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Freddie. Obstacles, Success, Significance, Surprises and Advice

I asked Freddie what she considered to be the major obstacles or difficulties she faced during her career and what she did when she faced them. She said every time she changed jobs, not employers but jobs, she found it extremely difficult. She thinks because she has a strong desire to be successful or a fear of failure she puts a tremendous amount of pressure on herself, in essence, she is an “insecure over achiever”. She says what usually happens is that the first two or three months of any new job or position, she gets sick a lot, loses weight and burns herself out. She says it’s almost like she has this incredible fear of failure that gets accentuated ...

Freddie. Early Life Experiences, University Years, Sales and Trading

I asked Freddie to tell me about the experiences in her early life which she felt had the greatest impact on her work life and career. And she said there were a couple of things she felt she wanted to say about her early life. She said the first thing which impacted her was that she was born on the wrong side of the tracks and she thinks this definitely set the stage for her always wanting to achieve and to be successful. The second thing that really affected her was something that happened one day when she was about 13 years old. She doesn’t remember exactly what had taken place but she remembers her mum sitting at the end ...