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The number of times I’ve been reviewing someone’s CV and they casually mention something brilliant that isn’t on there…“...
30/09/2026

The number of times I’ve been reviewing someone’s CV and they casually mention something brilliant that isn’t on there…

“Why haven’t you included THAT?”

“Oh. I don’t know. It’s just part of my job.”

🤦🏼‍♀️

If you’ve been doing something for years, you lose all perspective on whether it’s actually difficult.

Managing the awkward client.
Getting everyone to agree.
Knowing when something’s about to go t**s up.
Being trusted with the thing that really cannot go t**s up.

You don’t think of those things as skills.
They’re just what you do.

Meanwhile, your CV is full of responsibilities that could belong to literally anyone with the same job title.

Save this one for the next time you update yours.
And when you inevitably think ‘that’s just part of my job’ go back to slide 7.

But I’ve only ever worked here… I hear this a lot from women who have been with the same company for 10, 15, sometimes 2...
28/09/2026

But I’ve only ever worked here… I hear this a lot from women who have been with the same company for 10, 15, sometimes 20 years.

That word ONLY is doing a lot of heavy lifting.
Because when you’ve done something for years, you can stop noticing how much you really know.

The tricky conversation doesn’t feel like a skill, you just get on with it.
Sorting out the project that’s gone completely t**s up doesn’t feel particularly impressive. For you, it’s just a normal Thursday.
Being the person everyone comes to when they don’t know what to do? Again. Normal..

Until you start looking at jobs somewhere else and realise you have absolutely no idea how to explain any of it.

So hun, don’t just read this carousel and nod along.
Save it and actually answer the three questions.
Especially the last one.

You’ll be surprised by how much of the stuff you think is “ just my job” is actually incredible experience another employer would really value.

And if you get stuck trying to answer them, my free Career Confidence Audit will help you dig into this properly. Link in bio or DM me the word stuck and I’ll wiizz you a copy across.

And whilst you’re here, tell me what something people ALWAYS come to you for at work? I bet some of the answers are things you’ve never once thought of as a skill..

We spend so much time believing the stories that keep us stuck.Maybe it’s time to question them.✨ Which one have you bee...
23/07/2026

We spend so much time believing the stories that keep us stuck.

Maybe it’s time to question them.

✨ Which one have you been telling yourself?

Corporate life really is just all of us speaking in weird little coded phrases pretending this is completely normal beha...
08/05/2026

Corporate life really is just all of us speaking in weird little coded phrases pretending this is completely normal behaviour…

“ let’s park that”
“Touch base”
“Circling back”

Meanwhile, everyone knows;

The meeting should have been an email
Nobody wants a meeting about the meeting
And Dave, no one is circling back at 4:59pm on Friday

Anyway, add your worst ones on the comments because the replies to my stories have kept me entertained this week 🤍

You don’t lack confidence. You’ve been conditioned to doubt yourself and somehow call it ‘being professional’.You edit a...
03/05/2026

You don’t lack confidence.
You’ve been conditioned to doubt yourself and somehow call it ‘being professional’.

You edit all your emails.
You politely wait your turn.
And every time you think ‘for f***s sake…’
You let it pass.

Meanwhile someone less qualified, less experienced thanks you is stumbling through it and getting all the credit.

👍🏼 cool.

The tweaks I teach are simple.
Not easy.

So slide in to my DMs and I’ll guide you from there.

I used to think I needed to be more confident at work.Turns out…I just needed to stop doing half the things on this list...
22/04/2026

I used to think I needed to be more confident at work.

Turns out…
I just needed to stop doing half the things on this list.

Because none of them feel like self-sabotage when you’re in it.
They feel sensible. Because we’ve heard them allllll our lives:

“Don’t interrupt”
“Just wait your turn”
“Make sure it’s right first”

👍🏻 yeah… that’ll do it.

Meanwhile Dave’s said something half-formed, completely inaccurate and somehow THAT’S the idea everyone runs with 🙄

Make it make sense.

So yeah, it’s not that you’re lacking confidence, you’re just very, very good at waiting and then wondering why you’re not being heard.

So we’re going to try this:

Say it before you’ve perfected it
Go before you’ve fully convinced yourself
Stop assuming everyone else has got it more figured out than you

Because they haven’t
they’re just quicker to open their mouth

Which one are you still doing? Tell me and I’ll DM you a tip to help you. Love you, bye.

I don’t need more time.I don’t need more confidence.I don’t need another “right moment”.I needed to stop chatting absolu...
18/04/2026

I don’t need more time.
I don’t need more confidence.
I don’t need another “right moment”.

I needed to stop chatting absolute s**t to myself.

I’ve had a “before 50” Nel’s list floating around my head for years.
You know the one…
sounds great, makes you feel like a person with hobbies and depth… but never actually happens.

So a few weeks ago, I picked one and just got on with it.

Wild sauna. Cold plunge. Questionable life choices for a Friday night!

Confidence won’t magically appear from thinking about doing things.
It comes from doing slightly uncomfortable things
and realising you didn’t die.

Revolutionary, I know.

If you’re sat there thinking
“I’ll do that when I’ve got more time / energy / confidence…”

Respectfully… you won’t.

Not because you can’t.
Because you’ve got into the habit of not going first.

So change the habit.

Pick one thing.
Do it this week.
You don’t need a perfect plan.

Just go.
Done is better than perfect.

Love you bye 😍

Here’s a …. After 25+ years in corporate jobs you start to notice the patterns 🙄Some are practical Some are survival t...
14/03/2026

Here’s a …. After 25+ years in corporate jobs you start to notice the patterns 🙄

Some are practical
Some are survival tactics
Some are the things everyone knows but nobody officially writes them down

I’m sure I’ve missed a few.
What are you going to add?

Bloody love how my brain treats a quiet Sunday morning like an organisational crisis. Sat down with a coffee.Brain “Exce...
22/02/2026

Bloody love how my brain treats a quiet Sunday morning like an organisational crisis.

Sat down with a coffee.
Brain “Excellent. Let’s review everything that has ever existed…”

Women don’t relax.
We simply relocate our stress to a horizontal position 😳

Tell me the most ridiculous thoughts you have when you try to switch off 👇🏻

Midlife corporate women don’t lack ambition.We lack patience.For lazy advice.For coded language.For being managed emotio...
16/02/2026

Midlife corporate women don’t lack ambition.
We lack patience.

For lazy advice.
For coded language.
For being managed emotionally instead of respected professionally.

The ridiculous bit?

Most of this is still said with a straight face.

Which one have you heard most?
Let’s compare notes.

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