I started this year expecting that I would have a viable coaching business within 6-12 months. Additionally, I expected to design, develop and deliver online training and to have a well-followed leadership blog. Right from the start, my plan and the reality that I created didn't quite align. I was somewhat exhausted after finishing my…

When we were on our holiday recently, we drove past entire paddocks of the plant Echium plantagineum; beautiful thick carpets of purple. It looked as though it had been planted deliberately, and was a sight to behold. However, for all its beauty, it is a very invasive weed, and those beautiful, unintentionally purple-filled paddocks are…