Watch Me, I Am

We talk how to survive Christmas in this, our last episode of 2019 series. It is so easy to become overwhelmed and frazzled when work is busy, children’s social calendars are busy and everything seems to fall to you to organise. Whilst this episode tends to speak more to our female listeners because of all our own personal experiences as working mums, we know that there are many men out there coping with the pressure of pulling together an amazing Christmas for their loved ones too. So this episode is for each and everyone of our amazing listeners. You want Christmas to be magical. You want to be a picture of organised calm with the presents wrapped by the first week of December, tree decorated by the second week of December and all your food prepped by midday on Christmas Eve, table laid by afternoon and a glass of Baileys come 6pm with a smirk from ear to ear!! We know that whilst this is the desire of many, come Christmas Eve you have just finished the food shopping, delivered last minute presents, missed

I’m not confident. I could never do that. Is that the story you keep telling yourself? Are you struggling with low self-confidence, self-belief? Would it help you to know that you are not born confident? No one is. Yet, some people appear more confident than others. How is that? We have both suffered from time to time with low self-confidence and little belief in ourselves and have held ourselves back and played small. It has taken lots of years of reprogramming and new habits to increase our confidence, effort, practice and consistency to feel it from within. Confidence has to come from within yourself. An inner belief that you can achieve great things, and succeed and is a way you convey that inner belief that you are confident to the outside world. But most importantly how you feel, behave and show up and the actions you take from a place of self-belief and confidence. And, confidence is not about being conceited, arrogant, egotistical and coming from a place of feeling better than everyone else, putting o

This one is for you if you’re in need of a quick slap, a friendly slap! Because that’s what we are here for right? Are you feeling a bit low, has something happened today to put you in a bad mood today, did you get out of the wrong side of bed? Stop for a minute….think, was it a bad five minutes, or a bad day? In this short episode we give you the reality check you need, because let’s face it, sometimes you need a buddy to pull you out of that zone, and put things into perspective!

How do you feel about selling, are you highly driven, successful entrepreneur running your own business, yet when it comes to selling your wares you hide behind the line “Oh, I can’t do sales, I’m not a sales person”? If that sounds like you this week’s episode discusses sales and how to accept the No’s with dignity and keep going. Selling has, over the years, bought up all kinds of connotations of what constitutes a sales person and often times we think of sales people as men, wide boys, not to be trusted and because of this stereotype we can find that we avoid selling and tell ourselves we are not good at selling. However, if you don’t sell when you run your own business, you are but an expensive hobby and your business will not grow or make any money if you sit on the side-lines and wish for sales to magically happen. Co-hosts Zoë and Elizabeth share some great tips and strategies to help dispel the negative myth around being a sales person in your business to ensure you grow and make money in your busines

How important is self-care to you and your state of wellbeing and calm? Have you suffered from burnout or breakdown? Have you got to the very end of your tether and not known how to get back to a state of equilibrium? Do you find yourself chasing your tail? And what on earth does knowing about and being connected with your mind, body and soul along with the 5 senses really have to do with being happy and calm? Let’s find out! In our episode this week, we explore the 5 senses – Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch and Smell. Why? Because being aware of how our 5 senses work together and knowing how we can use them to help us to find harmony and calm is something we often neglect or shun because it’s all a bit too fluffy! Yet, our 5 senses, which we use every day but often taking for granted, when we become more present and tune into our bodies, can be used to reduce overwhelm, anxiety and stress. We are here to challenge you if your way thinking is that it’s all too fluffy and share with you how being really in tune wit

We were very privileged to spend several hours with Parveen Ashraf talking everything business, strategy, resilience, persistence, tenacity and strength and swap cooking tips and enjoy some delicious cake, all wrapped up with lots laughter and a sprinkling of tears. In fact, Parveen had so much wisdom to share that she very kindly gave us two interviews. In this second part of our interview with Parveen we asked her to share her top tips, habits, self-care, or as we lovingly referred to it Parveen’s Recipe for Success! She told us all about her 3 P’s principles to success, you’ll have to listen in to find out what they are! Parveen has incorporated some habits that are now her non-negotiables and enabled her to keep going when times have been tough, the things that she knows helped her to succeed to where she is today and that ensure her mindset, mental wellbeing and physical health are looked after. Taking care of herself, as she explained, is one of the most important and definitely non-negotiables to ensur

