My second winter in Phoenix, Arizona I was a broken, drained and frustrated young woman. At a quarter of a century old, a month shy of my 26th birthday, I heard a song that broke my heart in two yet mended me from the inside out. By the way, I am trying to write consistently… Continue reading I’m no longer a slave to fear
Category: AMPLIFY
Reallocate these THREE resources (we all have) to help you live better!
"You make time for what's important to you. Remember that when s/he tells you, 'I'm too busy.' #Swerve" - a recent tweet. Time is a resource, but so is money and energy. Allocate your time wisely so you can do what brings you most joy more regularly. Don't pander to 'busy'; make time for work… Continue reading Reallocate these THREE resources (we all have) to help you live better!
Speechless: What silence will teach you
I have no words. I've lost my voice. I can barely speak at a whisper, and last night I discovered that me straining to speak at a whisper is doing more harm than good. In this case, being quiet for a few days is the healing remedy. Has anybody else ever suffered from laryngitis? (That… Continue reading Speechless: What silence will teach you
The Importance of Something New for a Self-Esteem Boost!
Last night I did something I've never done before!
Leap by Leap: How to persevere when you don’t feel like it
Advice to myself ... Just do one jump. And then another. Take it step by step, run by run, leap by leap. Suddenly you find you've completed your session for the day. That wasn't as bad as you first thought, was it? Eat. Sleep. Repeat again tomorrow. #AthleteMentality Apply this to every horrible gym session,… Continue reading Leap by Leap: How to persevere when you don’t feel like it
Top Five Podcasts to Help you Laugh, Learn and Grow on-the-go
This was supposed to be a post about my March reads, but then I realised, regularly registering over 400 miles of driving-time each week, I’d listened more than I’d read this month so…
18 Questions to Ask to Stay Focused & Keep Growing – The Answers
Week Review: 1st Jan to 7th Jan 2018 What did I learn? This week I learned: the hardest part is getting started. Once you get going, the momentum will carry you through to the finish and you’ll feel much lighter, happier and victorious for having started and finished! I have been putting off writing a… Continue reading 18 Questions to Ask to Stay Focused & Keep Growing – The Answers
New Year, New Year… 2018
Happy New Year guys! It's my birthday today! I'm... guess how old I am? ... Here's my yearly birthday promise...I'll be updating my blog more regularly this year with travel, fitness, food and fun posts... because those are the things in life that bring me most joy. And we must all live with the mindset… Continue reading New Year, New Year… 2018
Pursuing the Perfect
Perfectionism stops you from starting, it stops you from finishing, it scares you into believing the lies that you're not good enough and what you do isn't good enough. Perfectionism robs you not only of completion, but also of peace. Because peace is found in completion. Perfectionism is wanting to post a perfect blog yet… Continue reading Pursuing the Perfect
Why your kids are under-achieving
“I’m so dumb!” That’s what one of my students (let’s call her Sarah) seems to have picked up recently. Wherever she discovered the phrase, I’m not worried because ‘dumb’ is neither an absolute, nor her truth.
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