When I was a child I could visualise myself as Olympic champion in the 100m/200m sprints and long jump. I absolutely LOVED running and watching athletics (I still love watching but less so the running). I was inspired by the great Olympians of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis, Maurice Green and Alison Felix just to name a few.

Your career is an opportunity for growth and self discovery. Over time you will have a view of what you are good at, what you enjoy, what your values are, what you want to achieve and why, and most importantly what you don’t like

I can relate to the reality that as a woman we can’t have it all, but why would we want it all? And by all I mean the things we’ve somehow picked up over our life journeys that have become expectations and a benchmark for measuring success. So called perfection, the always present mum, CEO potential with a career trajectory to ‘die for’, well put together at all times, best of friend with time for catch-ups, amazing wife, and the list just goes on..