It had been a few months since I noticed the downturn. I was sick to my stomach. It’s not like these dry spells were just a pain in the butt – they were critical to my survival. You see it was also incredibly contagious. When I struggled to write, I struggled to speak, I became […]
Trusting or Stupid?
I specifically remember my mother telling me not to leave a bag in sight. When we were driving, she would never put her purse on the seat beside the driver. There was a genuine concern that, if we stopped at a traffic light, someone could break the window and steal her purse. Yes, this was […]
Help!
I sat in the meeting and felt small. I noticed everyone around me laughing and I felt sick to my stomach. Should I pretend? You see, I felt like my business dilemmas much be so much bigger and more critical that anyone else’s. And I had travelled so far. I had spent so much money […]
Can I speak with you?
Can I speak with you? I’d like to be straight with you. No messing around. No ‘marketing’-speak… And first (of course!) a story. We sat outside with the glorious winter sun warming us, the calm before the storm, expected rain for the rest of the week. She said to me, but you’re not normal Lisa, […]
What a failure
She sat opposite me, I overheard him ask her – so what do you do? Then he looked at me, smiled and said to her, tell me your story in one sentence. We were at the coffee shop, my usual work hangout. We’re quite a gang now, some of us have been working here for […]
You ‘should’ do this – I don’t think so….
The phone rang. I should answer that. I had been in the middle of writing a proposal. It took me 10 minutes to get off the call. And at least another 10 to get back to writing the proposal. The meeting was supposed to start at midday. They won’t be discussing my project this time, […]
