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Mental wellness for entrepreneurs: Overcoming burnout and building resiliency
Running a business as a woman means balancing a lot. Learn practical, evidence-based ways to protect your mental health, manage burnout, and feel more in control of your day.
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How I make meetings work with ADHD: Focus, productivity, and clear notes
With ADHD, focus takes structure. Clear layouts, visual cues, and focus-friendly tools can turn chaotic meetings into moments of real progress. Having the right tools makes a world of difference, and when paired with the right techniques, they can change the way your brain shows up, processes, and takes action in every meeting.
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How most successful people run their meetings
Meetings can either be productive or a waste of time and it all comes down to structure. Learn how top leaders like Oprah, Jeff Bezos, and Sheryl Sandberg run meetings with purpose, keep discussions focused, and turn conversations into action. Plus, strategies to engage different thinking styles and take notes that drive real results.
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Leadership lessons: How Kathrine Switzer changed history
The club grew in a year to be the 2nd biggest running club in NY State, after the huge New York Road Runners in NYC. The men completely respected and deferred to me, trusting --in fact, enthusing over and supporting-- my work and decisions. That's when I knew I was a leader.
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How to fully realise your potential as a leader
Becoming a great leader rarely happens overnight. Leadership is a multi-faceted skill that requires self-awareness and time spent learning and practising. The first step to realise your potential as a leader is thinking of yourself as a leader while embracing both your personal and professional lives.
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How to identify, write about & live out your core values
One of the most powerful ways we can nurture our feminine energy is by getting to know our values - our North stars - so that we can begin to create a life that honours what matters most.
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What motherhood taught us about time, priorities, and giving ourselves space
Feeling overwhelmed as a working mum? Intentional planning and journalling can support your mental wellbeing, ease stress, and help you manage your time and energy more effectively, even on your busiest days.
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3 steps to stop living on autopilot and start living with intention
It is really easy to just let life happen to us. Little and big things can fill up your days. Obligations, demands, chores, everyday life… On top of this, these things don’t just fill up your time. They can fill up your mind. Your energy. Your bank account. Your self-esteem. Your heart. I’m sure you can think back to a time when this ‘unintentional filling’ or autopilot took over your life for a bit.
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A productivity approach for busy ambitious brains
Many professionals struggle with brain fog, distractions, and managing time effectively. Productivity isn’t just about getting more done—it’s about prioritising what matters, optimising your energy, and building systems that support success. In this blog, Lauren Prasek shares research-backed productivity strategies, including time blocking, cognitive bandwidth management, and the “Done Before One” approach, to help you work smarter, not harder. Whether you're a high-achiever looking to improve focus or simply seeking better work-life balance, these practical techniques will help you stay on track, maximise efficiency, and create a sustainable routine that works for YOU.
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Best planning strategies: Paper vs digital and what works best (Expert insights)
How well are you using your planner? Is it helping you stay focused and productive, or does it feel like just another thing on your to-do list? Our Community Coach, Arienne Gorlach, recently appeared on CGTV America, where she shared how planning is not just about listing tasks but about creating real momentum towards meaningful change.
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How to do the best year-end review (before planning for the new year)
Regardless of how the year has unfolded, now is the perfect time to conduct your year-end review. It’s the opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months and set yourself up for a successful year.
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4 Planning tips to help change your life
Prioritisation and having only a doable number of tasks help you take action and feel progress and accomplishment. Ask yourself, "What are the three most important things I could do today that would either make a big difference or move me forward significantly?" Then do them!
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10 attitudes to help you succeed in business by Danielle Leilani
It can be humbling going from a comfortable lifestyle as a college student, or your 9-5 that you've mastered + can practically do in your sleep. Starting something new, especially opening a new business of your own, is going to be scary, that's inevitable. Just know that there WILL be a learning curve.
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Leading from the front: How to spot symptoms of trauma and support your people
Whether directly or indirectly impacted, the workplace can be a vital, yet often overlooked, source of support. Empathetic distress in response to others in pain is a very human response. Understanding the potential for trauma is important, but as a leader you should be on the lookout for such responses in your people. So, how do we spot the signs?
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 2
As we celebrate our 10th birthday in small business, I'm looking back on what I've learned along the way. Everything from day-to-day operations hacks to how to balance business with motherhood. I hope my answers encourage you to take a chance on your ideas, give yourself a well-deserved break, and invest in loyal, reliable team members to share your business success with.
