A few terms a year I go to an art class every Tuesday evening for one hour and it’s non-negotiable. Me-time can often get put on the backburner when we’re juggling responsibilities but it’s so important.

Your look, your style, your image is another pillar in the all-important B-word: branding. Your purpose in the world, your chosen mission and goals, should flow through every aspect of your life, whether it’s your appearance, your home or how you represent yourself on social media. If you meet someone who says they’re highly organised, but then

Have you ever heard of Sonia Sotomayor? She’s a big-name judge in America, associate justice of the Supreme Court, and she put it perfectly: “Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. But a role model in the flesh provides more than an inspiration; his

Instead I’m asking you to ask yourself: where do you feel most comfortable and confident? Where do you laugh the loudest? Where do you let your guard down? Where do you feel the urge to take an Instagram photo because you want the world to see what you see and feel how you feel? Where do you get your biggest ideas? Where do you feel free to stretch

This could just mean finding a hobby that lights you up and putting boundaries in place so you stick to the commitment.

As I’ve worked on myself and become more in tune with my core, I’ve also become more sensitive to other people’s energy. That’s why I now make a conscious decision to be around fun, uplifting, bright, light, positive people, because negativity is contagious and will hook you in.

As Mother Theresa said, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” It’s something amazing to aspire to, isn’t it?

Everyone needs a place where they feel they belong, whether it’s a place to create a business, connect with friends, rest, relax, sleep, read or just be.

“Find someone who has a life that you want and figure out how they got it. Read books, pick your role models wisely. Find out what they did and do it.”