Elevate Business Mentoring and Coaching

02/06/2026

🔥The older I get, the less interested I am in being liked by everyone and the more interested I am in liking myself.🔥

That's taken me a while.

I used to travelled solo regularly, work and for fun.

Then life happened.

Building a business. Selling a business. Parenthood. Family responsibilities. Looking after everyone else. Getting used to being needed. Somewhere along the way, I lost a little of that confidence and independence.

Over the last year or so, I've found it again.

Not because I need less from other people. We're all human and connection matters. But because people, jobs, connections come and go, your circumstances change, and life can look very different from one season to the next.

The one constant through all of it is you.
So learning to enjoy your own company, trust your own judgement, be KIND to yourself, and feel comfortable in your own skin is one of the most valuable investments you can make.

It's also something I see often in coaching conversations. The biggest breakthroughs rarely come from becoming someone different. They come from needing less external validation and becoming more comfortable being yourself.
And honestly? That's one of the best things about getting older.
❤️

(Posted from a solo trip)🇭🇷 🌞

06/04/2026

⭐️If you’re a (recovering) people-pleaser like me… this one might resonate as we head into a new week. ⏬️

I always used to feel like I had to say yes.
To be helpful. To be liked. To not let people down. And so often it meant saying to no to myself. 🚩

Now I’m learning:
✔️Boundaries are healthy.
✅️“No” is a full sentence.
✔️And I don’t need to justify it.

If that feels hard right now, start small.
One pause. One boundary. One honest “no”.

Have a great week! 💫⭐️ Elevate 1:1 Mentoring and Coaching

29/01/2026

This week I revisited a talk I gave a couple of years ago on imposter syndrome, after receiving some really kind and thoughtful feedback from a student who’d watched it (thank you Gabriella Blomberg McCormack!)

It was a timely reminder (especially as I’ve been feeling that familiar stretch myself again quite recently) that self-doubt doesn’t disappear as you progress. It just shows up differently. I hate the term itself "imposter syndrome" its very unhelpful, but I do believe we can re-frame and positively channel self doubt with practice.

Sharing a few reflections and practical reframes below 👇

Re-framing Imposter Syndrome

"Imposter syndrome" is a phrase many of us may recognise. It’s widely used, well-intentioned, and often helpful shorthand for what is for some of us (myself included!) a familiar experience: that uncomfortable nagging sense of self-doubt, that shows up when we’re stretching, learning, or steppin...

11/08/2025

11/08/2025

Hi and I hope everyone has been having a great summer. I'm conscious I've been quiet here on the Elevate 1:1 Mentoring and Coaching front - a busy summer juggling family time "off" (whatever that means 🤣 ) - with work. I have a few client HR projects taking priority in coming weeks but I'm also still keen to continue build my coaching practice, so I'm going to build time in for some personal development on that front and promoting my 1:1 coaching offering.

If you are looking for support with career change, transition planning or building your confidence and achieving your goals, please get in touch, I'd love to support you! ✨️🤩

18/05/2025

🌊Beautiful words from Margaret Atwood on water, which is soft, fluid, and adaptable, yet over time, can reshape even the hardest stone. This reflects a guiding force in my own personal journey: from navigating the challenges of building and exiting a business to stepping into the world of coaching. I’ve learned (and hope to help share) that resilience isn’t about pushing through at all costs but about moving with intention, finding ways to flow around obstacles while staying grounded in who you are. That’s also how I approach my work, in creating a space where, working together, you can tap into and acknowledge both your own strength and softness, embracing the power to reshape your path. Elevate 1:1 Mentoring and Coaching

12/05/2025

📚 Book Review: Keep Moving by Maggie Smith

Sometimes, a book finds you at exactly the right moment. For me, Maggie Smith’s Keep Moving has been that type of anchor and one I revisit to dip into. It’s a beautiful collection of notes to self, poems, and essays that reframes new beginnings as opportunities for transformation.

Written and collated in the aftermath of her divorce, Smith’s reflections on resilience and renewal have resonated deeply with me through some challenging (for very different reasons) times over the past couple of years. It’s a little different from the business books I often share, but it’s one I return to whenever I need a gentle nudge to keep going.

Like kintsugi (the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics with gold) Keep Moving reminds us that there is beauty and strength to be found on the other side of loss.

If you’re navigating change or simply in need of some comforting words and inspiration, I can’t recommend it enough.

04/05/2025

Sometimes the most meaningful coaching sessions start with a leap of trust.

Someone I’d never met or spoken with before reached out after connecting here on LinkedIn and booked a paid session. We didn't have a prior relationship, there was no obligation.. . just a connection and sense that it was the right time to talk, with someone who'd "get it", and meet her where she was at, and support.

After our session, she shared this:

💬"This was exactly what I needed: the boost to help reframe things. Please don’t change a thing, Lisa. You are a star. Keep doing what you are doing.💬

Honestly, that feedback really touched and stayed with me. It means so much when someone puts their trust in you at a point of transition, and finds what they needed in the space we created together.

This is exactly why I do what I do. To support, reframe, lift, and walk alongside people as they navigate what’s next. 🙏

If that’s where you are right now, I’m here. Please get in touch if you'd like to know more about Elevate 1:1 Mentoring and Coaching sessions, I am able to offer competitive rates right now alongside my other consulting work.

21/04/2025

It’s easy to get distracted by the competition.

What others are offering, how they’re showing up, what their brand looks like, can all start to feel overwhelming, especially in a busy market.

But one thing I’ve learned, especially in offering strategic HR support as a fractional people director in the tech sector, is this:

👉 Your value isn’t found by looking sideways... it’s found by looking inward.💡

There are plenty of people and organisations offering HR consultancy or leadership support. But none of them bring my exact mix of experience, scaling businesses, sitting at board level and working for investors, building teams from the ground up including my own, and navigating complex people challenges in fast-paced, high-growth environments as well as successfully selling and exiting my own business.

And the same is true for you.

No one else has your story, your perspective, or your way of solving problems.

Yes, staying aware of the market is helpful. But too much focus on what others are doing can quietly chip away at your confidence, and pull you off course.

Instead, keep coming back to what you know:
✨ What you’ve lived
✨ What you’ve learned
✨ What you’re here to do, in your way

Because others might try to copy, but they can’t be you.

And that’s your edge. Always.

💬 If you’ve ever found yourself in the comparison trap, what helped you refocus?