Tag: tenacity

  • From “shit, what have I done?” to “I love my biz” in 11 short years

    From “shit, what have I done?” to “I love my biz” in 11 short years

    Warning!  I swear in this post.  A lot.  If you don’t like swearing, don’t read it! It’s my biz birthday today! My biz is 11 years old. Actually, it’s 12 and a bit, but I’m only counting from when I took the plunge and leapt, utterly unprepared, into full time self-employment. Oh, it’s been a…

  • Podcast: Sticking With Your Big Dream

    Do you know the traditional marriage vows? In sickness and in health, in good times and in bad? That’s the kind of commitment you need to make to your Big Dream, and the kind of commitment it makes to you. If you try to walk away before it’s ready to let you go, it will…

  • Podcast: What Your Favourite Olympian Can Teach You About Your Big Dream

    Were you as inspired as I was by this year’s Olympic Games? I was so inspired by the commitment, the courage, the tenacity, the determination, the dedication, the hard work…and their humility! I had so many favourite Olympians I couldn’t even name them all – Mo Farah, Oscar Pestorius, Jess Ennis, Victoria Pendleton, Katherine Grainger,…

  • Ask Donna: My Big Dream Got Stuck Should I Keep Going?

    To watch this week’s video: Click here Q: I have been merrily taking action on my Big Dream for months now, and all of a sudden I seem to have got stuck. I can’t see any sign that what I’m doing is working and I’m wondering whether to bother keeping going? – Elaine Sadly, for…

  • You Say “You’re a Flake” Like it’s a Bad Thing

    One of my friends was telling me recently that I am ‘such a flake’ – it wasn’t meant as a compliment apparently! Is that anything like you? You get really super enthused about an idea, follow it a little, then get bored/find out it’s not for you/lose interest. Ten minutes later you have another marvelous…

  • Enjoying the Win

    Last week, I was at a client’s offices and in the meeting room they had a picture titled “Face each problem with a will to win” with a picture of athletes in agony (marathon runners by the look of them). I admire the sentiment. Determination, tenacity and will gets you far. BUT. It’s the agony…

  • Fall Down 100 Times, Get Up 101

    Thank you so much for your response to my newsletter article last week – I was so pleased to have encouraged and inspired you to Give Blood (or to hassle your friends and family to do so! I’m not fussy, as long as someone gives.) I actually got a lovely letter from the Blood Donation…

  • Now That’s What I Call Bloody Minded!

    So, you’re playing tennis, you’re 2 sets down and in the 3rd set your opponent is serving for the match. What do you do? Well, if you follow tennis in Britain, you’ll probably know that Andy Murray went on to WIN the match! Stunning. Un-believable. I was sat in watching the tv last night with…