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Business
Lifestyle
Mindset
Female Founder Stories
Founder Essentials 💫
Business
Lifestyle
Mindset
Female Founder Stories
Founder Essentials 💫
Alone, Not Lonely: Why Every Woman Should Learn to Thrive Solo
Lifestyle Shannon Kate 26/07/2025 Lifestyle Shannon Kate 26/07/2025

Alone, Not Lonely: Why Every Woman Should Learn to Thrive Solo

When was the last time you did something alone - not because you had to, but because you wanted to? In this essay, Shannon Kate Murray explores how thriving solo can become the most freeing act of self-trust a woman can make.

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The Path Isn’t Linear: Redefining Success When You Step Away from the 9–5
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The Path Isn’t Linear: Redefining Success When You Step Away from the 9–5

What happens when you leave the 9–5 and the world asks when you’ll go back? This essay explores the quiet courage it takes to redefine success, trust your timing, and build a life that actually fits you.

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The Psychology of Spending on Quality: Why It’s Self-Trust, Not Indulgence
Lifestyle Shannon Kate 20/07/2025 Lifestyle Shannon Kate 20/07/2025

The Psychology of Spending on Quality: Why It’s Self-Trust, Not Indulgence

What if choosing quality wasn’t indulgent, but a reflection of self-belief? Shannon Kate Murray shares how intentional spending can become an act of alignment - and a mindset shift toward worthiness.

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Why Confident Women Still Doubt Themselves - and How to Lead From Your Strengths
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Why Confident Women Still Doubt Themselves - and How to Lead From Your Strengths

The qualities women often downplay - empathy, adaptability, collaboration - are the ones modern leadership needs most. Here’s how a strengths-based approach can help you lead with confidence, not comparison.

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Confidence Isn’t the Prerequisite - It’s the Result
Mindset Shannon Kate 17/06/2025 Mindset Shannon Kate 17/06/2025

Confidence Isn’t the Prerequisite - It’s the Result

Confidence doesn’t come first. Movement does. Here’s why action - not certainty - is what builds real self-belief.

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Does your online presence feel a little out of sync with where you’re heading?

Alongside editing High Flying Design Magazine, Shannon Kate Murray partners with solopreneurs, service providers and small businesses - helping them look, feel and sound like their full potential through strategic Squarespace websites and marketing consultancy.

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High Flying Design is an online women’s business & lifestyle magazine - created to help ambitious female founders grow at their own pace, in their own way.

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