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Finding your Flow
Posted on January 15, 2017 Leave a Comment
In my last post I shared some learning from a Golden Door Health Retreat ‘Fostering a Growth Mindset’ seminar. Here I reflect on a subsequent seminar by David Bott from the Institute of Positive Education looking at the state of flow. Steven Kotler (co-founder of the Flow Genome Project), describes flow as an ‘optimal state of […]
Embarking 2017 with a Growth Mindset
Posted on January 8, 2017 2 Comments
I spent a lot of 2016 collaborating with an IECL client partner on their quest to embed a Growth Mindset across the Organisation in relation to managing performance. I then finished work for maternity leave in December and went to the Golden Door Health Retreat for a few days of R&R. Imagine my surprise when […]
Starting a Side Hustle #thewagproject
Posted on December 29, 2016 1 Comment
With the start of a New Year comes opportunity and perhaps the pursuing of a passion in the form of a business venture. It is the era of the start up 🙂 Here’s a reflection on how my good friend Zoe and I followed a creative yearning and co-founded LaunchPad Media in 2016 to help […]
Dani Mathers – a Case of Mistaken Identity and some Lessons Learned
Posted on August 14, 2016 1 Comment
One evening, just under a month ago I noticed a rampage of Twitter notifications. Wondering what tweet had led to so much attention I was shocked to suddenly see my notifications stream full of hateful messages including…. “you deserve to go to jail”, “you’re so plastic” and “you should be arrested”. Taking a mindful breath, […]
Finding The Perfect Imbalance
Posted on July 29, 2016 2 Comments
Great to collaborate with a fellow passionate working mum Claire de Carteret on this article exploring finding the perfect imbalance. As two busy working mums often on the go, let’s start by exploring what balance or imbalance means / looks like for you? Claire: Balance is the symbol of calm and control. A perfect symmetry of harmony […]
Are you Getting into your Green Zone?
Posted on May 29, 2016 Leave a Comment
How much of your day do you feel that your body’s in stress versus recovery mode? Whilst we can have a guestimate ourselves, there is a way to take a more scientific approach via heart rate variability testing. I recently went through three days of this in the form of a Lifestyle assessment followed by […]
What makes a good life?
Posted on April 25, 2016 1 Comment
I’ve been feeling quite reflective lately after the passing of a couple of well-loved people in my network. This post seemed timely to revisit, which I started drafting after watching a TED talk on ‘What makes a good life?’ (referred by a friend). It follows on nicely from my last post ‘Keep the main thing, […]
Keep the main thing, the main thing
Posted on February 14, 2016 3 Comments
I was given this advice from another working mum when I returned back to work recently after maternity leave. Her wise words have stuck with me and provided inspiration for this blog. I reflected that the main thing for me at this time is focusing on relationships with others. Keeping perspective whilst back in the […]
9 Lessons Learnt on Maternity Leave
Posted on January 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
As I transition back into the workforce I reflect on the past nine months of maternity leave. I have learnt so much from my precious time with baby Ethan and thought I’d share the stand out learnings that may inspire others. Lessons Learnt: #1 Accept and ask for help. Having grown up priding myself as […]
Appreciation Versus Expectations: This Could Change Your Life
Posted on November 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
Whilst on holidays in Hawaii recently I read a quote on Instagram shared by Sunny Garcia by Tony Robbins: “Trade your expectations for appreciation and your whole world changes in an instant.” They say timing is everything and for me this really struck a chord. In Kona on the Big Island surrounded by the world’s […]
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