by admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Action, Adventure, Celebrate, Habit, Self-esteem, Stress
Today’s post is a guest post from the lovely Joy Brown, all about how we can incorporate more fun in our lives. At the end of every day can you honestly say you had fun? Do you drop into bed sighing and say, “wow, I’d like to do that day over again – it...
by admin | Jan 28, 2013 | Accountability, Achievement, Commitment, Creativity, Dreams, Goals, Success
In a study by Dr. Gail Matthews of Dominican University of California, it was reported that: People who write down their goals, make themselves accountable by sharing them with someone else, and commit to regular updates on their progress are 33% more successful in...
by admin | Jan 22, 2013 | Action, Choice, Dreams
If you’re like me, you have big dreams and goals. Sometimes they are so big, you’re not really sure how to get there. Those are the BEST ones though, aren’t they? They are the ones that really ignite your fire inside of you, that make a workday swoosh by in the blink...
by admin | Jan 16, 2013 | Action, Adventure, Creativity, Goals
Over the last week or so, as I have been pondering the year ahead and what I plan on doing with it, I managed to set some seriously good goals. I’m excited for 2013 and the potential ahead. I wanted to get a bit playful with it though, shake it up a bit, give it a bit...
by admin | Jan 9, 2013 | Goals, Motivation, Success
And we are back! It’s the first blog post of 2013. Happy New Year y’all! It’s January, and we need a new theme of the month now, don’t we… that’s right, you’ve guessed it, this months theme is GOALS If you’re inbox is anything like mine, it’s been full of emails and...
by admin | Nov 21, 2012 | Action, Coaching, Habit, Stress, Success
I’m going to get straight to the point here: Take a break. Schedule regular breaks every day Schedule regular vacations (you decide how long) throughout the year. Make them habits Here’s why: Taking a vacation increases productivity by 82% (Lovell, 2004) In 2007,...
by admin | Aug 8, 2012 | Coaching, Confidence, Motivation, Success
‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.’ Samuel Beckett The words of Samuel Beckett are superbly motivational for me when something doesn’t quite work out as planned, or even fails (sometimes spectacularly!). They remind me to pick...
by admin | Jul 16, 2012 | Coaching, Confidence, Gratitude, Mood
This blog post comes to you from the edge of the Sumida River in Tokyo on a beautiful sunny day (see pic). As I sat here, I was struck by how lucky I am to be sitting here, with this fabulous view, in this awesome city. Some of you may already know, my partner is...
by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | Confidence, Mood
We’ve all had them. You know, those days when you get out of bed, stub your toe on the bedside locker, go to take a shower and the water is cold, search for something to wear in the wardrobe only to realise you haven’t done laundry yet and you can’t find anything...