I woke up on the first of January, 2023, with a clear head after quietly welcoming in 2023 the previous night.

I love the promise of each new year.

At the same time, a nagging feeling of discontent lingered, when I looked at my reflection in the mirror.

This?? Despite all my work to transform my mindset.

“Give your head a shake, Colleen.” I said to myself, “Get outside. It is a beautiful day.”

Layer up.

Lace up.

Listen up.

I plugged into the current issue of The Economist.

AND… this article came up in the queue:

‘The Weight of the World - the Economics of Thinness.’

“All women eventually recognize the importance placed upon their bodies. It is as though girls are walking through a forest unaware and are then shown the trees. They can wonder how the trees got there, how long they have been growing and how deep their roots really go. But there is little they can do about them and it is almost impossible to imagine the world any other way. And the fiction that clever and ambitious women, who can measure their worth in the labour market on the basis of their intelligence or education, need pay no attention to their figure, is difficult to maintain upon examination of the evidence on how their weight interacts with their wages or income.”

Ah ha!

It is not ‘all’ made up in my head.

So now what?

The Obstacle is the Opportunity.

Layer up.

Lace up.

Listen up.

Running is my moving meditation.

What about you - Self Made Nation?

Is there something that comes up often for you, and brings with it discontent?

If yes, how do you get out of it?

It’s never too early to plan your cash-rich exit

My name is Colleen-O’Connell-Campbell and I help entrepreneurs plan cash rich exits from their business, when they are ready. If you’re looking for more information on planning strategies for your business that will get you to a cash-rich exit in 3-10 years, I’d love to have a chat.

Please reach out to me via email or LinkedIn.

Please help me get the ‘running’ word out?

This column is a tribute to the fact I find running helps me make better decisions. (and music is my constant companion as I run!!)

No matter how hard a run may be, I always feel inspired afterwards.

So I’m sharing my thoughts in this bi-weekly series called ‘Running Reflections’.

If you can think of a peer who might appreciate a short piece of content that delivers core business and life lessons in a lateral thinking format, I would be grateful for an introduction.

TTFN (ta-ta for now), Colleen