This week’s Mindset, I was inspired by some incredible conversations last week. The first one is Sandy Golder and her incredibly honest post, Sandy recently shared on Facebook. Sandy realised that she was dimming her light, suppressing or editing herself when she explai…

Forgive me for a moment while I gush. Yesterday ( Sunday 5th March) I had the good fortune to be asked to host the Satellite Stream, beamed live from the Sydney Opera House to the beautiful Joan, where we gathered for the All About Women event in which the keynote address was…

This morning there is a newspaper article about how singer Ed Sheeran is considering giving up social media altogether. He describes how he decided to give it a rest late last year and is enjoying it so much; He’s talking to people more!. He mentions that he went back to …

Happy January everyone! We’re busy at WWA headquarters and were working in our thongs, a practice I picked from Peita Davies for summertime working. How are you all going? I hope you’re sufficiently cooled in your workspaces, and you’ve all had a great break…

“I stand before you as a doormat. Oh, I mean, as a female entertainer, Thank you for acknowledging my ability to continue my career for 34 years in the face of blatant sexism and misogyny and constant bullying and relentless abuse.” It was 1979 and New York was a…

Here are some questions to ponder. We will work them throughout social media over the next 30 days: 1. What is one single achievement you are most proud of? 2. What one fear did you push through or overcome? 3. If you had to describe 2016 in 3 words what would they be? 4. W…

Are your work habits producing results? Total transparency here. What I talk about in our community is always what I most need to learn myself. I’m the first to admit that I’m not the most disciplined person, and I have always been an admirer of structured people wh…

Beyond the pause what do you want? Last week I talked about giving yourself permission. To pause and assess and allow yourself to do that. In doing so, I discovered that I’m a conceptual visualiser. I think pretty big….. haha no surprises there, and I was chal…

The second guess… why do we do that?

I think when we feel overwhelmed in our businesses or by a situation (which happens to me often,) there tends to be a ‘pile on’ that somehow the more overloaded we are, the more stuff comes along. Does this happen with you? The more the stuff, the more the confusi…

I wanted to start this week with spring inspired cheery hello. A nod to beautiful blooms and warmth on our skin. The truth is I had a mini meltdown this morning while scrubbing a dish in the sink – I feel completely overwhelmed by my schedule, life, the whole caboodle &…

Its Sunday evening and I’m feeling incredibly inspired and moved by the emerging strength I have the privilege to witness within our community. Women becoming more focussed, and more daring. Pushing with all of their might through self doubt, self criticism and giving t…

Happy Monday everyone, Today Im talking about not giving up ……..hahahah Im laughing because I have done 7 takes of my 2 minute video, I finally was happy with take 8 and it didnt record LOL. I just wanted to chuck it in today! This final take, cuts out in m…

Yesterday we had our info@womenwithaltitude email account hacked. I would love to blame the full moon, and maybe that had something to do with the A**hole who decided to hack gmail yesterday, but I have to face the harsh reality. We hear of cyber attacking, phishing scams al…

This past week was a large celebration and I had the opportunity to connect with many women from differing seasons of life. I felt hugely grateful for the opportunity this community provides me to listen and share with other women. International Womens Day is a great platform…

Hello everyone – Geez, apart from IWD this week, I must say that the Blue Mountains broadband network is %$^&*(!!!!!!! I made this vid at 9am sigh – Lets hope that high speed internet will reach us soon – Happy IWD everyone

Some philosophers or  perhaps more accurately cynical journalists say that there are no new ideas any more on earth. and at first glance this feels true doesn’t it? When in a seminar or listening to a lecture or speaker I will often notice a concept repeated or …

One area that I think we miss sometimes is the importance of our story in our business. I recently met up with a colleague who I knew had an interesting story about how she got into her industry. My colleague was hesitant about talking about her story, she was concerned …

Last week we tackled the big topic of strategies for pricing. We talked about how we must stop undervaluing ourselves and our work. Another of my key points went a little against what the textbooks advise – In setting your pricing, you must check in interna…

Happy New year to all. Last night I decided to plug into social media and take a peak at the lay of the land. I had disconnected from SM over Christmas, so I could eyeball my family and strengthen some frayed bonds with my girls and hubby after a huge year and a mad December. …

Last week I had the privelege to be one of the thousands of women who attended an evening with Oprah. The atmosphere was full of grace, high energy and oodles of love for this iconic and inspiring leader. I was joined by fellow wwa members, Amanda O’Bryan, Sandra Dennis…

