hadn’t done as many videos I had previously, I had this feeling of being judged and was finding it incredibly hard to…
In today’s blog I want to talk about you and how much time you spend investing in your development and your own personal brand. I think many of us have a tendency to get caught up in life and sometimes anything that goes beyond what is required for our qualifications and our accreditation maybe gets…
Do Block Management professionals work together enough? Is it important? I want to start a discussion about working together today- specifically in the block management industry. Are we, as block management companies, managing agents, suppliers and contractors, working together for the benefit of ourselves and our clients, or not? Is it something you feel is…
Today’s blog is about first impressions, why they count and that critical first 7 seconds. One of the things that I talk about quite a lot is the impression that you can make within the first seven seconds of meeting somebody new. That judgment that people make about you in those very, very few seconds,…
Are you presenting your most authentic self to the world? I remember starting a job when I was 16- I had a fake name and a whole created persona that no one knew about. That’s what started me off in presenting one version of myself in the workplace to my colleagues, with customers and a…
Creating the right first impression During our recent Be Original webinars I’ve been speaking quite a lot about the importance of getting your LinkedIn header image right, making sure it’s the right size, and has all the right attributes to optimise your profile. During the webinars we have specifically spoken about LinkedIn headers but the…
I hear so many people saying that they “care” in their marketing language; “We care. We’re transparent.” Get me a bucket because I’m about to be sick! I’m going to tell you why you shouldn’t use that language in your marketing anymore. Setting The Bar Too Low Firstly, if someone’s paying for your product or…
Today I wanted to have a conversation about being accountable; what that means, how to sustain it and why it’s important. In everyday life we are all expected to be accountable in our jobs and what we achieve at work as well as in our personal lives with regards to health, fitness and our families…
How far are you willing to go to pursue your dreams? I’m asking this because so many people seem to be working a kind of ‘nine to five’ existence, doing the same thing day in and day out, while expecting a different result. Nobody I know has done really well for themselves, pushed their career…
Today I want to talk to you about having a positive mindset; how this can impact you and what a difference it can make in your life. Now, I have to say, I’ve always been one of those people who thought, you know… it’s a bit wishy washy. I’ve never really quite got to grips…
