1. Biggest Mistake?

I've made loads of mistakes - I really believe your biggest mistake is not to learn from your mistakes. I recently spoke to someone who has had a successful corporate career who said, "I don't do failure" - that's wanky bollocks. What that actually means is "I don't acknowledge failure, and I blame everyone else".

One of my first big mistakes as a micro business was to pay out £2k for a website when I didn't know what I wanted, what I was looking to achieve, and it was a glorious waste of money. Did I blame the web guy? No. I blamed myself for not being savvier. I then paid someone to create a £300 blog, and it flew. Now I have a website, it cost more, but I'm very clear on it and its future development. If you don't learn and accept responsibility, the mistake is YOU.

2. A lightbulb moment

After losing my job, I set up a small business with a modest goal of getting three months' work in the first year. I got six months' work.

When that happened, I suddenly realised I could do this - and I could succeed. The fact that I was a middle-aged woman in the world of media, which tends to write you off when you are female and over 40, was something I then chose to ignore. Instead, I thought, 'you got this girl'.

3. Tip for tomorrow

My tip for tomorrow is to write a list - not too long - which includes five work tasks, one fun task, and time off for doing something you love to do - and ensure the list is completed by bedtime. I work best in the morning, so I work hard all morning and tend to go out and about in the afternoon. I need human contact; I've learned this about myself, and that keeps me happy.