What is the secret to growing a business?

Is there a magical path that works for every person every time?

I don’t know about you…

But I’m not convinced.

This is Tinuke.

Mum. Entrepreneur. Mental health campaigner.

Yesterday she did something outstanding…

When you work from the local coffee shop.

With your lovely friend.

And it looks like you have life and work just sorted.

But what's not visible….

Change starts at home.

This is my Dad.

At the weekend we went home to celebrate his birthday.

Him and I went for a run.

It’s our ‘thing’ that we do together.

Daddy daughter time.

There was only one apple.

But it was the right apple.

At the right height.

At the right time.

Sometimes it turns out that one apple is really all you need.

On those stuck days.

Those days where you feel like things should be moving forwards but they aren't.

There's always one key question that I come back to….

Take a bath… and take your egg with you.

I’m currently playing a game. It’s very simple, and if you play, you & your business will never be the same again, but to play you’ve got to have courage. The game is to get REJECTED 20 TIMES in the next 2 weeks.

Let’s face it, we all like to be right. It makes us feel smart, cool and secure. The challenge though is that to be right, we often think we have to tell someone else they’re wrong. And you can imagine how much we all hate being told we’re wrong.

Start counting chimney pots. Err what now??

Yep. That’s correct. Start counting as many chimney pots as you can & I’m telling you that by next Friday you will be in a better mood than when you started.

I know. It sounds mental. But trust me, there’s science in this madness..

The word ‘entrepreneur’ always used to hold these connotations for me of somebody who was successful, powerful, bold and daring. But I think the Oxford English Dictionary gives a better definition by simply stating that it is ‘A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.’ Definitely a lot less glamourous.

Picture the scene. You’re at a pancake party… standard, right? It’s a Friday night, and you’re chatting to some people you’ve never met before and are having an all-round lovely time. But before the first forkful of sugary lemon goodness has even left your plate, the inevitable question comes up. “So, what do you do?”