The PeopleAlchemist Edit: change & transformation, business & lifestyle experimentation for TheWomanAlchemist - behind the scenes     Hello there, I'm so happy you are here for another of my Behind the Scene blogs; I need your help ( again) to choose...

The PeopleAlchemist Edit: change & transformation, business & lifestyle experimentation for TheWomanAlchemist - behind the scenes     Hello there, and welcome to another of my Behind the Scene blogs; this month, I need your help - your help in...

The PeopleAlchemist Edit: change & transformation, business & lifestyle experimentation for TheWomanAlchemist - behind the scenes     Hello there, and welcome to another of my Behind the Scene blogs, this month covering what's up in my business, be...

The PeopleAlchemist Edit: change & transformation, business & lifestyle experimentation for TheWomanAlchemist - behind the scenes     When life throws you lemons, grab the vodka and call the girls, so they say. It is that time of the month again for...

The PeopleAlchemist Edit: change & transformation, business & lifestyle experimentation for TheWomanAlchemist - behind the scenes     Hello and welcome back to my monthly Behind the Scene blog; this month, just say yes and the art of spontaneity....

The PeopleAlchemist Edit: change & transformation, business & lifestyle experimentation for TheWomanAlchemist - behind the scenes   Hello and welcome back to my monthly Behind the Scene blog; this month looking at getting ready for the new normal.  With...

The PeopleAlchemist Edit: change & transformation, business & lifestyle experimentation for TheWomanAlchemist - behind the scenes   Hello and welcome to my monthly Behind the Scene blog. It is a window into my biz, with hints and tips and insights into my...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: behind the scenes - business and lifestyle experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist   I started my business because I wanted to have a so-called portfolio career, AKA not just do one thing. Finding an outlet for personal expression,...

thepeoplealchemist edit: behind the scenes - business and lifestyle experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist   When everything around you changes, change is the only way forward. True innovation, though, comes when connecting to your most authentic self and getting...

thepeoplealchemist edit: happy new year!   Today is a brand new blank page of a 365 pages book. Make sure you write the story you like and want in your book and don't recycle any old, worn-out stories. You can be, do and have anything, literally A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G...

thepeoplealchemist edit: behind the scenes - business and lifestyle experimentation for the #TheWomanAlchemist   2020 has been the year of the CoronaVirus and the endless cyclical lockdown. The year where human contact became "illegal" and, whilst being apart, we...

