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Two important thoughts on doing work that matters

December 20, 2017

This time of year typically brings up a lot of reflection for me.

You too lovely?

In between the last minute rush, deadlines, drinks and end-of-year lunches we might find ourselves asking some big questions. Like…

“what am I going to do in 2018 to make an impact?” 

Deep question yes, somewhat scary yes.

It is important we zoom the lens out now and again. See our lives within the context of the bigger picture – your community, your work, your relationships…

Doing work that matters doesn’t mean you have to go crazy, it can begin with one simple thing…

Generosity.

 

This time of year is primed with opportunities to lead with generosity. And they don’t need to be monetary at all. Time, love, attention are all incredibly generous acts.

But beyond the holiday season I want you to consider this:

Could we see radical changes in the world if we all stood outside our comfort zones, to serve the needs of others in innovative ways?

…to spend our time on this planet doing work that matters.

In this week’s video, I wanted to share my thoughts on this very BIG concept…

and because this is a BIG concept…

you might be thinking “where do I start?”

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Does making a decision stress you out? Break through overwhelm in these five simple steps

December 13, 2017

What I am about to say might offend some people. 

Today was one of those days that could have been really overwhelming. A few things didn’t go to plan and something I had in the works didn’t go ahead. This could have left me stressed out and feeling sorry for myself and as a consequence indulging in waaaay too much raw chocolate in order to feel better.

Then I remembered something coach Brooke Castillo said in a podcast. 

“Overwhelm is never caused by what is going on in your life or having too many options” 

“Overwhelm is not happening to you, it’s something YOU create”

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How to craft a morning routine that sticks in 3 easy steps

September 12, 2017

You might have heard this quote floating around social media recently –

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.

It comes from William H McRaven who wrote 10 Life Lessons From Basic Seal Training.

While I can’t attest to reading the book, or confess to being militant with making my bed every morning (shock!), I wholly believe in starting your day with intentional habits.

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Disconnect to reconnect – 3 lessons from four days without social media

August 30, 2017

Four days without social media.

Piece of cake right?

I think most of us could agree that choosing to go an hour or two without your phone is a pretty reasonable test for a modern woman.

But what if you went without it for four days, ceased social media, emails, television, radio and even reading?

I might here you say – “Are you crazy woman, 4 days! what’s there left to live for without my tech?”

Girlfriend! THERE IS MORE to live for THAN YOU COULD ever IMAGINE.

Let me show you why this is true…

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My favourite rituals to boost self worth and feel good about money

July 19, 2017
Any time we desire a change in mindset, I’ve observed that the most powerful impact comes when we implement small, thoughtful and regular actions over a period of time. When it comes to money, I like to call it –

Creating conscious money habits

Regular actions, that eventually become habitual (and natural) will slowly change our reactive or negative patterns into something that serves our vision. Words spoken become not only powerful but naturally positive in nature.

When choosing our conscious habits, we can should consider these three things:

Energy

This aspect of our conscious money habits relates to the energy we feel not only when we speak about money, but also relates to the thoughts we have and the physical body – where we hold the energy in our bodies when we think or speak about money.

Energy is an underlying thing, we can feel it but we often can’t see it. It is often said that money has a neutral energy, it is neither good nor bad, it just is. However, if we reflect on our money story, it might be apparent that you have held a certain energy around money for a long time. When you observe what was said around money growing up – was the energy in your family open and expansive, full of possibility, or perhaps when you spoke about money in the context of others lives there was an energy of needless consumption, greed, or status.

Consider the energy you feel in your body when you repeat your powerful money statement to yourself. Are you reading it with intent and passion or is it just another thing on your to-do list? This is no different to the energy you feel when you create something – a piece of art, a beautiful meal, or even movement. If you know how you feel when you create these things – power, love, attention and fullness, how would it feel if we applied these feelings to money?