Let’s Pretend You’re the CEO…

Let’s play a game for 2 minutes. It starts like this: You’re the CEO of an organisation called [insert your name]. As CEO, you are given the important task of running a successful organisation and creating a culture that drives performance, results and impact in the external world. How do you manage your life if you’re the CEO? How do …

Confessions of An Investor: My Personal MBA

What’s Your Investment Strategy? Today I want to talk about my favourite investment strategy…that works. What kind of investment strategy do you have? What are you investing in? Do you work on your investment strategy daily? Do you take a long-term or short-term approach to your investments? What are you investing in? Is it shares, property or something else? The Forgotten …

Loren Trlin Business Coach Sydney

5 Reasons Why Your Business is Struggling (And what you can do about it)

I meet a lot of people on a day-to-day basis that are struggling in their business. I totally get it, because the first 3 businesses I started didn’t work out. The benefit of hindsight and working with brilliant coaches and clients over the past few years is that I now know why businesses struggle to get off the ground. I also …

The Startup Guide to Finding Love this Valentine’s Day

Startups and Love. You might be surprised to hear that the two topics are not mutually exclusive. Tech startups like Tinder, Bumble and Happn are rewriting the age-old rules of love. The art of flirting in a bar has been replaced by Tinder in bed on a Friday night with a bottle of wine. The first impression is now far …

Success Coaching Lauren Trlin Feel The Fear

Why It’s Okay to Quit – A Startup Post-Mortem

This isn’t a glamorous article. It’s actually taken me 6-months to write. I wasn’t ready to publish it for a while. This article is all about how I built a startup business, quit, and started all over again. I’ve since had time to ponder Buzzy and all the lessons I’ve learnt. I’ve also made it through the tail end of …

Lauren Trlin Purpose Program Life Coaching

Welcome to The Modern Alchemist

Hey! I want to welcome you to LaurenTrlin.com.au and The Modern Alchemist blog. I’m thrilled to have you join me on this journey and I cannot wait to see how this platform evolves and grows over the coming years. Why “The Modern Alchemist?” I’ve been obsessed with the idea of alchemy and magic for as long as I can remember. Trusty …

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: 10 Tips for Navigating Your Career in Your 20s and 30s

Over the past 2 years, I’ve been on an immense journey of self-discovery. The journey has culminated in me finding my “why” and starting this website that is aligned to my true mission and purpose. This current phase of my journey started in 2014 when I quit my job as a litigation lawyer and became a full-time entrepreneur. The following year, …