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 1
Running your own small business: it's not all sunshine and roses (or awards and profit). Ask anyone who runs their own business and they'll probably (hopefully!) say the same thing. I believe that part of the LH Agenda mission to empower the leaders of tomorrow is sharing insights to our own business and the lessons I've learned along the way. In this article, I share the great, and sometimes uncomfortable, realities of entrepreneurship and running a small business, and give you practical tips to start using in your business right now.
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How one woman created a successful charity with the power of storytelling
Rochelle Courtenay, founder of charity Share the Dignity and nicknamed Australia's 'Pad Lady', is a big believer in using the power of storytelling to inspire men and women to make a difference to the lives of women often fleeing from domestic violence or homelessness. She talks to LH Agenda about how she started Share the Dignity and what keeps her working tirelessly for women who don't have a voice.
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 3 (Rebranding a business)
This article is Part 3 of a Q&A between the LH Agenda community and me, and all about rebranding a business. Prior to this year, our brand was known as Leaders in Heels but a desire to expand our product and customer base drove us to change our brand name and logo to LH Agenda mid-2021. I hope you find some practical takeaways in this article to help you, no matter what stage of the rebranding and/or business journey you're at!
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 2
As we celebrate our 10th birthday in small business, I'm looking back on what I've learned along the way. Everything from day-to-day operations hacks to how to balance business with motherhood. I hope my answers encourage you to take a chance on your ideas, give yourself a well-deserved break, and invest in loyal, reliable team members to share your business success with.
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 1
Running your own small business: it's not all sunshine and roses (or awards and profit). Ask anyone who runs their own business and they'll probably (hopefully!) say the same thing. I believe that part of the LH Agenda mission to empower the leaders of tomorrow is sharing insights to our own business and the lessons I've learned along the way. In this article, I share the great, and sometimes uncomfortable, realities of entrepreneurship and running a small business, and give you practical tips to start using in your business right now.
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7 work from home tips to help gain a new perspective
Tired, stressed and sick of your own house? These 7 actionable work from home tips come from the responses shared with us as part of our recent LH Agenda x Naked Wines competition. They were so great, we wanted to share them with everyone else!
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10 happiness quotes for female leaders (plus images)
As leaders wielding influence over other people, it's important to bring a positive energy to our work. We've pulled together our favourite 10 happiness quotes for female leaders to remind you to celebrate, appreciate the little things, and not take life so seriously. Try saving these quote images to your phone or laptop to look back on whenever you need a little mood boost, then go out and kick those goals!
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Beating burnout: How to actually enjoy your time off
Hustle. Grind. Work hard. These are all ways of saying "bust your tush to prove your worth and reach your goals". Even if it sucks all the fun out of life. While these may be well-intentioned words to motivate and inspire people like us, more often it triggers our over-achieving (and unrealistic) perfectionism and pushes us onto the path of burnout.
Read MoreHow one woman created a successful charity with the power of storytelling
Rochelle Courtenay, founder of charity Share the Dignity and nicknamed Australia's 'Pad Lady', is a big believer in using the power of storytelling to inspire men and women to make a difference to the lives of women often fleeing from domestic violence or homelessness. She talks to LH Agenda about how she started Share the Dignity and what keeps her working tirelessly for women who don't have a voice.
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How to choose your theme word for success (plus 100+ theme word ideas)
One of our favourite planner features is the dedicated space to choose a theme word for the year, and we thought it was time to explain how you can best use this feature!
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 3 (Rebranding a business)
This article is Part 3 of a Q&A between the LH Agenda community and me, and all about rebranding a business. Prior to this year, our brand was known as Leaders in Heels but a desire to expand our product and customer base drove us to change our brand name and logo to LH Agenda mid-2021. I hope you find some practical takeaways in this article to help you, no matter what stage of the rebranding and/or business journey you're at!
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Four ways to support cultural and linguistic diversity at work
At Leaders in Heels, we are passionate about celebrating women's stories, and when we heard Div Pillay's story, we knew we had to share it with you. Grab yourself a cuppa and settle in to enjoy this article, written by Div herself. In light of everything going on in the world today, I #ChooseToChallenge you. I challenge you to think about how you are advocating for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women.
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