Pleased to meet you!

With almost a quarter century of running small businesses under my belt, I’ve been genuinely forced to admit: what do I really know?

I’m honestly sick to death of the absolute bollocks that is peddled online. So I’m here as the anti-thesis. If you want positive platitudes and false hope, look away now.

This is real life. This is my real life. And I’ve created a Substack around it because, why the hell not?

Everyone’s peddling the perfect positive. If you get the impression that it CAN be done, that it ISN’T difficult, and it’s just YOU who doesn’t get it, then this is the place for you.

My writing style is raw, ragged, and rambunctiously off-beat. This is entrepreneurialism in the real world, warts and all.

Sneak on to my substack get a flavour and if I’m making you feel you are not alone, and there’s more worth paying for, subscribe for just the cost of a cup of coffee every month. 

Tricia

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People like to think cancelling someone is about delivering justice.

It isn’t.

It’s about the people doing the cancelling. It reveals exactly who they are when they think no one is looking.

Want to know what it really feels like to be cancelled? To be in the shoes of the Coldplay Couple? To be written about and talked about, and not in a good way?

My latest Substack piece is live! Read it via link in bio.

#entrepreneur #businessowner #businessstrategy #growthmindset

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People like to think cancelling someone is about delivering justice. It isn’t. It’s about the people doing the cancelling. It reveals exactly who they are when they think no one is looking. Want to know what it really feels like to be cancelled? To be in the shoes of the Coldplay Couple? To be written about and talked about, and not in a good way? My latest Substack piece is live! Read it via link in bio.#entrepreneur #businessowner #businessstrategy #growthmindset

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When you are being hunted down. Knowing your would-be hunters are looking in the wrong country on a completely different continent is reassuring.

Thank goodness geography is not most people’s strongest subject.

Subscribe to my Substack and get the full story delivered straight to your inbox tomorrow at 8am: Link in bio.

#business #entrepreneurlife #mindsetmatters #selfgrowthjourney

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When you are being hunted down. Knowing your would-be hunters are looking in the wrong country on a completely different continent is reassuring. Thank goodness geography is not most people’s strongest subject. Subscribe to my Substack and get the full story delivered straight to your inbox tomorrow at 8am: Link in bio. #business #entrepreneurlife #mindsetmatters #selfgrowthjourney

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Early one Sunday morning, I pressed PUBLISH.

In the hours and days that followed I became the poster girl for everything that was wrong with the world.

That was 2011.

Looking back, I probably should have given myself some credit for creating a global reaction. Not everyone can turn a Sunday morning hobby into an international spectacle.

Fourteen years later, watching the cheating scandal at Coldplay, it’s clear things have only gotten much, much worse.

This week find out what it felt like to be cancelled by the internet on my Substack. Link in bio

#entrepreneurship #businessgrowth #startup #growthhacking #leadership

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Early one Sunday morning, I pressed PUBLISH. In the hours and days that followed I became the poster girl for everything that was wrong with the world. That was 2011. Looking back, I probably should have given myself some credit for creating a global reaction. Not everyone can turn a Sunday morning hobby into an international spectacle. Fourteen years later, watching the cheating scandal at Coldplay, it’s clear things have only gotten much, much worse. This week find out what it felt like to be cancelled by the internet on my Substack. Link in bio #entrepreneurship #businessgrowth #startup #growthhacking #leadership

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I got cancelled before cancelling was a thing.

Long before “digital pile-on” became the internet’s favourite blood sport, I had already survived a cancellation.

72 hours of constant vitriol, mockery, and death threats.

All because people I didn`t know didn’t like what I’d written.

It’s strange looking back now, realising I experienced something that would later become a defining feature of online culture.

This week’s article gives you the inside scoop on what it feels like to be cancelled online.

👉Subscribe via link in bio and get it delivered right to your inbox.

