Yesterday, the surprising news that friends were due to depart this Friday in their renovated bus to live location independent with their two children triggered me. It was mental illness in action. Until this bout of insomnia now, I didn’t realise why. I wouldn’t have learned of their departure if Read more…
The best advice I was ever given was when I was pregnant with my first: Surrender. When you’re utterly exhausted and he won’t stop crying: Surrender. When feeding just isn’t happening: Surrender. When you’re in public and you’ve just been peed, vomited on or worse and you haven’t got a Read more…
Yesterday my CBF factor was strong. I don’t create well if I feel forced so I didn’t post a Flower Affirmation card. It is more important to me that I respect my present needs and show myself kindness and patience than to pretend it’s important to post on this platform Read more…
Grab a cuppa, I want to tell you a story. On Monday afternoon this week (today’s Saturday), my husband and I had an argument. About what is a story for the next blog post, when it’ll be relevant to the story, but suffice to say, it was bad enough for Read more…
When you think of going out on your own in business, one of the first and most significant mistakes people make is not realising to the extent just how out on your own you really are. Cliche time: Running a business is hard Within the company structure, you have all Read more…
At the end of 2015, I closed my first business to have my son. After six months of maternity leave, I felt lost and directionless. Full-time mothering wasn’t something I could do, I needed to use my brain for something more than learning how to activate nuts and brew kombucha. Read more…
I had a powerful experience of ego in a conflict that I wrote about in my last article – Responsibility in Conflict Resolution – after which a reader asked me to talk about ego in more detail. Thinking about ego, it made me realise that I do see it differently. Read more…
Dear Gen-X men: I can see how successful you are. I can see how you’ve spent your life striving, trying to get better jobs, greater responsibilities, and higher management positions. I can see how hard you’ve worked. You’re at the top of your game. And yet, for all this success, Read more…
Last Friday, I attended a free seminar by the Speaker’s Institute. Typically, these events spruik and splutter about how brilliant they are but don’t deliver tangible value. In this instance, I was pleasantly mistaken and left with techniques I’ve been able to apply straight away. What I also saw was Read more…
In the back of my mind over the last few days has been wondering why I’m not motivated to aspire towards something truly great and world-changing. I once said I wanted to be the Australian, female Tony Robbins, but that isn’t true. I don’t want the team or the infrastructure Read more…