by joblakeleytraining | Jun 18, 2025 | Articles, Businesses
Last week, one of my senior-level clients said, completely deadpan: “I’m just not cut out for presenting. I could never do it well, let alone enjoy it.” I replied: “Anyone can learn to deliver a great presentation – and feel comfortable doing it – with the...
by joblakeleytraining | Jun 12, 2025 | Articles, Individuals
Have you ever felt totally overwhelmed… but didn’t know how to say it out loud? Maybe you were handed a task that felt impossible. Or your to-do list kept growing, while your energy quietly disappeared. You didn’t want to complain. You didn’t want to seem incapable....
by joblakeleytraining | Jun 12, 2025 | Articles, Businesses
Last week, my 13-year-old son was unusually quiet, moody, withdrawn, snappy. You might think ‘teenagers, right?’ But this wasn’t like him. Something was off. Eventually, he admitted he was overwhelmed by a school assignment. He didn’t feel equipped to handle it. His...
by joblakeleytraining | Jun 8, 2025 | Articles, Individuals
Have you ever found yourself feeling off at work, like something’s shifted, but you can’t quite explain what or why? Maybe you’re in a new role that doesn’t quite fit yet. Maybe you’ve come back from leave and the team feels… different. Or maybe the job you once...
by joblakeleytraining | Jun 8, 2025 | Articles, Businesses
This weekend, we went out as a family – myself, my husband, our son, and of course, our Labrador, Cookie. We visited ‘Open Farm Sunday,’ a brilliant initiative by British farmers to invite the public onto working farms, helping people understand where their food...
by joblakeleytraining | Jun 2, 2025 | Articles, Businesses
This weekend, my husband, son, and I went to Burgh Island for a little family getaway. The weather was great, the views were stunning, and the scones were everything I’d hoped for. And yet, within two hours, we were driving each other quietly mad. My husband wanted to...
