This weekend in Paris I had the privilege of speaking about sustainable performance and well-being at the iDIAS Global Conferences on women’s leadership.

Standing on stage as a keynote speaker - and receiving this award afterwards - was a beautiful moment of external recognition. I’m grateful to the organizers and to everyone in the room for the thoughtful conversations that followed.

And yes… external validation feels good. It’s a nice reminder for the ego.

But it also reinforced something I’ve learned the hard way.

Earlier in my career, external validation was exactly what drove me: proving myself, achieving the next milestone, meeting expectations. For a long time, that pursuit quietly pushed me closer to burnout.

Today, my perspective is very different.

External validation is welcome, but no longer necessary.

Internal validation - understanding your energy, your limits, and what truly matters - is what creates sustainable success.

And crucially, it doesn’t mean losing your drive. It’s still absolutely fine (and needed) to aim high, to achieve big things - but when that drive is aligned with your energy and what’s right for you, it becomes sustainable, energizing, and allows you to keep performing at your best.

That’s the shift I’m passionate about helping leaders and organizations make: moving from high performance at any cost to sustainable high performance that fuels continued growth and energy.

Another powerful reminder from this weekend: community matters. Being in a room with so many thoughtful leaders who care about well-being, leadership and sustainable success was incredibly energizing.

More reflections (and some official footage from the event) will follow soon.

In the meantime: if this message resonates and your organization is exploring sustainable leadership, well-being or burnout prevention, I’d be happy to stay connected and continue the conversation.

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Intentional action builds success. Sustainable energy keeps it.

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There’s a pattern we see all the time in property.

Someone finishes a course. Feels fired up. Spends a weekend on Rightmove. Finds three houses that could work. Maybe even books a viewing.

Then… nothing.

A week goes by. The motivation fades. They tell themselves they need to learn a bit more first. So they sign up for another webinar. Read another book. Watch another YouTube breakdown of BRRR.
And the cycle starts again.

We’ve been there ourselves. Early on, we could explain every strategy in the room - but we still hadn’t actually bought anything.

The knowledge was going up, but the experience wasn’t.

The thing that finally broke the cycle for us wasn’t more education. It was sitting down one evening, writing up an actual deal - the property, the area, the numbers, the exit plan - and sending it to someone we knew. Not to ask for money. Just to ask: does this make sense?

That one document changed everything. It forced us to see what we actually knew (more than we thought) and what we were missing (less than we feared). And it started a conversation that led to our first investor.

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Redondo Beach was once my old stomping grounds, so returning there for this event feels extra special.

Join me March 13 for an evening of storytelling, conversation, and connection around my new book:

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✍️ Signing copies afterward
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Hope to see you there.
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Self care is not selfish - It\s selfless It really irks me when people say:
“Take care of yourself.
You should be a bit selfish.”
Because no you shouldn’t.

I was raised very differently.
I was taught to be selfless.
Expected to be selfless.
And honestly, I take pride in serving others.

Doing for others.
Being there for others.
Especially for children.

But that doesn’t mean neglecting yourself.

You can’t pour from an empty cup.
You can’t support others properly if you’re completely exhausted yourself.

So yes - we should take care of ourselves.
But not to be selfish, but because it means we have the capacity to do more and be of more service.

For me selfcare is being selfless.

Children cannot regulate their emotions without adults supporting them.

They borrow the nervous systems of the adults around them.
If the adults are calm, children are, calm.
If the adults are stressed, children absorb that stress.

So taking care of yourself isn’t about indulgence.
It’s about responsibility. It's about caring for those around you.

Hence, self-care is not about being selfish, but about being selfless - caring for yourself so that you can better care for others.

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Hi everyone! I’m Gina, a Certified PT and Confidence Coach for women 35+.

After nearly 20 years of 'thinking about it,' I finally took the plunge into property following a live GWC event in London recently. I'm officially at the start of my journey! 🙌

Are there any other property investors (or aspiring ones) in here? I’d love to connect and hear what stage you’re at, and perhaps which strategy you’re using?

High performance in business isn’t about being “always on.”
It’s about how intelligently you design it.

I’m pleased to share my first contribution to The Business Woman Today as a regular contributor - a publication focused on business strategy and leadership.

In my article,
“Designing Sustainable High Performance: The Brain Athlete Approach,”

I explore why leaders and organizations must start thinking like brain athletes - and how applying performance cycles to strategy strengthens execution, resilience, and long-term results.

Because sustainable performance doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s built - intentionally.

Inside the article, I share:
• Why cognitive performance works in cycles
• How hustle culture weakens strategic clarity
• What it means to design performance, not just demand it

If you shape strategy, lead teams, or drive results - this perspective may resonate.

👉 Full article link in the first comment.

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Intentional action builds success. Sustainable energy keeps it.

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