How external trade-offs create internal conflicts
One of the habits that blocks authentic self expression is not speaking up for yourself for the sake of keeping the peace.
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How to express your true essence
This week I'm driving down the NSW coast. I have a direction and a destination, but no real deadline. I get to stay where I want, drive as far as I want, eat where I want and do what I want!
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Set yourself free
Next week I will be moving house.
It's a big move as I will be shifting out of the area I've been living in for the past 15 years. I'm not moving into a specific place but rather, allowing myself time to float, explore and find out where I want to settle next.
Speak without waiting
Earlier this week I was running a training session on speaking with confidence and growing your influence and as a group, we were brainstorming the barriers that get in the way of speaking up. One of the participants shared a key challenge she faces is waiting for someone to give her permission.
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Instantly Access Calmness & Connection
One of the things that gets in the way of self-confidence and social connection is the inner voice of doubt and disconnection.
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The Magic Combination of Intention and Action
February is here, the kids are back to school, Summer holidays are over for most of us in the southern hemisphere and workplaces have picked up pace.
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Mindful intentions for 2023
Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the festive celebrations and 2023 has kicked off well for you.
My year has started off a little differently - in fact quite a contrast from the usual Sydney fireworks!
How to make your presence felt
Feeling uncomfortable taking up space gets in the way of communicating confidently and having your voice heard.
I was reminded of this recently while running a training programme for a group of female executives.
How to Handle Interruptions
In the lead up to the last US election, a vice-presidential debate was held between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence.
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How to Stop the Flow
Over the weekend, the tap in our bath started leaking.
I could hear the drip, drip, drip from the room next door as overtime, more and more water disappeared down the drain.
Minimising turbulent babbling
One of the habits that gets in the way of clear communication is over-explaining – using too many words or including too much detail before making your point.
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Becoming "unblurred"
A few years ago, I received a complimentary gift pack with a skincare purchase that contained a product called "Magic Blur".
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Stop Pleasing, Start Leading
A well dressed friend of mine inspired me to book in for a styling session at a major department store last year suggesting it as a useful way to update my wardrobe.
Why We Don't Know and Don't Ask
A few years ago I was lucky to be gifted a signed copy of Everything You Want, a practical and inspiring book written by motivatonal speaker and leadership expert Lisa O'Neill.
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Small Steps Build the Path to Change
In his best-selling book Atomic Habits, author James Clear outlines the value of making small improvements daily as an effective strategy to change your habits. He says small actions accumulate to create remarkable results.
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Challenging unhelpful stories
Last weekend I started swearing.
Not that I haven't sworn in my life to date. It's just that most of it occurs in my head.
I've been too afraid to swear out loud - a fear that comes from my childhood when when I was told my mouth would be washed out with soap if I did.
Clarity Comes from Calmness and Connection
I've just finished reading Corey Muscara's Stop Missing Your Life - a fabulous book about cultivating presence.
It captured my attention as the quality of presence is a key ingredient for maintaining clarity when you speak, and for sourcing the confidence that comes when you feel comfortable in your own skin.
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What's really needed to take action
I've been thinking about commitment as an attribute for taking action.
It's often put forward as a key ingredient for generating results. The theory goes that if you really want something, as long as you're 100% committed, you'll take the action necessary to get it.
Disperse your nervous energy
Our family dog Gracie suffers an anxious reaction to the sound of electric hair clippers. As soon as she hears the noise, she disappears under the bed, shaking until we've stopped using them.
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Staying Calm and Remaining Confident
One of my earliest memories of being challenged to speak up for myself was ordering lunch on the first day of Year 3. Having graduated from 'infant' to primary school, the system for lunch orders was different. The wire basket that usually sat at the front of the room into which we'd place our brown paper bags, wasn't there.
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