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About Me
I spent many years working in Corporate Banking in the City of London. It was there,
bored and uninspired, that I began reading book after book in the field of personal
development. I read Jim Rohn, Deepak Chopra, Brian Tracy, Paul McKenna and Susan
Jeffers, among many others. While reading these books (sometimes called the “literature
of possibility”), it hit me like a sledgehammer that I’d given up on all my dreams
and ambitions, and ended up with a job and a life that I didn’t want.
When I had children of my own in 2001, I was determined that the same thing wouldn’t
happen to them. I wanted to teach them to believe in themselves and hold on to their
dreams. All the lessons I’d learned from the masters of self development: about
goal setting, persistence, strength of character and positive attitude, I wanted
to pass on to my children.
I wondered how I could deliver these complex messages
to young children in a fun and inspiring way. So I began writing humorous stories
that would encourage children everywhere to take responsibility for their lives and
their behaviour. I found a (fabulous) illustrator, and together we created Hold
on Tight, the first book in my series Yes You Can Books. The second book in the
series, Something Odd... is due out soon and there are many more in the pipeline.
As well as children’s books, I also write articles for the press and parenting magazines,
and have had articles published in The Times, The Independent, London Mums, Vivacious
Mums, Working Mums and Lime magazine. I also run workshops in schools and do the
occasional public speaking engagement.
