What do you say to yourself when you’ve just been promoted or just starting a new role and your brain offers you thoughts like “I shouldn’t be here” and “I’m going to be found out”? At times like this, it’s tempting (and some people will recommend you do this) to remind yourself how hard you … Continued

The Confidence Gap is the gap between the confidence you’ve earned and the confidence you feel when it’s time to get to work. How wide is yours and what are you doing to bridge it? Here’s why this matters: 1. The Confidence Gap is the measure of your unfulfilled potential – so the bigger the … Continued

When they constantly redline and correct your work, what do you do? What do you make it mean? The mistake I see you making is taking it to mean something about you- that you’re not good enough, that you don’t deserve to be where you are and that any minute now you’re going to be … Continued

You think your success is down to luck. You fear that any minute now that luck is going to run out and you’ll be exposed. This is a classic sign of Imposter Syndrome and it’s holding you back from performing to your potential. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s a way of viewing … Continued

Do you umm and ahh over decisions? Do you spin in confusion about what to do? Does it take you weeks and months to decide? Do you only make decisions when things are critical or urgent? Have you ever gone to make a decision only to realise it’s too late? When you finally make decisions … Continued

The most common mistake I see black lawyers making is thinking you have to work twice as hard as your white peers to progress. This thought may have got you this far. But it won’t get you where you want to go. Working twice as hard sets you up as the workhorse and sends the … Continued

How do you succeed in a white world without working twice as hard? Let me show you how. This week I bring you the answer to this million-dollar question in a replay of today’s Webinar: How to Succeed in a White World (without working twice as hard). Here’s what you’ll learn: The no.1 mistake that … Continued

You know you want to progress your career. In fact, you’re planning to join BE THE FIRST so you can learn how to do just that, but you’re telling yourself now is not the right time – “I’ve got too much on” “I’ll do it after this big project” “I’ll wait until things quieten down” … Continued

  One of the best things you can do to progress your career is to become more valuable. The more valuable you are, the more support you’ll get, the more opportunities you’ll attract and the more easily you’ll progress your career. To become more valuable you could increase your knowledge. You could broaden your experience … Continued