Do you remember when the most stressful thing you had to do around Christmas was learn a couple of lines for the nativity at school? (And beg your mum to buy you the popular toy that year!)

Those were the good old days! We have to deal with a different kind of adrenaline now. The adrenaline of rushing everyone to their various Christmas events, wading through the crowds of Christmas shoppers and making sure everyone is happy.

As we prepare to buckle down and ride out the Christmas chaos, can I...

Does anyone remember watching 3D films as a kid? You had to wear those paper glasses with one red lens and one blue. I remember sneaking a peek at the film without the glasses and seeing the distorted images that somehow magically became 3D with something as simple as blue and red lenses.

I have a point don’t worry! Say life is the film. Your mindset is the lens through which you interpret life. How you respond to what happens in your life depends on your mindset. That’s how you make sense of ...

The term imposter syndrome has never sat right with me. That’s not because I’ve gone through life with full confidence that I can do anything I set my mind to. I wish! I’ve had my doubts and fears. I’ve had times when I stopped myself from being successful. But it wasn’t because I felt that I was an imposter - undeserving and about to be caught out. I know I’m a good coach. I feel confident in my qualifications and experience and the progress I see my clients make. 

But because imposter syndrom...

Does your internal monologue sound like this at all?

I should really be X…

I should get on top of Y…

I should have figured out Z by now…

‘Shoulds’ are the bane of my existence! They’re flagged in both of my journaling clubs. Whenever I hear the word uttered, I make a point to question it (even if I’m the one saying ‘should’). Do it because you want to do it or not at all! 

‘Shoulds’ are like unwritten rules we think we have to follow. If you don’t question them, you live your life on autopi...

Life can be overwhelming. It can also be incredibly fulfilling. Most of us are walking the line between the two. Personal values are a great anchor point to keep you calm in the chaos and spend more time on the side of fulfilment. These are the principles that are most important to you. For example, fun, freedom and family are some of my values (not necessarily in that order!). When I’m making decisions in my business or personal life, I make sure my decision aligns with fun, freedom and family....

Have you ever reached the realisation that you've completely lost touch with yourself? You don’t know who you are anymore. It hits you like a ton of bricks. I had that revelation a few years back. I had moulded myself to fit other people’s expectations of me. At the same time, I had eroded my sense of self and who I truly was. 

It was a lightbulb moment that something needed to change. I wanted to be myself. But I had no idea who that was, I needed to sort my real self out from who I had become...