the people alchemist edit: behind the scenes - #smashyourceiling - business and lifestyle experimentation for the #womanalchemist   Human beings are creatures of habits. Willpower is a limited resource but Habits are the high road to your best life. We make 95%...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling   True artists; who are they? "I Was Always Thinking, Always Writing. Always Sensing Something In The Soil That's About To Emerge", said  Lin-Manuel...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling     They Say When Opportunity Knocks, You Should Let It In And Invite It To Sit At The Table. F*ck That - When Opportunity Knocks, You Should Take It...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling #WellnessWednesday your body is the first step     Food Is Simple; It's Humans That Are Complicated. Eat Like Your Grandparents Used To. Before The...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling     "Growing Up Is Highly Overrated. Just Be An Author" -  Neil Gaiman. The Art & Soul Reloadedwork debunking the many myths about creativity...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling - the time is now   "Myth: To Make Art, You Need The Approval Of A Publisher, A Recording Company, An Art Gallery, Etc. " Says Pam Grout in Art & Soul...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling #SundayReads - Kill Bill   "I Was Just A Girl Who Held Her Heart In Her Hands And Then Tossed It Out For All To See"  - Jen Lee, Filmmaker. It Is Sunday...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling #SundayReads - tell your story     Once Upon A Time... "When We Fail To Tell Our Story, We Lose A Part Of Ourselves," Says Pam Grout in Art & Soul...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling - from I Quit Sugar to Keto Carnivore Reset     The basis of successful business life is mental & physical well-being. Love starts from within...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Business & Lifestyle Experimentation for #TheWomanAlchemist #SmashYourCeiling - leave your personal statement somewhere   Leave a personal statement - the world needs it. Art & Soul Reloaded is an exciting book by Pam Grout that...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: it is time to start following your own rules rather than any so-called expert - it's your life   'Without your participation, art is only potential' - David Bayles. And the same can be said about life. But the difference is that you can't...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: there is no reason at all why you cannot do what you want to do except the reason you give yourself. Strike your genius - You Can Be and Do Anything You Want To     'Thank God, the public only sees the finished product' - Woody...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: the more you request guidance, the faster it comes...     "We must accept that this creative pulse within us is God's creative pulse itself" - Joseph Chilton. This is the week that may be hardest to swallow - says Grout in Chapter...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: art opens our eyes and burns through the fog...The journey is the real gift.   'Art Is A Collaboration Between God And The Artist, And The Less The Artist Does The Better' - Andre Gide. The true gift of creativity is the doing, the...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: imagination can take you everywhere - are you ready to fly?   My Destiny Lies Squarely On The Back Of My Imagination' -  Shonda Rhimes. Imagination behaves the same as our bodies/muscles: it atrophies if you don't use it. The more we...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 'it's everywhere, it's everywhere...'     Chapter 14/Week 14 of Art & Soul Reloaded starts with a great quote from Tina Turner which simplifies the chapter in just a few words: 'The real power behind whatever success I have now...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: business and life experimentation is all about letting go     Letting The Muse Take Over And Write My Stories     Week 13 of Art & Soul Reloaded talks about letting the muse take over. Grout says: 'before the...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: is it really possible to take power away from external sources and achieve what you want? Well, duh!     As I am sitting here tonight reviewing my notes for my keynote speech this Wednesday evening at Platform Store, I got reflecting...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: business and life experimentation and the Power of Vision Boards to spur creativity   I think I have taken this 'everything I do for enjoyment furthers my writing career'  a bit too far and have not been writing much last week. It is now...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: business and life experimentation, or like James Murphy said ' the best way to the complaint is to make things'     After a long Bank Holiday Weekend AKA 'holiday' and having some fun, I have now reached week 11 of  Art & Soul...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: business and life experimentation, every step takes you closer to magic     The first step is always the hardest. It is week 10 of my yearlong apprenticeship for summoning the muses and reclaiming my bold, audacious, and creative...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: business and life experimentation means that at any given moment, you're just one step away from a million-dollar idea - how about that?     Like Søren Kierkegaard said: 'To Dare Is To Lose One's Footing Momentarily. Not To Dare Is...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: life experimentation - if someone else can do it, there is absolutely no reason that you can't do it too   Don't Stop Biting Your Fingernails! Just Stop Biting One' - Sonny Krasner. The secret to success is moving forward, even if only...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: self-care is an act of survival and self-love because it all starts with you   Today for me was a self-care day because, like Audre Lorde said, 'I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. On the contrary, caring...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: for the muse to show up, you need to show up first   Fear and Insecurity Be Gone: I've Got Brilliance To Create, and 'Art & Soul Reloaded' is just the companion/guide/teacher to help me with that. The book is a year-long...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: how to advance your writing career   How Many Of You Want To Be Writers? Then Why Aren't You At Home Writing? Well, here is a final suggestion from Write For Your Life (hey, if you haven't realised by now that I am perhaps Lawrence...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - time to dream - Part 2   The Thirty Days To A More Powerful Self-Image as a writer (or whatever you want to be/do) leads to an inevitable question: now what? Part 2, 100 things you want to be, do...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - time to dream - Part 1   The Thirty Days To A More Powerful Self-Image as a writer (or whatever you want to be/do) leads to an inevitable question: now what? The Little Editor in your head is now...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image now over - it is time to open up   The Thirty Days To A More Powerful Self-Image Are Done. Now What? Yesterday was the last day of my writing affirmations from Write For Your Life, and I must admit I...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - your writing gets better every day with every line you write - You Are A Writer Now     Write for Your Life Day 30 - Thank God I Am A Writer. Today is the last day of the 30 days to a more...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - write for your life day 29 lesson - commitment is vital - sit down and write. NOW.   Write for Your Life Day 29 - My Investment In Writing Always Pays Off. Writing time is always well spent. It is...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - the ultimate work from anywhere hashtag - whenever, wherever and whatever you can write Write for Your Life Day 28 - I Can Write Whenever, Wherever And Whatever I Want. Yesterday I had website issues and...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - it is safe to risk rejection - it is part of the process - self-expression and honestly help everyone   Write for Your Life Day 27- My Honest Self-Expression Helps Everyone. It is safe to let people...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - it is safe to risk rejection - it is part of the process   Write for Your Life Day 26  - I Can Always Afford To Take Chances. Albert Einstein said: "If you never failed, you never tried anything...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - you have nothing to fear from success - it is all in your head   Write for Your Life Day 25  - I Am Now Completely Willing To Be A Complete Success. The most significant single factor in determining...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - everything you do is worth doing   Write for Your Life Day 24 - My Writing Is Important To Me And Everyone Else. You have all the time you need to write successfully and if you are using time as an...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - appreciate people as individuals, and your love will show   Write for Your Life Day 23  - I Always Love All My Characters is the affirmation for the day. Curiosity and the love of people breathe...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - the more money you receive for your writing, the better you write   Write for Your Life Day 22  - The More I Purse My Own Vision, The More Clearly I See Success. Success means so many different...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - the more money you receive for your writing, the better you write   Write for Your Life Day 21  - I Deserve To Be Paid Well For My Writing. This affirmation is an interesting one. When it comes to...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - your writing grows with you   Write for Your Life Day 20  - I Am An Endless Source Of Wonderful Ideas. Ok, now, I have noticed a smirk on the face of my postman when he delivers my postcards with...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - your writing grows with you   Write for Your Life Day 19  - I Am Always Growing, And My Work Is Always Improving. The more you grow, the more your writing develops. And every single piece of work is...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - the less you struggle, the more open you are to inspiration, the better the writing   Write for Your Life Day 18  - I Am An Open Channel For Divine Intelligence. This Affirmation links to the...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - believe you have what it takes to succeed   Write for Your Life Day 17  - I Have Everything I Need To Get Everything I Want. This is a crucial affirmation to practice: it works on the subconscious...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - follow your bliss and the rest just follows   Write for Your Life Day 16  - Everything I Do For Enjoyment Furthers My Writing Career. Everything you do returns back to you multiplied. Generosity,...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: the life experiment continues - the field of potentiality is infinite, don't cast scores...   Like Neo in The Matrix, I swallowed the red pill last week and used my energy power to draw more specific things into my awareness with...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - you have already all the skills you need   Write for Your Life Day 14  - I Am Perfect Just The Way I Am Right Now. You are what you believe you are and everything you need is already within each and...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - you are talented enough for people to help you   Day 11 - My Whole Life Nourishes My Work; My Work Enriches My Whole Life. Day 12 - I Am A Richly Talented Writer. Day 13 - I Now Receive Full...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - people do want to hear what you have to say   Write for Your Life Day 10  - Everyone Wants To Read What I Want To Write. WOW! It is already Write for Your Life Day 10 of the 30 days journey to a...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - it is safe to let people know who you are   Write for Your Life Day 9 - It Is Natural For Me To Write Honestly. I have always been a very private person, and talking about myself, and my life, etc....

