Brené Brown’s vulnerability teachings applied to business
Brené Brown, a darling of TED talks, speaks a lot on the power and necessity of vulnerability. Her key tenants, covered in the video below, are fantastically relevant to business owners, particularly those who run passion-based businesses. Author, scholar and speaker...Meeting influential people
Lately, I’ve been having a bit of fun contacting people I look up to. In the last year, I’ve contacted Tara Gentile, Chris Guillebeau, Marianne Elliot, Alexandra Franzen, and Jono from the Wake Up project. Plenty of other fantastic people too, but these were the “big”...Ode to the Bleeding Hearts
When I was a young teenager, my family and I went to a friend’s house for a party. My mother sorted the recycling from the rubbish, as she did, and told the husband he should be recycling. He made fun of her, in front of his daughter and myself. They both laughed that...
Commitment and convenience
We all want convenience. We want everything that we want to be immediately accessible, at our fingertips, open 24 hours a day. The convenience of always-on technology, disposable products, immediate gratification and silver bullets for everything is our new normal. In...Seeking relevance
Relevance is massively important in communication. Whenever we see or hear anything, in a split second, we unconsciously scan it for relevance. Does this resonate? Is this meant for me? Can I use this? Bridging the distance between them and us When communicating with...
Brook McCarthy is a writer, speaker, trainer and business coach with 18+ years’ experience in communications. Brook enables leaders and organisations to magnify their impact. When you build your brand, grow your reputation and enhance your credibility, you can do your best work. Brook is located in Sydney, Australia when she’s not off galavanting around somewhere.
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