Self motivation is the ability to motivate and manage yourself whilst managing external and internal stressors.
After 7 years of coaching extraordinary creative leaders, professionals & entrepreneurs 1:1, I am excited to share that I have listened to requests and will now be offering small group coaching experiences. The initial program, The Conscious Self, is a 7 week...
An expansive mindset can look like going deep inwards and uncovering what you already know. An expansive mindset can look like pushing out of your current reality - what you currently know, see and belief - to creating new realities. An expansive mindset can look like...
‘Only losers don’t feel like losers’ - DVF. I was reading the Diane Von Furstenberg piece in The New Yorker today. The interview is a perfect example of how showing vulnerability can paradoxically make you look even more strong than if you hadn’t shared weakness at...
I recently did the below Q&A with Casper Magazine on self-sabotage. They asked about what drives self-sabotaging behaviour, the different ways it manifests and what to do to move into a more supportive and sage mindset. If you haven’t already, take the saboteur...
Jennifer grew up being told she was ‘the smart one’. That she didn’t have to do any work to achieve top marks. That she was a natural. Now, as a Creative Director at a top agency, she always feels like whatever success she achieves isn’t success at all because she had...
Creativity is a loaded word and the creative process is full of paradoxes. The most obvious paradox is the undulating frustration and euphoria we experience during the creative process. We can all relate to the agony of staring at a blank canvas feeling blank...
Sarah was mortified. Recently promoted, she had spent weeks thoroughly preparing for her first major presentation to the Executive Team and she botched it. Five days had passed and she still woke up in the middle of the night with such bad anxiety that she had trouble...
Steps you can take to break the cycle of doubt, indecision and fear that prevents you from gaining clarity and taking authentic action in your life.
There is such a thing as Positive Stress. It’s called Eustress and it’s key to helping us perform under pressure.
Stream of consciousness writing is a method that allows your thoughts to flow onto paper without any conscious structure.
Emotional intelligence empowers us to become better leaders and happier, more satisfied human beings.
Conversations around leadership can create a false division in our minds between the leaders and the followers.
Languishing. It’s the fancy word for that blah feeling you’ve been feeling during the pandemic.
Ways to sustain yourself and create structure in an uncertain world.
Ten days ago I stepped onto my native soil of Australia after two weeks in mandatory quarantine.
First published on mindbodygreen on August 13, 2020.
First published on mindbodygreen on May 27, 2020.
Building resilience can hurt along the way. In fact, it almost has to hurt for it to be effective. The question is, is the pain worth it?