Sponsorship Eats Mentoring for Breakfast (When It Comes to Women’s Careers)

Sponsorship Eats Mentoring for Breakfast (When It Comes to Women’s Careers)

Jodie Salt
Published on: 15/12/2025

“Here’s an uncomfortable truth: advice doesn’t open doors. Advocacy does.” Mentoring is valuable. It absolutely has its place. A good mentor can help you think things through, build confidence, sense-check decisions, and reflect on what you want next. For many women, mentoring conversations are the first time someone has properly listened to them at work. But mentoring alone does not change careers. Sponsorship does.

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Finish the Year Soft, Not Strong: Why Women Need to Ditch Stoicism This December

Finish the Year Soft, Not Strong: Why Women Need to Ditch Stoicism This December

Jodie Salt
Published on: 02/12/2025

Stoicism isn’t strength. It’s self-neglect dressed up as grit. December is not the month to be strong — it’s the month to soften.

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High Performance Addiction: The Invisible Burnout Hiding in Plain Sight

High Performance Addiction: The Invisible Burnout Hiding in Plain Sight

Jodie Salt
Published on: 20/08/2025

High Performance Addiction. It sounds like a badge of honour — and that’s part of the problem. It’s socially rewarded, even celebrated. But behind the accolades and promotions, something dangerous brews.

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I Was Burnt Out. Again. Then I Found Out I Was a Projector.

I Was Burnt Out. Again. Then I Found Out I Was a Projector.

Jodie Salt
Published on: 12/08/2025

Human Design is like a blueprint for how you’re wired to use your energy, make decisions, and interact with the world. It’s based on your birth time, date, and location—and it combines astrology, the I Ching, chakras, and quantum physics.

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