Lisa Beavan is my wonderful PA. Actually, she’s a ‘virtual assistant’ which is the same as a PA only she works at her place and I work at mine. We’ve worked together for over five years now and she has been an integral part of my…
From time to time, life is difficult. We don’t always maintain a balanced view of the world. Daily responsibilities and dreams for the future can feel almost impossible if you’re in the middle of a difficult patch. Everything feels hard. It’s like walking through quicksand to…
When I first read Tara Mohr’s articles about what playing big means to her, I was immediately taken by her message. Her kind of ‘big’ is for those of us who want to be successful while maintaining integrity, who have no hunger for power and…
Coming together with family and friends can be both a blessing and a stress. Added to the general tiredness many of us feel as the year-end approaches, the pressure of buying gifts, crazy traffic and over-excited children, these gatherings can actually feel like hard work instead…
Most of us find it difficult to create change in our lives. Even when things aren’t going well, we find it far easier to stick with what we know. Your friends might tell you it’s time you found a better job or let go of…
I’m in Byron Bay having a few days rest after running our annual creativity and meditation retreat. This morning as Chris and I walked along the track towards The Pass, a guy was handing out leaflets for a film screening tonight in Byron. We got…
My mum is pretty fearless. She’s one of those people who is great at fundraising and a natural saleswoman, which is pretty much the exact opposite to me. I’ve learned a lot from her though. She has taught me that if you don’t ask, you…
When I first started meditating, I resisted an early morning meditation practice. I opted instead to meditate later in the day. But it wasn’t long before I realised that other things were getting in the way. I took the advice of my teacher and made…
More often than not, powerlessness is a perception, rather than a reality. From time to time, we all make excuses about why we can’t proactively create much-needed change in our lives. We tell ourselves, “I don’t want to rock the boat”, “I don’t want people…
