Table Of Content‘The working mum’s manifesto!’ —Kelly Grigsby, CEO, Wyndham City
ME
FIRST
The Guilt-free Guide to Prioritising You
KATE
CHRISTIE
Praise for Kate Christie
‘We brought together an incredible line-up of international
business owners and speakers to inspire our audience of 400+
British female entrepreneurs to back themselves and keep creating
amazing businesses. Kate Christie from Time Stylers absolutely
met our brief. She is an expert in time investment and an incredibly
dynamic speaker. The feedback from all of our audiences was
overwhelmingly positive. Kate is an absolute professional.’
Ciara Fitzgerald, Innovation and Business Adviser Team
Manager, Enterprise Europe Network, Newable
‘Some speakers are all hype and little substance. Not Kate Christie
— her content was ‘gold’. She showed the audience how to create an
extra 30 hours of productive time every month without having to
work more hours. Think about that: 30 hours is an extra two or
three days that can be used for family time, or for producing results
and more income. If time is money, an extra 30 hours per month,
360 hours per year, is worth a fortune to a focused professional.
You can understand why our audience took notes furiously!’
Gary Pittard, CEO, Pittard
‘Kate Christie a time saving dynamo — a super hero of time
management and getting organised.’
Kochie’s Business Builders
‘We needed a dynamic and engaging speaker to present to our
Women in Business customers. A colleague recommended Kate to
us and she was both insightful and inspirational. With her vibrant
and fun personality, Kate connected with our audience immediately
and delivered content that they could use when they get back to
their office. Kate was very easy to work with. She delivered clear,
strong and practical messages with humour and certainly retained
the attention of our guests.’
Erika Perkins,
Regional General Manager,
Westpac Retail Banking Victoria
Praise for Me Time
‘As a mum with a portfolio career, I always burn the candle at both
ends. This book made me pause and then hit the Me First button
for self care.’
Anoushka
‘Any working mum knows how hard it is to find ‘Me Time’. In this
book you’ll find practical strategies to help you recover time for
you. Great read and practical tips you can implement immediately.’
Caroline
‘This is a great guide, especially for working moms. Personally I
find it really hard to find “Me time” as I need to take care of my
own business and my child. However, this book gives great time-
management tips. Kate knows what she is talking about. This book
is a must read!’
Cynthia
‘We all want more time - finally a book that delivers!’
Katrina
‘I am a huge fan of Kate Christie’s work - she is open, honest,
funny, and 100 per cent practical - nothing is sugar coated. And
when you are a busy mum, wife, professional (and the other 100
hats we wear), you need to hear it straight.’
Emma
‘Work & life are such a juggle and to gain time back to do what’s
really important is gold. A great read!’
Jane
‘Finally, a book that gives me permission to add Me! to the list of
important people that I happily give my precious time and support to.’
Sam
ME
FIRST
ME
FIRST
The Guilt-free Guide to Prioritising You
KATE
CHRISTIE
First published in 2020 by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
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Disclaimer
The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only,
and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide
specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied
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To time-poor women everywhere, it’s time to start thinking
about your time the way you think about your money:
as a precious, enormously valuable and limited
resource that needs to be consciously invested for
the greatest possible return.
And in memory of Jane Christina Ferris, my beautiful
mum and greatest fan. I miss you.