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - we all need role models and inspiration   Write for Your Life Day 7 - Successful Writers Always Inspire Me. I strongly believe in the power of role models. In every story, every hero is helped...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - trust in yourself; you already have all you need ...   Write for Your Life Day 6 - No One Knows More Than My Writer's Intuition. That is the crux of the matter: all you need is within you right now....

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - get rid of your self-doubt ...   Write for Your life Day 5 - Everything I Write Is Highly Pleasing To Me. Self-doubt or The Little Editor on your shoulder (like Lawrence Block calls it) is that...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image - to be successful, you need to get out of your way   Thirty days to a more powerful self-image, Write For Your Life day 4 - to be successful you need to get out of your way (from Write for Your Life...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: 30 days to a more powerful self-image and unleashing your genius - if it worked for THE Pam Grout, it can work for you too ( and me too)   Thirty days to a more powerful self-image and unleashing your genius. If it worked for THE Pam...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: get out of your way - it is all in your head! If it worked for THE Pam Grout, it can work for you too!!!   Get out of your way - It Is All in Your Head!!! Affirmations for writers to write with imagination and intuition. If you follow my...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Be a little nicer tonight, Santa is almost here...   " It's Christmas Eve! It's... it's the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we.... we... we smile a little easier, we.. w-w-w-... we.. we cheer a little more...For a...

Publishing is a business and don't you forget it... An author confession - Part 2   Writing a book is easy, publishing is the bitch - it is a business, and don't you forget it! An Author Confession Part 2 ( to read Part 1 click here). Writing about something you...

Publishing is a business and don't you forget it... An author confession, lesson learnt from publishing my book   Swapping an office for my living room in the quest of writing a book seemed easy. But freelance writing and publishing a book is no pyjama party, as...

Challenge yourself and Believe: You Can. #SmashYourCeiling - crazy diary recap     Have you ever dreamt of writing and publishing a book? Have you always thought this was impossible or difficult? Then, read on, it is not as hard as you imagine. I'm not an...

