7. Your WHY - Purpose, Academic Education, AMPLIFY, Business, Interesting, Inspiring People, Travel

A Global Journey of Learning and Discovery in the World of Sports & Geopolitics

From Manchester to New Delhi, India, last week Monday I returned to the UK, and with less than a couple of hours' sleep, headed straight to Glasgow for the Indoor World Athletics Championships. The last couple of weeks have been an absolute whirlwind of experiences that has left me feeling incredibly grateful and inspired. The… Continue reading A Global Journey of Learning and Discovery in the World of Sports & Geopolitics

Business, Motivational Talks

How do you respond to setbacks & failure?

Abigail held an online seminar for a 'Gamechanger' event for entrepreneurs, where they explored the concept of resilience and overcoming challenges in the journey to major dreams. Key themes are the importance of persistence, adaptability, and keeping the end result in mind. Abigail also offers mindset coaching services, event speaking, and workshop facilitation on resilience and wellness.

Business, Motivational Talks, Success

From Sports to Speaking: Tips to Improve as a Speaker & Gain More Clients

Below are my experiences of growing as a ‘professional speaker’ this year, generous testimonials, and three powerful lessons learned along the way, which may undoubtedly help you in your own development in public speaking. I love sharing tips and tricks, so let me know in the comments whether these public speaking tips have helped you… Continue reading From Sports to Speaking: Tips to Improve as a Speaker & Gain More Clients

AMPLIFY, Business

Two Psychology Tests to Help you Thrive in The Workplace

Directing my employees to take a personality quiz before hiring and during their employment was a game-changer for us all! Three Major Benefits [1] In the most positive of ways, discovering, understanding and practically applying the results of these business psychology quizzes or tests allowed us to interact with each other in a whole new… Continue reading Two Psychology Tests to Help you Thrive in The Workplace

AMPLIFY, Business, Success

Excellence with Empathy – Healthy Leadership for Yourself & Your Teams 

I run a business. I’m also a very type-A, hard-as-nails, okay-with-criticism type of person. I see all the faults and all the flaws. I’m hard on myself and others. It’s a little bit of my perfectionistic nature coming through. It’s a toxic trait, perhaps.  But it’s also very helpful. It’s why I’m great* at consulting,… Continue reading Excellence with Empathy – Healthy Leadership for Yourself & Your Teams 

5. Inspire, 7. Your WHY - Purpose, Business, Interesting, Inspiring People

More Than An Athlete with British Champion, Naomi Metzger

A podcast partial-transcript of key quotes, links and facts from a conversation with 9 x British Triple Jump Champion, Naomi Metzger on what she does aside from sport - dabbling in NFTs, cryptocurrency, blogging and brand collaborations to give athlete's ownership and empowerment around their own stories.

Business, Reading - Book Reviews

Top Reads in 2018 & What I’m Reading in 2019…

2018 Reads – Amazon Kindle, Audible Audiobooks, Paperback and Hardcover Yesterday, I received this message from my brother: ‘How many books did you read in 2018?’ So, in response, I drew up my list, as I always do at the end of each year. About 35 books. Not one book a week as I always… Continue reading Top Reads in 2018 & What I’m Reading in 2019…

4. Letting go, AMPLIFY, Business

Inspired by Creativity Inc. Pixar

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull I’ve heard some people describe creativity as ‘unexpected connections between unrelated concepts or ideas.’ If that’s at all true, you have to be in a certain mindset to make those connections. So when I sense we’re getting nowhere, I just shut things down. We all go off to something else.… Continue reading Inspired by Creativity Inc. Pixar

Business, Success

1 Tip for Creating & Developing Your Brand

Everybody in business needs to have a clearly-defined brand and seek to actively and positively create and develop their brand. Have you ever listened to that song by Erykah Badu, I am not my hair? Well, the title may sound ridiculous and your response may be to consider her statement entirely obvious, but the meaning… Continue reading 1 Tip for Creating & Developing Your Brand

AMPLIFY, Business, Success

Finding Inspiration from International Athletics

Why do you partcipate in or watch sports? To get fit, yes! But also to be inspired and to inspire those around you to work harder, commit to a goal and live with excellence! So to encourage you, let me share with you my top three sport highlights of August! UK Northern League Witton Park… Continue reading Finding Inspiration from International Athletics