The Leap To Lead Blog

Honest writing for women in the middle of something.

Career change, relocation, business rebuilds, identity shifts and the question of what comes next.

The Transition You Didn't Choose

Most of what gets written about transition assumes you chose it. You decided to leave, you decided to start something, you decided it was time. This post is about the other kind, the change that arrives without your consent and that you're then expe

Why You Can Explain Everything Except What You Actually Wan

Most of the women I work with can explain their situation in full detail and still can't say the one plain sentence underneath it. Not because they're unclear, but because nobody has ever listened for the thread.

Confidence Doesn't Erode, it Goes Out Of Date.

This week I'm joined by Julie Murrell, style consultant and writer of The Mindful Dresser, to talk about what actually happens to women's confidence in midlife.

Waiting For Permission

I once built a spreadsheet to justify my own business - line by line, revenue projections, cost breakdowns and ROI timelines across three years.