As a follow-on to Episode 5 which was all about Zoë’s self-care habits in this week episode, we take a look at Elizabeth’s top 3 self-care habits. Being the fluffier of the two, let’s just say they are somewhat different to Zoë’s and certainly far less risqué! We know that self-care is important to our overall wellbeing, yet how much time do we truly dedicate to it and how protective of that much needed time to focus on ourselves are we, really? We’ve said it over and over that self-care and self-love is NOT selfish. It is vitally important. Having suffered a serious breakdown Elizabeth knows only too well the impact of trying to be all things to all people. Working in a highly stressful job, with a very acrimonious court case, serious health issues and running home and family, she was the very last person on her list of priorities. Even after the family pets. Now that wasn’t a good place to be. From the hard lesson Elizabeth learned to put herself a little bit higher on her list of priorities. Is she perfect

In this week’s episode we explore self-care and why it is so important to ensure that you are putting yourself first. When you think self-care you probably jump straight to thinking of a bit of exercise, some healthy eating, maybe even a bit of meditation, cut down on alcohol add in more water which are all great practices to implement and habits to adopt to move towards being a better you. Self-care goes deeper than that though, it is about harmony of mind, body and soul and it is about being aware of what self-care you do that makes you feel good, recognising when you feel good and repeating it. Are you looking after yourself? Are you showing yourself true selfless self-care? What is the quality of the self-care routine and or habits you have? Are they non-negotiable? Are you including your mind, body and soul? You can’t be everything to everyone if you don’t put yourself and your needs first. If you don’t show yourself some love and care. If you continue to put yourself last you will break. You mind will b

Who’s got your back? Ever thought about it? Well…do you know? In the first topic of “Watch me, I am…” Zoë and Elizabeth explore what it means to be surrounding yourself with the right people. Whilst you can’t make someone support you, you are responsible for trusting your instincts and surrounding yourself with people who lift you up, who give you honest feedback, celebrate when you are winning, empathise when things aren’t so good and those who definitely have your back when you hit the wall. Motivating and inspiring you to get right back up and try again. Those 2am people, who will always be at the end of the phone, whatever the time of day and travel across the country to be there for you. Zoë and Elizabeth prompt you to start contemplating who you are surrounding yourself with in your work, business, personal life? What impact are those people having on your life, decisions you make, how you live your life? Your state of MIND? We dig into the pitfalls of not having the right people in your life, the right

In the first ever episode of “Watch me, I am…” we meet the hosts Zoë and Elizabeth as they tell us a little bit more about themselves, their past experience what has driven them to where they are today. They share why they decided to hit the mic with their new podcast and how they want to support other working women.

How easy is it to succeed in business? How much of ourselves do we have to give, and what does it take, before we hit a wall with our mental, physical or spiritual health and let it affect our family and relationships. What will it take you to stop, take a step back, realise that the stress of working in the corporate world is making you very unwell? And instead, to listen to the inner voice, screaming at you to do something different, to follow your heart, your dreams, your passion and finally take that leap of faith? It takes a vision, tenacity, strength and courage to believe in yourself and confidence to keep going no matter what. And that is exactly what this week’s guest did. Parveen Ashraf, famously called ‘The Spice Queen’ found her inner strength, dug deep, persevered and tenaciously kept going because she believed in her vision. Parveen is an incredibly talented, genuine and inspirational business woman, TV Chef Presenter, Cook Book Author, teacher, charity fundraiser and all round highly successful

Headless chicken…is that you? Do you feel unproductive? Like your losing or wasting time every day. Are you a procrastinator? Do you get to the end of the day and wonder where it went, and like you’ve achieved nothing? Or do you feel like your on a constant hamster wheel, frantic, stressed and going round in circles (but without the sunflower seeds & water bottle!) This week on “Watch me, I am…” Zoë and Elizabeth discuss, and give practical advice on how to manage your time more effectively, in line with your true values. Sound fluffy? Yep, it is a bit this week….Elizabeth is in her zone of genius! But open your mind, tune in and take action, you could surprise yourself! So, grab a pen and paper, because this one is packed full of golden nuggets, as Zoë and Elizabeth walk you through some really fundamental exercises you need to go through, in order to evaluate your time and plan how you can manage your life more effectively moving forwards. It’s time to claim back your time, get productive and in control

Did you know it only takes 7 seconds for you to make an impression on someone when you meet them for the first time. So, do you dress to impress? Is it important to you? Does how you dress affect whether someone will buy from, engage with, like, trust you? This week on “Watch me, I am…” Zoë and Elizabeth discuss what dressing to impress means to them and the importance of first impressions. Are you someone who makes up your mind based on your first impression of the people you meet? Do you make an assumption, rightly or wrongly? As humans we can’t help but form an impression the minute we meet someone and whilst some of us might be more consciously aware of doing this and so more mindful, it is a reality of the world we live in that we judge people based on that first 7 seconds. And that means that everyone you meet and engage with are busy judging and building first impressions of you too! Have you ever noticed how what you wear affects your confidence level; mood; how you feel; show up; productivity or othe