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The Busy-ness Badge of Honour: Why Being Busy Isn’t Always Productive

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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In our fast-paced society, being busy is often seen as a badge of honour. We wear our busy-ness like a medal, proud of how much we can accomplish in a day. But is being busy always productive? Today we’ll explore why the busy-ness badge of honour can be detrimental and how to shift our mindset […]

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Why I’m sad on International Women’s Day

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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According to the UN, gender equality is still 300 years away.   If you’d asked me 9 years ago when I launched One of Many whether I thought we’d see it in my lifetime, I would have told you no, but I hope in my children’s. But much has changed in these last years, and honestly […]

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Warrioress vs. Superwoman

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Many of us spend too much time in our Superwoman archetype.  Burning the candle at both ends, pushing through and achieving no matter what.  Whether it be promotions, perfect mothering, or punishing schedules… The cultural call to relentlessly perform and achieve is both compelling, and exhausting. If you’ve been in the community for a while, […]

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The Surprise of Grief

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Last Thursday evening, when we were putting the kids to bed, I snuggled in beside James to read him his bedtime story. Greg came into the room, without a smile and said, “cuddle down you two, I’ve got some news.”  Puzzled, I thought to myself, what on earth?   He shared with us the Queen had […]

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How to help someone change

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Is there someone in your life who’s trying (and failing) to make a big change? Maybe they know their relationship is over but can’t quite seem to end it for good. Or they want to take the leap and try a different career, but somehow, it’s never the right time to apply for anything else.  […]

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How to collaborate to beat burnout

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Today, let’s take a look at how to collaborate – and why this is one of the most critical skills we have as women who want to make a difference. Why we’re wired for collaboration All of us have experienced some degree of isolation this year, and that’s had an important effect on us. As […]

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6 reasons we need community (and how to find it)

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Right now many of us are isolating ourselves from connection with others more than we ever have before. And I am more present than ever to the effect that’s having on all of us. Because the fact is, we need community. We overlook the importance of connection at our peril – as I’m going to […]

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Guest blog: Perfectionist or bitch?

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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I’m standing in the doorway of my youngest son’s bedroom. We are arguing about bedtime. Again. He is standing halfway up his small ladder, his boyish face full of undisguised anger and hatred towards me. In that moment, the feeling is mutual. I have a battle going on in my head and my body is […]

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7 ways to overcome procrastination

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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With the changes and upheaval we’ve all experienced in recent times, many of us are procrastinating like champions. Even if you’re usually someone who’s ruthlessly disciplined, you might find there are some items on your to-do list that are just not budging. So how can you overcome procrastination – and what if that thing you’re […]

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How to stay engaged without losing your compassion

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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“You have no right to comment on this, because I didn’t raise you as a woman of color!” my mom told me. All I could do was pause. With that one comment I was left feeling alienated and flabbergasted. As a woman of color living in the United States, my mom was reeling from the […]