#smallbusiness #motivation #entrepreneurmindset #authenticity

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I got cancelled before cancelling was a thing. Long before “digital pile-on” became the internet’s favourite blood sport, I had already survived a cancellation. 72 hours of constant vitriol, mockery, and death threats. All because people I didn't know didn’t like what I’d written. It’s strange looking back now, realising I experienced something that would later become a defining feature of online culture. This week’s article gives you the inside scoop on what it feels like to be cancelled online. 👉Subscribe via link in bio and get it delivered right to your inbox. #smallbusiness #motivation #entrepreneurmindset #authenticity

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Well, the people all said “Sit Down! Sit down! You’re rocking the boat!”

I know what it’s like to be the one rocking the boat.

I’ve been shut down, talked over, ignored, and ostracised, not because I was wrong, but because I refused to conform.

We love to say we value diversity in business. But what most workplaces really value is conformity.

Conformity is easier.
Safer.
Quieter.

My latest article is out today: Link in bio.

#entrepreneur #businessowner #businessstrategy #growthmindset

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Well, the people all said “Sit Down! Sit down! You’re rocking the boat!” I know what it’s like to be the one rocking the boat. I’ve been shut down, talked over, ignored, and ostracised, not because I was wrong, but because I refused to conform. We love to say we value diversity in business. But what most workplaces really value is conformity. Conformity is easier. Safer. Quieter. My latest article is out today: Link in bio. #entrepreneur #businessowner #businessstrategy #growthmindset

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There are few things more powerful than an unheard voice.

Organisations fear dissent.

Control thrives on silence.

Hierarchies are built on people not asking questions.

The safest employees are the ones who blend in.

I’m not great at blending in.

I ask. I challenge. I point out the cracks. The emperor’s new clothes.

But it comes at a cost.

My Substack isn’t just a place to write.

It’s me choosing to speak out again: 🔗Link in bio

#business #entrepreneurlife #mindsetmatters #selfgrowthjourney

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There are few things more powerful than an unheard voice. Organisations fear dissent. Control thrives on silence. Hierarchies are built on people not asking questions. The safest employees are the ones who blend in. I’m not great at blending in. I ask. I challenge. I point out the cracks. The emperor’s new clothes. But it comes at a cost. My Substack isn’t just a place to write. It’s me choosing to speak out again: 🔗Link in bio#business #entrepreneurlife #mindsetmatters #selfgrowthjourney

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Diversity is all very well… as long as we all agree.

Different perspectives usually don’t get celebrated.

They get labelled. Difficult. Disruptive. Trouble.

But the diversity is a table where difference is not just “tolerated” but “valued”.

This week my Substack article tackles what it’s like to be the outspoken person, and how external forces can take their toll.

New articles released every Saturday at 8 am. You can subscribe via link in bio.

#entrepreneurship #businessgrowth #startup #growthhacking #leadership

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Diversity is all very well… as long as we all agree. Different perspectives usually don’t get celebrated. They get labelled. Difficult. Disruptive. Trouble. But the diversity is a table where difference is not just “tolerated” but “valued”. This week my Substack article tackles what it’s like to be the outspoken person, and how external forces can take their toll. New articles released every Saturday at 8 am. You can subscribe via link in bio. #entrepreneurship #businessgrowth #startup #growthhacking #leadership

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After years of facing challenge and failure, I lost my voice.

Occasionally it popped up, usually in a defensive manner.

But most of the time it was buried deep inside my head and heart, cautiously wary of the world outside, afraid to be heard.

Want to know what happens when you lose your voice to emotions?

📬 Subscribe to my substack and you’ll get my reflections every Saturday at 8 am straight to your inbox: 👉link in bio.

#smallbusiness #motivation #entrepreneurmindset #authenticity

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After years of facing challenge and failure, I lost my voice. Occasionally it popped up, usually in a defensive manner. But most of the time it was buried deep inside my head and heart, cautiously wary of the world outside, afraid to be heard. Want to know what happens when you lose your voice to emotions? 📬 Subscribe to my substack and you’ll get my reflections every Saturday at 8 am straight to your inbox: 👉link in bio.#smallbusiness #motivation #entrepreneurmindset #authenticity

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