Fortitude at Work

This week we’re talking about power at work. Not the Dr Evil kind of power but role
that personal power plays in working well. Leanne talks about what happens to help
employees to enjoy work and then looks at how that might work for micro-business
owners.
“The more equal I feel I am with others the less stress and anxiety I will feel”, Leanne
says.
We talk about identifying the key indicators in your business that...

Probably the best episode we have produced all season. This one is not to be
missed because we talk about a very powerful way to reduce stress, reduce
impulsive responses when we feel hurt and become mindful of our triggers in life.
This is a great discussion about gap-hunting. Recognising when we feel triggered,
taking a moment to tell ourselves why it is happening and then use our inner-wisdom
to choose the most ap...

“Be the energy you want to bring into the room.” Jill Bolte-Taylor.
Okay…this week we ramble a bit… we’re chatting about positivity. We talk about
what it might be and why we often miss it in a day. We look at breaking old habitual
thinking and overcoming negativity bias. We can often miss the positive when we
become so used to facing the negative. Worse still – we can externalize the blame
for being negative when we...

This week is HUGE! We cover the secret to reducing stress when you are a small
business owner and it’s got nothing to do with yoga, fruit bowls, lavender or walks.
The week we’re talking about the ultimate method to bust stress at work. It’s all
about the practical and applied elements of running and owning a small business.
We’re not afraid to go there. We get down and dirty and honest.
Forget mission statements. Fo...

We start the week continuing our conversation from Episode 6 – the importance of
value alignment at work.
We’re also talking about ‘wisdom’ this week. What makes us wise? Why is it
important to remember your wisdom at work? It’s important use what we’ve learned
as we move forward. Sometimes this is forgotten if we’re stuck in old habits or ways
of thinking that are so familiar from years gone by.
John talks about ...

This week we’re talking about why small business owners hate writing down plans.
We all know they are important but when it comes to actually committing to plans on
paper, many of us hate the process. Why? Research shows that business owners
who plan their growth are less stressed and more successful. But we still hate doing
it! This week we talk about why that might be the case.
We talk about how important it is to ...

This week we’re talking about relationships. We’re also talking about pineapples and
why they can be so important in relationships. Often it’s partners or family who are
the closest people to a micro-business owner and they’re the ones supporting that
person in their micro-business. This makes personal relationships an important part
of micro-business success.
John talks about relationship counselling and what that m...

This week we’re talking about how important connections are to the mental health of
small business owners. Meeting other business owners, connecting with others and
learning from one another all help to reduce stress that is inevitable when you own a
small business.
Importantly, Leanne and John talk about the different type of networking groups,
from unstructured meet-ups to more formal breakfast or membership groups...

This week we’re following on from our talk about honesty and looking at how we can make honest conversations easier using a client management process.
Client management covers all the things we need to do to work with a customer, and the time frames needed to get the job done. This might sound a long way away from mental health at work but in fact, the research showed that business owners who have a shared client process are lik...

This week we’re talking about honesty. It’s the first step to feeling powerful in business. In fact, it’s the first step in harnessing life power too.
We’re looking at the reality of business ownership in Australia. For example, did you know that about 30% of all businesses in Australia earn less than $50K per annum?
A further 30% (approx.) earn between $50K and $200K per annum. So, if you’re
feeling like you’re not achiev...

We’re excited to be back for a new season of Fortitude at Work. It’s good to be back
with our usual banter about all things related to building personal fortitude. Leanne
updates us on her PhD research and John shares details about his new counselling
service. Oh, and there’s a few laughs along the way!
This season we’re going to focus on personal power. What does it mean to you?
How do we get more of it? Why does it...

A universal emotion that we will all experience at some time in life is grief. This may be due to the loss of a loved one, loss of identity, loss of lifestyle - there are lots of reason we may experience sadness in life. In this episode we talk about what grief is, how you can connect with someone who may be experiencing a time of grief and what you can do if you yourself are feeling sad.

This is a valuable discussion for anyone w...

Want to be an effective communicator? You need one essential element - the ability to listen with unconditional positive regard. In this episode we talk about what this is, what it looks like and how you can practice it. 

This is a great episode for small business owners who want to improve their relationships with staff and customers. It's also fabulous for parents, friends, and work colleagues. Hmmmm.... sounds like it's wo...

This week we have a very insightful guest joining us for a chat. Josh Osborne owns videography company - Joos Productions. I worked with Josh when establishing my new online presence for Fortitude at Work and was struck by his positive outlook on life and desire to help me be my best. I wanted to know more about his general attitude to living so positively, so John and I grilled him on the couch! You'll love hearing about his insig...

Today we'll be talking about my small business support service - Walk 'n Work. It's quite a unique coaching/mentoring service where I meet a small business owner at their office and we head out for a 40 minute walk. during that time, we can talk about any aspect of their business they choose to discuss, and they know our talks will remain confidential. I have had a lot of interest in the service so thought it best to explain it, an...