When was the last time you felt queasy? Not the sick feeling you get when you’ve tried to cheer yourself up in lockdown, decided a fancy dress Zoom sesh was a good idea, and then got a little over-friendly with the boxed wine you thought you’d be sharing 😁. No, the kind of queasy you…
‘You’re hiding your bananas.’ This simple statement was enough to really shift the gears of Hannah Martin’s business (well, that and Hannah changing her mindset. But back to the bananas for a minute). Having started the Talented Ladies Club to inspire and empower mothers and encourage them not to give up on their professional dreams,…
Here’s the funny thing about being self-employed, particularly if you’re a freelancer. You finally don your brave pants and wave ‘ta-ta’ to full-time employment, your eyes firmly set on the prize of following your dream, only to find yourself at the mercy of a whole new set of necessary evils. Pitching for work and doing…
‘Come on down!’ ‘The price is right.’ Or is it? Knowing what to charge your customers and how to price your products or services correctly is often one of the biggest hurdles facing many a TechPixie. It’s a struggle made worse by the fact that many of us sit down to talk about money, and…
We have a saying at TechPixies that we like to use as a reminder whenever someone in our tribe is veering down that dark tunnel of self-doubt: ‘What you focus on grows’. Ok, we’ll admit that focusing on a packet of biscuits doesn’t suddenly magic more into the pack (man, that would be such a…
‘A lawyer once said to me, I’ll offer a woman a promotion and she’ll thank me and a man will negotiate. What on earth is that all about?’ What on earth, indeed! This corker of a quote comes from Tamsin Napier-Munn, a guest on the Sparkle and Thrive Podcast during our Be Brave & Sparkle…