ME Time
ME Time
The Professional Woman’s Guide to finding 30 guilt-free hours a month
KATE CHRISTIE
Me Time
The Professional Woman’s Guide to finding 30 guilt-free hours a month
Proudly self-published in Australia by Kate Christie in 2014 First edition
Copyright @ Kate Christie 2014
Kate Christie asserts her moral rights to be identified as the author of this book in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of the publisher. Quotations used remain the property of their original owner and are used with their permission.
ISBN: 978-0-992-57920-3
Editor: Robert Watson
Cover and Internal Design: Pipeline Design (pipelinedesign.com.au) Cover Photography: Shutterstock (shutterstock.com)
Printed in Australia by Minuteman Press Prahran
Disclaimer: The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only, and does not represent professional advice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author and publisher specifically disclaim any liability, loss or risk which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any contents of this work.
To my beautiful family
To Daniel, Freddie, Wally, Peggy, Bobbo and Janey x
Thank you to everyone who generously provided support and guidance while I was writing Me Time.
To my clients and friends, for your input – particularly the clever, wonderful, talented women in my world who helped road test Me Time.
Special thanks to the inspirational Natasha Stott Despoja, Janine Allis, Carolyn Creswell, Holly Kramer, Amy Poynton, Nicola Moras, Megan Della-Camina, Angela Counsel, Christie Nicholas, Ruth MacKay, Anoushka Gungadin, Fatima Dib, Sarah Wood, Renee Ackary and Tanya McVicar for generously giving your time to be interviewed about your own experiences.
Special thanks to Laurie Wood of HRascent who saw my vision for Me Time and provided valuable support and sponsorship. And to my very clever best friend Tan, a successful business woman and mum.
To my mum and dad who have always been my biggest supporters in absolutely everything I do. And most of all, to my family Daniel, Freddie, Wally and Peggy who gave me the space, time, motivation, love and encouragement to realise my dream of writing this book.