Patience is something that lives (or dies) in our own minds. Every day we make choices about how we respond to the events that unfold around us. And each of those choices has an impact on how much enjoyment we get from a day –…
Byron Bay Mindfulness Retreat As soon as I arrived at Sangsurya in Byron Bay to run this year’s mindfulness retreat, I remembered how much this place feels like a complete escape from the real world. The bush setting immediately connects you with nature. The birdsong,…
Nearly every one of my clients tells me they need to overcome procrastination. Procrastination usually means you’re slow to do something because you are leaving it until later. But sometimes ‘later’ never comes around. Why do we procrastinate? We procrastinate when a task is boring,…
A client emailed me this blog post (summarised here), written by Bronnie Ware, a palliative care worker who was reflecting on her conversations with patients. When she questions her patients about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again…
When Chris and I were in Bali last year, we went on an eco bike tour which was the highlight of our trip. Our guide was a young Balinese guy who had a fantastic sense of humour and an adventurous spirit. He rode down those hills…
I’ve worked with clients from all walks of life. There are stay-at-home mums, CEOs, PAs, tradesmen, surgeons, lawyers, artists, entrepreneurs, actors, business owners, merchant bankers, massage therapists, IT managers, policemen, advertising execs, writers, students, songwriters, receptionists, retirees…and a whole host of other occupations in between. Every one of these…
Sometimes themes appear with my clients. Not obvious ones like everyone feeling a bit less energetic because of the cold weather – but more subtle things. This week’s theme was that people feel they should be more grateful for what they have. Gratitude is such…
There will always be an ebb and flow in the level of motivation you feel at work. Some weeks the projects you are working on seem to play to your strengths and other weeks your tasks feel like a weight on your shoulders. If…
Some of us are born resilient. I have a client who is lucky enough to be one of those people. She had an experience at work recently that reminded me of the difference between those of us who bounce back and those of us who…