A public diary on how I have beaten procrastination and finally written ( and published) a book - The Countdown - D-DAY   The time is getting closer and closer to the book launch of  STOP IT, It's all in your head my new book ( D-Day is 22 September for Business...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - The Countdown - Diary Day 38, 39   It is Diary Day 38 - 39 now. Wow! The time is getting closer and closer to the release of  STOP IT! It is all in your head my new...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing ( and publishing) a book - Diary Day 35 - 37     OK, on Diary Day 35-37 I am happy to confirm that the book is ready and available on pre-order ( Kindle edition): STOP IT, It's all in your...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 34     STOP IT, It's all in your head is out on pre-order on Kindle ebooks. PLEASE NOTE: this is an updated post. Reminiscing on the process and journey...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 28-33     OK, it is Diary Day 28-33 and I have been naughty, again. I have not kept THE full diary, day by day. I do have good news though: my book is...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 25-27     Hello there, it is Diary Day 25-27, and oops, I've done it again !! It is Day 27, and I didn't keep a diary for the last two days. I know, I...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 21-24     So, it is Diary day 24 of my How to write and publish a book in 30 days or so and I didn't write ( the diary) for now 4 days. So actually it...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing ( and publishing) a book - Diary Day 19+20     Ooops, I didn't write my diary yesterday so today is a double whammy, diary day 19+20. So, what have I been doing? Yesterday it was a very...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 18     Diary Day 18 of my journey on how to write and publish a book in 30 days (or so) was quite intense,  finishing off and approving the design for...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 17     It is Diary Day 17 of my writing and publishing a book in 30 days (or so) diary, and I can't believe I have almost finished the book and now is...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 16     Diary Day 16  and a very productive day indeed: I managed to insert all the interviews I have done with women in leadership and business who so...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing ( and publishing) a book - Diary Day 15     I can't believe it is Diary Day 15 of my How to write and publish a book in 30 days (or so) diary. I started this adventure only two weeks ago,...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 14     Hello everyone, it is Diary Day 14 of my writing and publishing a book in 30 days (or so). Today I am excited beyond belief as I've been planning...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 13     Day 13 was a fun day... thankfully, it is not Friday 13th ;-)... Last night at around midnight and all through the night, the fire alarm kept...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 12     Diary Day 12 of writing and publishing in 30 days or so. Today it was all about review, formatting, and some editing. Not much writing. The idea...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 11     Ok, it is Diary Day 11; WOW!!! This is the first time I have kept a diary/journal; I have always avoided this, tried once or twice previously but...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Diary Day 8,9,10     Hello Everyone - I'm back!!! Diary post-social media detox. I am so glad to have taken time off from social media (and from work, to be fair)...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing ( and publishing) a book - Diary Day 7     Diary Day 7 and today, I edited both the book interviews (I'm doing it in batches - I have many) and the freewriting I did. Freewriting is...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing ( and publishing) a book - Diary Day 6     It is Diary Day 6 and today I am bored. No glamorous activities or writing but chasing the people I've interviewed, nine so far, and some more...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing ( and publishing) a book - Diary Day 5     What an exciting day it was today (Diary Day 5) with another type of creative work, this time visual : the design of the front and back cover of...

A public diary on how I'm beating procrastination and finally writing ( and publishing) a book - Diary Day 4     Today is Day 4 of my public diary on how I'm writing a book and this is what I have learned: we, and me too, are conditioned into the 9-5...

A public diary on how I am beating procrastination and finally writing (and publishing) a book - Day 3     It is Day 3 of How to publish a book in 30 days diary. There is nothing better for beating procrastination than public accountability. So since...

Diary of how to write and publish a book in 30 days (more or less) Day 2     It is the end of Day 2  and my writing "away' weekend ( to understand what I'm talking about and read Day 1, click here ):, so did it work? Was I able to write an entire book like...

Diary of how to write and publish a book in 30 days (more or less) Day 1   How to publish a book in 30 days, Diary Day 1. Ok, here we go. I have never written a diary in my life. Still, yesterday I announced on Instagram (and Facebook) that I am finally getting...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit: Lifestyle starts from within     In my recent blogs ( I Quit Sugar and I Quit Sugar for life?) I reviewed the books and went through the I Quit Sugar 8 Weeks Programme. Living without sugar and processed food (or very very little) is...

#TheAlchemistLifestyle #IQS8wp #iquitsugarforlife I quit sugar for life     In my January business blog  "The Power of Goal Setting" I said I I don't believe in New Year resolutions: to me, they sounds like something that we should do, that might be good for...

#TheAlchemistLifestyle #IQS8wp   January is the month when the majority of people set New Year's resolutions of one kind or another.  Often about losing weight, get well, and become fit. In my recent business blog  "The Power of Goal Setting" I said I don't...

Indulgence for the Weekend: White Chocolate and Bailey's Cheesecake     White Chocolate & Bailey cheesecake extravaganza - I have been invited to a dinner party tonight (sound posh I knooow) and we all need to bring a dish - Panic - I need to think fast....

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit:  in the kitchen experiments     Indulgence for the weekend: I admit I am not Mary Berry or Nigella Lawson and my baking skills are minimal but I do subscribe to both women's philosophy that life is too short not to use a "packet" to...

ThePeopleAlchemist Edit:  in the house - Saturday kitchen     Aaah le weekend is finally here and with it comes my Saturday morning ritual: settling down with a cup of coffee et une tartine to watch Saturday Kitchen with James Martin and guests. Or at least...