Peak Performance – 5 Tips From Our Athletes
Read moreIn a recent post we looked at the downhill skiers of Sochi and what they could teach us. You can learn a lot just from looking at the world’s elite athletes. They take their game extremely seriously and are in top shape both mentally and physically. So as a leader how you can you ensure you are operating at that
0Linda Murray8 Great Traits of Successful Women in Leadership (Part 3 of 3)
Read moreWe are closing out our three-part series inspired by an International Women’s Month article published by Forbes, featuring 8 Leadership Lessons From The World’s Most Powerful Women. For Part 1 we talked about how Determination is all about making the big decision of not giving up no matter what happens before anything happens because races are not necessarily won by
Linda Murray8 Great Traits of Successful Women in Leadership (Part 2 of 3)
in Coaching, Entrepreneur, Executive, Leadership, Mindset, Small Business, Strategy, Success / / 0 commentsRead moreLast week we started a series on 8 Great Traits of Successful Women in Leadership. We talked about how Determination is all about making the big decision of not giving up no matter what happens. Races are not necessarily won by the swift, but by the steady. We also said that nobody ever got anywhere or became anything by
Linda Murray8 Great Traits of Successful Women in Leadership (Part 1 of 3)
Read moreAround this time last year, most likely in celebration of International Women’s Month, Forbes released an article featuring 8 Leadership Lessons From The World’s Most Powerful Women. Well, it’s that time of the year again, and with the recent forward and upward strides women have been making in industries and areas of discipline around the world, what better way to
Linda MurrayPretty Muddy Awesome
Read moreOn Sunday, a group of gals got together, emblazoned in Athena Coaching T-shirts to compete (aka, play) in the Miss Muddy run (www.missmuddy.com.au) – “a fun celebration of women, for women”. It’s a very light hearted 5km run with obstacles, mud, foam and of course, cannons spraying pink paint! Proceeds from Miss Muddy go to various women’s charities such as Fitted
Linda MurrayThe Battlefield of Your Small Business
Read moreSometimes going into business is like going into a battlefield. To win, you have to overcome not just your “enemies” (competitors) but also overcome major hurdles and obstacles. I’m sure you’d feel pretty confident if you had an army behind you and you yourself were cruising in a heavy-duty bullet proof tank. But what if you’re the “little guy?” The
Linda MurrayThe business of Sochi downhill skiing
Read moreWhat can we learn from the Sochi downhill skiers? Watching these guys and gals in Sochi throw themselves down the mountain on skis is exhilarating. It made me think – we can learn so much from these elite athletes in relation to business. These skiers absolutely attack the mountain with the same commitment that we should be dedicating to our
Linda Murray4 Game Changing Keys to Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Read moreWhen we hear “Climbing the Corporate Ladder” we get a mental metaphorical image of a clean factory-produced precise safe set of steps. In actual fact, most executives would liken their experience of climbing the corporate ladder more like rock climbing – it’s more like a rough, edgy, menacing piece of rock where few dare to climb and fewer still, reach
Linda MurraySo, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
Read moreI just found out last week that I was (anonymously) nominated in the NAB Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards as Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year. I have been at this whole “entrepreneur” thing since I was 22 years old, but to tell you the truth, I am always still pleasantly surprised when such recognition and honor come my way. It
Linda MurrayBranson Centre of Entrepreneurship
Read moreThe Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship is a wonderful initiative essentially created to foster taxpayers. South Africa’s population is 52 million, however only 9 million are taxpayers. The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship was created to encourage and support budding entrepreneurs to success, therefore becoming the future taxpayers and employers of South Africa. It runs a number of programs each year which
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