Author Archives: Judy Piatkus

What is ConsciousCafe all about?

Category: Conscious Leaders, Consciousness, Future Trends, Leaders, Social Media and Networking, Values in Business, Women's Issues, Work

Posted on 15th June 2016

5 years ago I wanted to have more conversations about consciousness with people I liked and respected. I invited a group of friends and colleagues to my home for a discussion and to explore how we could talk together about the things that matter to us. The experience was popular and people wanted to come…

What do children most want from their parents?

Category: Uncategorized

Posted on 24th February 2016

A recent survey asked children what they most wanted from their parents. The answer was both a simple and an obvious one. The children wanted their parents to spend less time on their mobile phones and more time ‘being present’ with their family. Young children appreciate the power of the mobile phone many months before…

Conscious Experiences in Chengdu and Shangri-La

Category: Conscious Leaders, Consciousness, Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Values in Business, Work

Posted on 29th December 2015

Sometimes life offers unexpected experiences which provide incredible highs without taking drugs or drinking alcohol. That happened for me this autumn when I was fortunate to be able to take part in a Quest to China run by LeadersQuest who offer individual business leaders and corporate groups the opportunity to explore the DNA of a…

Lessons in Conscious Eating

Category: Consciousness, Future Trends, Miscellaneous

Posted on 17th April 2015

For most of my life I have been able to eat everything I wanted (apart from pork and shellfish). I was an easy-to-please guest and always flexible about where I ate out as I could always find something to eat on every menu. But in the past year all that has changed and I have…

Why Self-Knowledge is Important and how it can Change your Life?

Category: Consciousness, Entrepreneurs, Future Trends, Miscellaneous, Values in Business

Posted on 10th March 2015

Many years ago, in the 1980s, when I was a young publisher, I became friendly with the author of one of the books we were promoting who was a psychotherapist. At the time the concept of personal development and therapy was something I knew nothing about and I therefore had no understanding of why self-knowledge might be helpful to anyone. My…

When is a Deal not a Deal?

Category: Entrepreneurs, Work

Posted on 4th July 2011

One of the difficulties for inexperienced entrepreneurs is knowing when a deal is likely to happen and when it isn’t. For many years in the publishing industry, a deal would happen on a handshake. An offer would be made by a publisher to an author (often via their literary agent). If the general terms were accepted by the…

How Companies Can Help Women Climb the Ladder

Category: Women's Issues, Work

Posted on 24th June 2011

I had an interesting conversation the other night with an entrepreneur who works in a very male-dominated industry. He was wondering how to encourage more women to achieve greater success in his company. He made the point that the skills required to achieve board level are those possessed by both men and women and that he himself had entered the…

The Secret of How to Start Your Own Business

Category: Entrepreneurs

Posted on 10th June 2011

I meet many would-be entrepreneurs who want to start their own businesses but simply don’t have enough money for their startup costs. The first task of a successful entrepreneur is to achieve their own start-up capital. A few technology businesses are impossible to start without a certain amount of capital. But many other businesses, especially businesses where you buy…