I am sure you will agree that we are certainly living in strange times, where every day we wake up to a new crisis. I am seeing how this is affecting women in business every day in my SHOES programmes and in the questions from my audiences.

So here is what has stood out in the last two months. First, how do we deal with the air of depression permeating all our media and secondly what should I do differently to cope with the increased difficulty in actually closing sales.

Now more than ever I strongly recommend that you stay positive and not give in to the gloom and doom. Don’t put a limit on your own abilities. Have a look at my magic phrase - ‘Until Now’ for an effective way to change your thinking.