How do I not get raped or attacked today should not be an acceptable question for anyone to have to ask themselves ever, yet listening to a discussion last week I was shocked and appalled to understand this is the case for many women in the UK, and no doubt globally on a daily basis. The event was promoting the Women's Night Safety Charter part of the Mayor’s Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and London’s commitment to the UN Women Safe Cities and Safe Publi

Nearly every day I get to speak to amazing people across a diverse spectrum of society, engaged in many different projects and working in very challenging circumstances. Whether it is building a business, changing our own lives, the lives of others, or a combination of all three and many other factors, everyone today in some form or another is working in, and or through, some form of challenging circumstance. While we all have problems, and some people just have better probl

The Lorraine Chase of IT – “were you truly wafted here from Paradise?”……. No Basildon! I’m not an adventurer or much of a risk taker, in fact just down to earth with a face that tells you exactly what I’m thinking. Imposter Syndrome is real, very real. Overcoming it as a woman working in a man’s world is very challenging, so whilst I don’t climb mountains or jump off cliffs with elastic bands round my waste, some days those challenges were just as exhilarating. I started m

Living with an opportunity mindset turns improbable goals into the possible, and before long, that which seemed impossible to most, becomes the inevitable for those who are relentless in their commitment to doing more and being more. On a continuing journey of positive transformation my intention is to create opportunities by connecting good people to what they need when they need it, and in support of this we are very fortunate to have been provided access to a number of ama

Like many thousands of other people on Sunday 21st of April 2024 I am running the London Marathon, for me personally I am running with the Royal Society for Blind Children because I believe in positive transformation of myself and then supporting others to create life equity and opportunities for all. I will run the 42.2 km (26.1 miles) in support of RSBC (Royal Society for Blind Children) and in doing so be grateful for the opportunity to take on a challenge for personal gr

Dedicated to my best friend Norman who died suddenly in 2021 You helped me through some of the toughest recent times in my wild ride of life and I will never forget you, my friend. A true friend, and a perfect example of unconditional love in the simplest form, a simple love that gave me light in the darkest of moments. I will never forget the joy of your life, or the pain of your death. Always a part of me in everything I do. My suggestion to everyone reading this book is to

What if things don’t end up like they are supposed to, the energy I have invested through my life doesn’t pay off, I stay average, my story was never meant to be unique, nobody cares, people laugh, point, and put me down? What if I try, fail, friends stop calling, I let my family down, people don’t like what I have to say, my idea is to "out there" and I am pushing far too quickly making others confused and uncomfortable? What if the worst possible scenario happens, I lose ev

I read this beautiful note from my amazing partner Yasmin while getting a coffee in new street station the morning of my competition in Birmingham, I have no problem admitting I nearly had a very public emotional moment, nearly! I certainly did have a very powerful emotional moment on the inside being incredibly grateful for her and my girls! ❤️❤️❤️ Such a lovely note to read on a challenging day! Wishing my incredible fiancé, Dan Brown , all the best as he steps into the rin

Life and kickboxing 101. Learn how to be kicked in the face, smile, laugh, get over it and come back stronger, immediately. The power to change our own mind in an instant is the greatest of all human freedoms, and changing the mind comes through the effort and persistence of consistent mental programming, we program our minds, or we let the outside world program them for us. You think you can, or think you can't, you are right. Mental preparation to fight in competitions and

Indulging on M&Ms has taken on a whole new meaning for me in the last few months, gradually implementing a complete ban on junk food in my life, and replacing all that sugar with Mindfulness & Meditation. Not quite as tasty initially, although far more nourishing in the long run on a daily quest to create greater clarity of mind. A great little note below from a book that I can highly recommend to anyone wanting to further develop their own internal leadership capabilities th

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Going all in, all day, every day, pushing to do more, be more and creating the standards we know we are capable of living takes more than a growth mindset. The growth mindset is the first step to something far greater, more powerful and accessible to everyone willing to commit, that is the Opportunity Mindset. Here are 10 key attributes of living with an Opportunity Mindset. 1. Change is for those who want it, not those who need it. 2. Change can happen at any time and any ag

Celebrating with Yasmin Barnard our daughter Talia taking to kickboxing like a duck to water, sparring like a pro with a pro Joe Brooks who is my trainer and a world champion, learning new things, overcoming mental resistance and seeking the challenge of a journey of inner engineering and self discovery. So amazing to see her pushing through self limiting beliefs at home, school and now into health, fitness and mental discipline, while developing her opportunity mindset by

Celebrating a wonderfully hard fought contest yesterday winning a silver medal in a much larger tournament, GB Grand Slam in Birmingham. A huge shout to Gurjit Gallon who was adding a totally awesome human dynamic to the whole event yesterday. Great energy you legend! Not quite where I want to be yet after my second competitive event, just grateful to be on a the journey, winning and learning with an opportunity mindset. https://lnkd.in/eiPAvdGf I know in life that the only

I love the extreme examples of humans evidencing they were of the ‘right stuff’, those individuals who make a life commitment and have a true "win or die trying" attitude, demonstrating the ultimate opportunity mindset. Today I thank Simon Shooter for sending me a note yesterday about the French Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys D’Aigalliers. This man after having already been injured twice, then had both legs blown off at the knee by a round shot, had a tourniquet applied to bot

Nothing worth doing is “EASY” and just because lots of people do it doesn’t make it right. Just watch the news. We are all in a storm, in the same broken boat called "Society", she is full of holes, water if flowing in from every angle and she is being taken to the rocks by the insane self interest of power hungry idiots. The reality that people seem to be accepting for me is simply unacceptable. Global unrest, civil unrest, rising costs and descending standards with a worryi