Emma Woollcott, a partner at Mishcon de Reya and head of the reputation protection group, felt very comfortable about turning 40 this year, but panicked and was very uneasy about turning 30 a decade earlier. Speaking at the 10th eprivateclient Leadership Insight Seminar, she told the audience what advice she would now give her 30 year-old self.

Firstly, she spoke about the need to keep perspective. Particularly in her line of work, reputation protection, it can be very easy to become subsumed by the urgent and complicated situations clients face, and to take that stress home with you at the end of the day. While of cours...