Last month I went on a one-day conference with Michael Neill – creator of Supercoach and author of The Inside Out Revolution. He explained that by the end of the workshop we would either leave saying ‘thank you, that was helpful’, or feel ‘wow, that has had a real impact on me’, or possibly leave transformed, picturing the world in an entirely different way.

Aviatrix was recently invited to become the ‘female conscience’ of a hospitality business. We have been asked to help a well-known chain of bars give a female customer focus to the rebranding of their company.

Last week I returned from the Languedoc Roussillon region of France. Our family holiday was filled with some great moments as well as some challenging ones – particularly with my teenage daughter – and plenty of wine, cheese and sun!

Two nights ago I dreamt that I went running through the streets naked. Several fully dressed friends were with me, actively encouraging me to do it. Surprisingly my friends’ enthusiasm was not for a cheap laugh but because they felt that it would be good for me. Reflecting on the nightmare now, I can feel the deep discomfort of being exposed, having nowhere to hide and a pressure to carry on even though I really did not want to.

It is a well known fact that women love their cocktails and enjoy tapas but do you know why?

I understand that this is stating the blindingly obvious, however, very few articles written about the first female leader of our country regard her gender as being the key principle to her success as Prime Minister.