Empowering evolved individuals who choose themselves and want to amplify their impact.
My first instinct when I was invited to the 2022 Cannes Film Festival as a guest of global jeweller Chopard was to be afraid. And not even lightly. I thought, ‘I can’t go. I’m not famous enough. Not wealthy enough. Not pretty enough. Put simply, my thoughts were that ‘I’m just NOT ENOUGH’. Yes, it […]
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If your twenties and thirties were anything like mine, you’ll remember how women were competitive with each other, be it in the boardroom, at playgroups, at book group for heaven’s sake. We’d been raised to think not only could we have it all but that we had a duty to have it all.
HOW TO BE THE RIPPLE EFFECT FOR WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE Read More »
Saying yes to every request or opportunity can be a harmful thing, especially when it stands in the way of us living in line with our values. So, how do we learn to say ‘no’ gracefully? The idea of saying no to increase valued living is highlighted in Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit
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Are you familiar with the plight of the musk deer? It gets captivated by a scent and hunts for its source day and night—without ever knowing the smell is coming from the musk gland inside its own body. It’s the same with humans. We constantly seek outside love and pleasure when we all carry them
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Who knows why, but Hollywood star Anne Hathaway has long been a magnet for online hatred. People hate her hair, her voice, the roles she takes, her style, her mannerisms, you name it. For years, the Oscar winner and mother of two struggled with the barrage of criticism—until she realised you need to love yourself
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Remember that moment in the final season of Sex and the City where Samantha was diagnosed with breast cancer but she doesn’t want to spoil Miranda’s big day with the sombre news? Samantha told her to go back to “her people” and Miranda summed up the whole premise of the show by saying “you’re my
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT FRIENDSHIPS FROM SATC Read More »
Self-actualisation and self-acceptance are vital aspects of personal growth and development. You will have heard a lot about them—but what’s the difference? Self-actualisation is a journey of self-discovery and self-expression where people explore their interests, values and goals and work out what they want their life’s purpose and meaning to be. It’s the process of
SELF-ACTUALISATION AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE: DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE? Read More »
To me, February feels like the most hectic time of the year. School is back, school functions are back, work kicks into a high gear all of a sudden after the relaxation of summer. There are lunch invitations and everyone seems to be having a birthday and our diaries fill up quickly. How do you
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When Jacinda Ardern resigned suddenly in January as New Zealand prime minister, she had me cheering for so many reasons. Her exit seemed to be not motivated at all by ego (am I going to get rolled at the next election and should I jump now?) but by the fact she has a little girl
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I can’t tell you how many of my clients have lost their sense of who they are. Have lost their spark. They’re mostly in their forties and fifties, married (but not necessarily happily) or divorced and wanting to know what became of the woman they once were, who had daily goals, solid friendships and thrived
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