I have just been shortlisted for the New Business of the Year Network She business awards and I’m very excited about it. But it’s really made me think about the meaning of success and as someone rightly said to me today there is no universal measure of success. And I honestly thought that to get a chance to win an award like this it was about big profits etc. But it’s not, it’s about hard work and graft and no one can accuse me of not doing that!

But you know it’s much more than that .. when I started to reflect on my own success it was about the journey I’ve been on and what I’ve had to overcome to get to where I am now. But I don’t want this to be about me, I want you to start thinking about what success is for you. Because I know that for some people who are suffering from depression for example getting out of bed and getting dressed is a success, for others it is having the courage to go out. And I know that there are women who visit my site who may have suffered postnatal depression, breast cancer or are going through divorce who feel anything but successful. There are so many things in our lives that can make us feel failures and we feel unworthy but I want you to define your own criteria for success today because you deserve it.

My top tips for discovering your success:-
• Set yourself a small goal every day, not a great big shopping list. Did you achieve it? Then that is success
• Look back over the last few years of your life? Have you overcome adversity in some way/ have you moved towards your life goals? Then that is success
• Have you made decisions over the last few years that have made a positive impact on your life? Then that is success.

And I’d love to hear about your success so please tell me your story.