Good morning, What do you want? Short video messages this morning – Wherever you are is wonderful – enjoy your day, Andy xx

This week I have been thinking about role models in business? For me, these are inspirational people who have achieved what they intended. Women who are successful, and have pushed through challenge and created the kind of business, social enterprises and organisations that a…

Altruism. noun the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others. I love this word, and the meaning of it in my life and business. I was introduced to altruism in my early 20’s when I participated in a seminar and discovered …

Last week was the anniversary of 9/11. There was a wonderful doco on SBS about the forensic process that the New York Medical examiners office undertook to attempt to identify victims and return remains to loved ones.  The  commitment of this team is extraordinary. Of…

I’m always thinking about ethics, standards, contribution and community. For me it’s about how I can connect to my purpose in ways that I can give back as well as produce my livelihood. It’s a work in progress that’s for sure. The flawed western capitali…

Last week I embarked on a new project around something I haven’t done before. I have been sitting on the fringe of this project for ages. I have dabbled in research, have asked people, have read information, but it never really came together for me and I procrastinated ar…

Hello my name is Andrea and I’m an over-thinker. I think it best to be honest especially if Im going to write on this topic. I usually chat about things that pop up during the week and overthinking has been a theme in the last few days. Head of psychology at Yale Universi…

This morning as we lazed in bed in holiday mode  (spending a week up the coast) We cheered on the Matilda’s as we searched to find coverage of the game. Our main channels, Nine and Seven were crossing back and forth during their morning current affairs shows. At leas…

This weeks Monday Mindset – ( is very late – but hey its still Monday ???? ) is being devoted to introducing you to our new Altitude Networking Leaders/Hosts, along with the teams for Hawkesbury, Springwood, Nepean & Katoomba. These women have all attended train…

In some recent marketing workshops I have been running, I have noticed the tousle we small business owners have with communicating our USP, our unique selling proposition, also known as our value proposition. Lets explore what this is and isn’t when it comes to creating y…

Selling yourself short? Undervaluing your assets? Not embracing your worth? Common themes amongst women aren’t they?  Here’s a radical thought. Perhaps it’s time to stop? Perhaps it’s time to review, reflect and embrace some of the wonderful things …

My fast 5 tips for tackling Business Apathy: 1. Get in touch with your passion and heart: Why did you start this business or take on this role? If its not energising you, perhaps re-evaluate what your passion was to start with. What was your dream? Has it changed or evolved…

Your business is developing, or perhaps you’re a start up and don’t have staff yet. What kind of culture and environment are you going to create when you do take on team members? There is plenty written about great workspaces and enviable company cultures, think Nao…

I took Molly to see the new Cinderella movie today. I left my feministic goggles behind promising to view this version with a fresh perspective. ( When my girls were little I used to read classic stories to them and change the endings for an empowered and self assured woman enj…

It’s a rare thing when someone is ‘gifted’ with knowledge or understanding on how to do something. We have all witnessed the 5-year-old artist, the musical prodigy, or gifted ‘leaders’  Let’s peel back the layer and take a peek. Firstly…

The clock is ticking, always ticking…  I have been watching the  clock all day as it counts down the hours while I cram to complete  all of the tasks I set myself for today – Its 12.18pm on Monday  morning now and I’m on my final task &nda…

How do you balance undue, stressful pressure on yourself with self-motivating goal driven pressure? This is my first video blog of 2015 and forms Monday Mindset for this week where we celebrated Australia Day. Would love to hear your thoughts on pressure!

During research, we often come across a woman in history who made an impression, left  their mark, or was way ahead of their time. i often think how much I would love to talk with them to find out how they tackled the clear adversity they would have faced in a fa…

If you believe all the hype it seems apparent that never before has the consumer /customer held so much power. With retail suffering and many business grumbling about tough times I wondered if switched on businesses would make changes or try new strategies, but it in all my tra…

Hi Everyone, As promised at our Women with Altitude luncheon last week, I am posting the link to this thought provoking presentation from journalist Gayle Lemmon. We simply didn’t have time to play the video at our event, hope you will have 13 minutes to spare today an…

I have been working today on our upcoming event for Women with Altitude, A celebratory lunch for International Womens Day. As I researched this particular day I was surprised to learn that IWD has been observed since 1911.  Pardon my ignorance…. Here are some histor…