5 Introvert Habits for Success | Susan Cain Interview
Susan Cain is an ex-wall street lawyer who is quietly leading the ‘introvert revolution’ with her book: ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking’. It’s not an overstatement to say that Susan is probably the worlds leading expert on the topic of introverts right now. And I was lucky enough [...]
10 Tips to Get Up Early | Simple Life Strategy
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” – Ben Franklin What do most successful people have in common? Among other things, they have a tendency to get up early and there’s a whole host of reasons why they do this. Speaking from experience, I have recently moved into [...]
Wisdom from the Dalai Lama | Inspiring Quotes
Last week I spent some time in Dharamsala in north India, home of the 14th Dalai Lama (and many other Tibetans in exile). Whether you’re religious or not, the Dalai Lama has some pretty universal philosophies for life that everyone can learn from. Having been exiled from his home Tibet in 1959 – the Dalai [...]
Yesterday I was lucky enough to attend the 2013 talk by his holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama in Sydney. Me and 10,000 other eager listeners gathered into one large arena, eager to take home a nugget of wisdom from the World’s most famous and profound global spiritual leader. I’d like to add here that in [...]
Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher and is credited as the founder of western philosophy. It is through his most famous student, Plato that we are able to view the life of this great mind. Socrates is famous for his work on logic, epistemology and a fascination with the human mind over the physical body. [...]
If you haven’t yet emailed me for your chance to get hold of a free copy of my soon to be released LESS STRESS course, now is your chance. Email me now telling me why you’re ready to lower your stress levels. 5 readers will be selected. Here’s a reminder of what you could gain [...]
Has stress become a part of your everyday life? If you’re not sure, then spend a few moments to read through these questions and note how many of them resonate with you: Is your mind often busy with too many thoughts? Do you find yourself mentally exhausted at times? Do you sometimes over-think things? Do [...]
Last week I was honored to be a mentor at the speed mentoring event for Women of the World festival as a part of the Sydney Writers Festival. You can read more about WOW in my last post: How to Celebrate Being a Woman. Today I wanted to spend a bit of time re-capping my [...]
A few days ago I was honored to be a mentor at the Women of the World (WOW) Speed Mentoring event, as part of Sydney Writers Festival. I didn’t know too much about WOW until Jude Kelly (Artistic Director of Southbank Centre in London) introduced the festival. Jude is an amazing woman and is the [...]
Do you ever find yourself caught in the grasp of criticism? Whether it’s criticism of a friend, colleague, or even someone you don’t know that well, it can be easy to judge others for their faults while we gloss over our own. Criticism feeds the ego When we criticize another person, we are essentially casting [...]
When something as public as Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy comes out in the press, you can’t help but wonder where she found the courage to deal with such a challenging situation. At times we all need to take a deep breath and find the courage within, but some people just seem to be more courageous [...]
If you have ever struggled with getting enough sleep then this post is for you. Sleep is an essential component of a happy, balanced and contented life. It provides us with the energy we need to live life at full pelt. Yet most of us are blissfully unaware of the mistakes we make when it [...]
I have a confession to make. The last three weeks have left me feeling pretty miserable. It all started with a lingering flu that I just couldn’t shake. And for someone who is usually very, very busy living life to the max, I have to admit that it’s been a struggle for me to deal [...]
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