Be someone others can trust – have integrity, and always be honest, ethical and well-mannered. And remember, it’s always better to under-promise and over-deliver than to over-promise and under-deliver. Be clear – communicate transparently and consistently in a way that’s always on-brand for you – whether in person, via email, on social media or in

Once you’ve worked out how you’ll operate and finance your business, remember to always keep these three points front and centre: Be of service. Be adaptable. Put the customer first. When you’re bogged down in budgets, following up new leads and doing the actual day-to-day work, it’s very easy to forget that these three things are the secret to

And people like doing business with those they like. Boom.

Later, discovering the intuitive eating methodology taught by Marc David from The Institute for the Psychology of Eating in the U.S. helped me to take another big leap forward. I read his books The Slow Down Diet: Eating for pleasure, energy, and weight loss and Nourishing Wisdom: A mind-body approach to nutrition and well-being, completed his

Remember, you’re there to be informative, entertaining and interesting (sometimes all three at once).

Earn trust, communicate clearly, provide solutions and demonstrate your value.

You want to appear credible and in control and for all parties to leave feeling satisfied that they have achieved something.

have an agenda. If you call a meeting, this is your responsibility. Either before the meeting or as the meeting starts, ask everyone there if there’s anything you need to add to the agenda.

Network. The saying goes, ‘If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.’ I believe that wholeheartedly. While competency is a nice feeling and there’s nothing wrong with enjoying being in a safe space with colleagues or contemporaries who are at your level, if you want to advance your career, you will need to continually put