Lessons of a life lived thankfully.
Like all of us, I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few weeks glued to news outlets, Twitter, Instagram, podcasts, & other channels to keep myself & my family informed about covid-19. And, if I'm honest, I'm feeling pretty much at saturation point from an emotional & intellectual standpoint when it comes to …
This isn’t a new idea, in fact it’s an old one. It’s only the platforms on which we’re meant to sparkle that are different. Le sigh. Hands up if you’re already bored of all of the beaty-chesty congratulatory swill that people post in an attempt to feel any bit of anything at all. We chase this kind of interaction because we’ve forgotten how to say “Thank you,” and “Well done,” and any other nice thing to each other in real life – so we look for kindness online.
We must empower each other in our weakness & walk confidently in our unknowing. Weaponising the unknown or poo-pooing curiosity is like shutting off a tap when you're already thirsty. In a world that awards a highly curated, overly-perfect ideal of “self” at work, it’s necessary for us to feel comfortable in our own skin. To do this we must allow for imperfection.
If there's anything I love in work & life it's a good deep-dive into C-words. LOL. WTF? Hold the phone... Yeah, welcome to my mind. Always a bit left-field, but that’s cool. Left-field was always my favourite position on the old baseball diamond anyhow. Seeing that I was born a literal C-word and seeing that C-Word was …
I was (& am still) floored by how hard it is to unearth original content made for, by, and about professional topics that originates from the minds & souls of women.
It's 11am on a Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand & I've just flown in from Los Angeles. Before you ask, no, I didn't do the literal flying. The pilots did, obvs (*insert Dad Joke about tired wings from all that flying here*) Right now my mind, body, & soul are balanced. Why? Well, for almost every …
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The Rat Race & The Human Hamster Wheel If you're like me, your life is a bit like a hamster wheel - but for humans. We live out our best years as quasi-robots bound by a monotonous & perpetual cycle that has been colloquially dubbed the 9-to-5. This cycle is what we're taught as children …
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What's your story? No, really. What is it? Humour me for a minute - let's try an exercise together. I want you to think about how you might answer the above question. Try to formulate a storyboard in your mind about your story. While thinking through it, allow your mind to wander. Allow your biases, for …
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Every year as we collectively rock into the Festive Season, I like to take stock of the year just gone by. By slowing down & feeling grateful for new lessons-learned, big wins, ouchy losses, & everything in between I'm feeling rather introspective & reflective.
I caught one heck of a flu bug this time two weeks ago. You know the kind: a truly knock-down, stay-down kind of virus that had me crawling on my hands & knees to get from my bed to the couch where I would collapse & whimper entire days away. To say this bug was …
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