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Why failing makes you a winner
What is your tolerance for failure? Would you say it is high, medium or low? Cast your mind back to the last time you failed to get something you wanted Or failed to reach a goal. How many times did you try before you gave up? Once, twice … five times? NOW Imagine, if you…
Read MorePay attention! Don’t waste your time.
Life = Time (profound, I know ?!) Everything we experience is made up of moments of time. And we all know that time is our most precious resource. We all feel like we never have enough and would definitely like as much as we can get. And yet….. We spend it so recklessly. Spending it…
Read MoreDoes it always feel like you never have enough time?
One of the biggest reasons I hear from my clients (and anyone really) as to why they don’t do something they really want to do, is…… TIME! I hear it so often, I don’t have enough time, If I can find the time I will …. Or if only I had enough time I would…
Read MoreOne thing leads to another – a domino effect for improvement!
I’m sure you have been there. You go out and buy yourself, say a new dress. Then you realise that none of your old shoes are going to be quite right for that new dress. So you buy a new pair of shoes. And then of course with the new shoes, you are going to…
Read MoreIt’s a dog’s life – learning to let life unfold
I was watching my dog, Frank, wandering around my garden. Eyes following the butterflies flitting around the grass – nose twitching in the hopes of picking up the scent of a stray rabbit. He was so in the moment, so alert and without a care in the world. Life is easy for Frank – life…
Read MoreChoose your battles wisely – how to bring more peace into your life
If you are a parent, you will be very familiar with the concept of “choosing your battles wisely” As a mother of two teenage boys, I have definitely learned the value of this wisdom – the hard way. I could probably spend my entire day, every day, arguing with my kids if I went to…
Read MoreWhy you need to fall (sometimes)
“If you aren’t falling, you aren’t trying,” said a wise man sitting next to me on a chairlift, as we watched little kids bombing down the hill, learning to ski, falling left right and centre. So true when it comes to skiing…. So true when it comes to life in general. As hard and painful…
Read MoreHow not to sweat the small stuff
I had the great misfortune to attend a funeral this past week. It was awful. Funerals are always awful. There is really not much good that can be said of them, except for two things…. They bring family together in support and love And they are a huge WAKE UP CALL as to what is…
Read MoreWhy you need to just DECIDE!
I found myself dithering a LOT this past week. It was disconcerting and annoying. I spent way too much time umming and ahhing between potential topics for a workshop I am launching soon. It took up my brain space for almost the whole week. In the time it took me to decide between ideas, I…
Read MoreA daily mantra that will change your life (or at least have you more organised)
I don’t know about you, but I have a whole slew of encouraging mantras that I pull out for myself when I need a little extra push. I have mantras to keep me going through a long training session or race. Mantras for when things aren’t going my way, a mantra to keep me focused…
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