“PEOPLE
PLEASING”DR LIBBY WEAVER
Author and nutritional biochemist“When I released my
first book, my clinic
went through a rapid
growth phase. I’d book
people in for super-early
or evening appoint-
ments, went to bed at 1am and was up
by 5am. I stopped listening to my body
and was compromising my health.
“Many of the women coming to see
me were trying to fit more into their
lives and had no downtime – and if
they did rest, they felt guilty because
there were always emails to be
answered and bills to be paid. Like
them, I’d become a ‘Rushing Woman’.
“I realised many women were
going through a similar thing and now
I knew how to support their health
back to optimal. As with most ‘mis-
takes’ it was a blessing in disguise.”
Dr Libby Weaver’s latest book Women’s
Wellness Wisdom is out now. For more
information visit drlibby.com.
“LISTENING TO THE HATERS”
LOLA BERRY
Nutritionist, author and yoga teacher“NOT TRUSTING
MY INSTINCTS”NICOLA HEPENSTALL
Managing director of Hall &
Partners Open Mind and board
member of Clemenger Group“When I was part of a
senior management
team, I felt the founder
of the business was
inspiring, but also chal-
lenging in terms of their
belief that their way was the only way- there was a culture of ‘I’ not ‘we’.
Despite the fact I knew in my gut there
were fundamental issues that needed
to be changed, I felt unsure of my abil-
ity to question their judgement.
“Due to a corporate restructure,
I’ve become Managing Director of the
company. I have learnt to listen to
my staff – everyone has a voice. The
enthusiasm of my team speaks for
itself; over the last year staff turnover
has gone from 69 per cent to six per
cent. Now I know how important it is
to trust my instincts.”
THE ONE MISTAKE
NOT TO MAKE
Passionate about setting
up your own business even
though people think you’re
crazy? Here’s why you
shouldn’t be afraid to take
that leap – and how to
make it a success.WHY“The things that resonate
with you do not happen by
accident, but because they’ve
struck a chord,” says Jack
Delosa, founder and CEO
of education institution for
entrepreneurs, The Entourage.
“You need to know what you’re
great at and care about.”HOW“Start by finding a ‘hungry
crowd’ – a problem that needs
solving,” explains Delosa. “The
bigger the problem you find, the
bigger the business you might
build to help solve that. Then
research and understand what
goes on in the heart and mind
of your consumer. If you can
understand that, you can create
a very powerful business.”WHEN“I don’t buy into the
irresponsible mentality of
quitting your day job,” says
Delosa. “Start by building a
plan outside of business hours.
Slowly transition by increasing
time spent at your own
business and reducing time
spent at your current job. Have
proof of concept before
you jump ship.”IF IT GOES WRONG...“As a business owner you
need to embrace failure,” says
Delosa. “This is how you learn!
The key to success is being
able to move and look for the
next opportunity.”“I was working in a
smoothie bar after
graduating from my
nutrition degree, as
well as presenting a
smoothie segment on
The Morning Show, and a nutrionist
that I really looked up to in the
industry came in. I was completely
starstruck and said, ‘I just want to say:
you’re a huge inspiration to me!’ She
replied, ‘I know you. You’re that girl off
morning TV.’ Then she said – in front of
a queue of five people waiting for their
smoothies to be made – ‘You are a dis-
grace to the nutrition industry. How
could anyone take you seriously by the
way that you dress on the show?’
“I held back tears and just replied
‘Thanks for your opinion, I’ll pass that
on.’ When she left, I served the rest of
the people waiting for their smoothies
in silence, then I ran out the back,
closed the door and started crying.
I thought, I can let this lady tell
me I’m a disgrace to the nutrition
industry and believe it ... Or I can back
myself and believe in what I know is
true: that I was doing something I
loved and was passionate about, and
that the way I dressed didn’t make me
any less of a nutritionist than anyone
else. That was a huge turning point for
me, knowing that I will never impress
everyone, but that I always have to
believe in who I am.”D
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