Stepping outside of school hours Hello, lovely listeners. I want to let you know about a bit of a change. This podcast is now the Kate Toon Show. Yes, I've finally embraced having my own name in the title of my podcast. Why? Because I'm a huge, egotistical beast. No,...
“I need to show (my daughters) that whatever they want to create, they can. They can create a life that is filled with wealth; wealth of time, wealth of health, wealth of money, wealth of leisure, wealth of pleasure.” Laetitia Andrac Buy the book Like most parents who...
“One of the biggest things around productivity and being a working parent, is making sure you've got people in your village that know what you're doing. My husband and I have a shared calendar and shared emails, so it's not just me bearing the load.” Carina O'Brien...
“It's the really basic thing of persistence, doing something every day. Every single thing is a brick in the wall that you're trying to build. And if you keep doing it, you'll have built something quite substantial.” Keneena Fanning Buy the book Do you like creating...
“t doesn't matter how good at your job you are, if you can't manage your personality, you're never going to get as much done as you possibly could have.” Leanne Woff Buy the book And we’re back, starting the new year talking to one of my favourite humans. Now I know...
“Ask yourself, what gives me energy in the day, and what takes it away? Look at the distribution of balance between the two. And if you feel like it's more taking away, inject one or two more of those micro-moments into each day.” Penny Locaso Buy the book When you’re...
“What does success look like for you? Understand how many hours a week you want to work but also what holidays you want per year, how much time you need to build sick leave, that sort of thing. When you do that, you can come up with an hourly rate.” Justine McLean Buy...
"Legacy to me isn't, ‘I want the world to remember who I am,’ it's literally leaving the things that I want to leave to the people who matter. And whether they forget me or not, I just want to be able to create safety, security, opportunities, if I can, especially for...
"I ran my business always in the green, which is wise to a degree, but I also wasn't investing in myself or backing myself. And that changed at my 10-year mark. That's a little bit daunting at times, but we do have backing behind us that I can take a little bit more...
"I'm a list writer. I write a massive list and then just pick three of the most important things. I focus on just getting the 10% most important stuff done and everything else can wait." Chris Edwards Buy the book One of the biggest struggles for business parents is...
