Using Joy as Your Litmus Test: How to Determine Which Decisions Are Right for You
Most of us set the goal, then promise ourselves we'll celebrate once we've hit it. But the goalpost keeps moving, and the celebration never comes. Bose Akadiri makes the case for flipping that: work out what actually brings you joy first, then build goals that amplify it.
Why “Starting Over” Is a Myth & What Reinvention Really Looks Like After Divorce
After 18 years in a marriage that quietly eroded her confidence, Emily Keltz had to rebuild herself from the inside out. On why reinvention after divorce isn't starting over — it's starting informed.
What It Takes to Win at Running a Business
Ellie Johnson introduced three operating principles that changed how she runs her business — and how she shows up in it. On discipline, balance and organisation as the foundations of sustainable growth.
How to Do a Career Audit (and Why Every Founder Should)
Veena Giridhar Gopal has worked across four countries, six functions and three decades before arriving at the question: what would it look like to build something of my own? On the career audit practice that has guided every major move.
What Happened When I Stopped Trying to Be “Normal”
She spent years treating her creative, idea-driven brain as something to manage and suppress. Then she stopped — and her business grew faster than it ever had. Danielle Thompson on creativity as a business input, not a personality flaw.
Why Resolutions Don't Work and What to Do Instead
Every year, full of intention. By 9th January, most of it has unravelled. Karen Thom on why the problem isn't willpower — it's the internal filing cabinet that's been quietly running your life.
Why Purpose Wins Every Time (Even in a Multi-Million Pound Business)
Lisa Johnson hit every financial milestone she set herself and still felt nothing. On why money makes a terrible target — and what impact-driven business actually looks like in practice.
The FIRE Formula: A Different Way to Think About Goal Setting
Most goal-setting advice focuses on logic and structure. Dr Rana Al-Falaki on why that's only half the picture — and the four questions that help you set goals that actually energise you.
Working With Your Seasons: Why Business Growth for Female Founders Isn’t Meant to Be Linear
Kate Kurdziej tried to run her business like growth should be a staircase. In 2022 it nearly broke her. On seasonal rhythms, the wavy growth model, and why designing your work around your energy changes everything.
What Autumn Can Teach You About Running Your Business
On shedding what no longer serves, building reserves quietly, and why this is the best season to take stock before the push of Q4.
Lessons From Moving From B2B to B2C: What Every Founder Needs to Know
After two decades in B2B, Nicky Wake thought she knew how to grow a brand. Then she launched three dating apps and discovered the rules were completely different. Honest lessons from the other side of the leap.
How to Make the Right Business Decisions (Even When Everyone Has an Opinion)
When you're building something, there's no shortage of people with opinions about how you should do it. Here's how to listen without losing yourself in the process.
Why Long-Term Vision Beats Short-Term Gains in Business (And How to Stay Focused)
In a world rewarded for instant success and viral launches, Sarah Dusek makes the case for something more enduring — and explains exactly how to stay focused on it.