I've spent a lot of time recently on Clubhouse listening to supposedly 8-figure entrepreneurs talk about 'mindset' & 'manifestation'.... and I have some thoughts

*clears throat* There seems to be a whole industry born out of the belief that if you fix people's mindset, they will suddenly get rich.

I've seen first-hand how many coaches, 'experts' & social media 'gurus' are trying to make mindset a commercially viable product

You guys asked, so here’s 10 tips on pitching publications as a journalist & securing a commission. Share if they are useful to you! Pitching as a journalist, a thread: 1. Make yourself a FAN first. Get familiar with the publication; read it religiously, engage with its features, follow its editors on social media. I can always tell when someone reads About Time, it comes through in their tone & enthusiasm.

I get asked a lot about PR pitching and the best way to sell your story into magazines. So, here’s 10 tips I can share on the PR pitch, share if it’s useful to you! A thread: 1. Don’t send your press release with “PRESS RELEASE” in capitals. It’s shouty and gives us anxiety. There are no emergencies in lifestyle journalism; it’s PR, not ER.

To celebrate the launch of the Academy, I thought I’d share some thoughts on the realities of being an entrepreneur. Here’s 10 business lessons I’ve learnt over the last 5 years: a thread 👇 1. Don’t let fear stop you from launching something; fear of competition, fear of failure, fear of the unknown. Fear is your friend, it shows you care. Embrace it, work with it.

I’m so done with freelancers being treated like s***. I chased a company for 4 MONTHS for a £250 invoice. It’s not amount the money, it’s about how they treat the people they choose to work with. I’m done with being timid & bullied by “big” companies with terrible admin. The company in question told me it was because I hadn’t put an invoice number on the invoice. Which obviously I had. Which just makes me think it only reached their finance guy THIS WEEK after months of chasing.