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26/09/2025

A great reminder ❤️:
At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a single parent living on welfare who was clinically d*pressed and at times has contemplated su*c*de.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne (from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51.
Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40.
Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40.
Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42.
Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first major movie role until he was 40.
Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role at age 52.
Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57.
Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76.
Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78.
Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21.
Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow.
Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
You can do it. Whatever it is that sets your soul on fire.

14/12/2022

Find out more about our work with Thrive4Life, looking at flexible working and new training we are offering on how to make your workplace more inclusive for people with long-term health conditions.

Cheryl has recently delivered training on Flexible Working through Thrive4Life who help companies nurture the physical and emotional wellbeing of their colleagues. Three informative blog posts highlight Cheryl’s advice around different areas to consider when flexible working – to read more just ...

02/08/2022

Fantastic feedback from a coaching client for one of our wonderful coaches - 'she really understands my brain like no one has ever done before, this has had a transformational effect on my life that is immeasurable' 🙌😊 Find out more about our coaching -

Performance and Behavioural Coaching is an excellent way of helping your staff with their own individual challenges. Whether they have specific role-related issues or are just wanting to increase their performance, coaching is an excellent tool for providing the motivation, skills and actions needed...

10/03/2022

Cheryl Isaacs is interviewed by BulletMap Academy's, Darius Namdaran in a brand new podcast all about Dyslexia - definitely worth a listen! Find out more:

A fantastic podcast where Cheryl Isaacs is interviewed by BulletMap Academy’s, Darius Namdaran all about Dyslexia and her book ‘Adult Dyslexia‘. Listen on your usual podcast platform: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dyslexia-explored/id1387645599?i=1000552905518 Spotify: https://...

01/01/2022

Why self-compassion - not self esteem - leads to success. I also write about this very thing in my new book Confidence Shmonfidence (Amazon).

Talking about being kind to yourself may sound like something from a nursery classroom. But even cynics should care about self-compassion – especially if they want to be resilient.

01/01/2022

Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker discusses three common irrationality traps and offers advice on how to avoid them.

16/12/2021

There is still time before Christmas to order 'Confidence Shmonfidence' - you won't regret it!

Confidence Shmonfidence: Why Confidence is A Myth and How to Be Super Successful Without It

09/12/2021

It's finally here! My new book on why you don't need confidence to be super successful. Makes an ideal Christmas present! Could I ask you to reshare? Would HUGELY appreciate it. It's been a long slog and I'm super excited. 😊

Confidence Shmonfidence: Why Confidence is A Myth and How to Be Super Successful Without It

08/12/2021

Are you experiencing Imposter Syndrome? Read more about this in my new book - Confidence Shmonfidence, released this Friday, all super exciting, get it in time for Christmas! 🎁🎄

Have you ever felt you are about to be ‘found out?’ That someone will finally see you are really not good at your job, and everyone will ‘finally know?’ Or that it is only a matter of time before people figure out you are a fraud? If you’ve ever felt like this, you might be experiencing Im...

07/12/2021

Thank you all for your support. My new book - 'Confidence Shmonfidence' will be released this Friday. Ideal Christmas present!

With the concept of confidence, we are all chasing a mythical idea that just does not exist in reality. We think if we could only be more confident we could:   Get a better job  Get a partner  Be more attractive Create exciting experiences Have more friends  Get that promotio...