The power of an empowered woman

Today is International Women’s Day so I thought it fitting to talk about the power of an empowered woman. I believe women have the power to change the world and they do on a regular basis when they are empowered to do so.  I also believe that as women, we need to work together to…

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The journey of self publishing a book

Two years ago today I began the journey of self publishing a book by entering the KPI program. This program teaches you everything you need to know to become a key person of influence in your industry. Part of that process is to write a book as it adds credibility and is basically like a…

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What if I dont want to be fearless?

What if I dont want to be fearless

Wouldn’t it be easier to just avoid those niggling feelings? Isn’t ignorance bliss? Why do I have to face my fears? What if I don’t want to be fearless? Being fearless just sounds like so much more hard work. Can’t I just ignore my fears and they will go away? What’s interesting with fears is…

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What’s stopping you from having it all?

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What’s stopping you from having it all might be that you think you can’t or think you shouldn’t. I’ve been told several times throughout my life that you can’t have it all by people who I respected and admired. This caused me to think that I couldn’t. It also led me to feel guilty for…

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Facing the Fear of Happiness

Fear of Happiness

Facing the fear of happiness is a real life problem for a lot of people. In the western world as we all strive for the ultimate goal of happiness I’ve discovered that all too often people are afraid to allow themselves the satisfaction of feeling happy. Instead, opting to protect themselves and be prepared for…

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Triggers…What Are Yours?

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Every day I get triggered and I see other people triggered. It made me curious, what’s your trigger? The real question, though, is how do you react when you are triggered? Do you overreact, which means the trigger has control of you? Or do you calmly recognise it and catch yourself before your behaviour is…

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Expectations and Mind Reading

Expectations and Mind Reading

An expectation is a belief that something in the future is going to occur in a particular way. There can be good expectations which can be like ‘putting it out there’ that you are going to get a raise or a promotion, and then there can be the expectations that limit your opportunities and cause…

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When we worry

When we worry

Everyone worries and that’s ok. It’s time to be concerned when the worry becomes unhealthy and is stifling your life. When we worry we are usually afraid of an outcome of an event that may happen in the future, based on a similar experience in the past. The truth is that nine times out of…

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Playing with mirrors

Playing with mirrors

When you look at yourself in the mirror, do you criticise yourself? When you walk past a mirror or a window, what do you say to yourself? When you see your reflection or a photo of yourself, what do you think? For most women we tend to say and think some pretty terrible and judgemental…

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Dreams can come true

When I was a little girl I used to believe that dreams can come true. I would often day dream about what it would be like to have a ‘normal’ family. I imagined myself sitting and watching my dad work whilst chattering away with him, and thinking he was the greatest man on earth. Going…

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What do these words mean to you?

Today I received, as part of my annual donation to the Salvation Army, a selection of Christmas stickers with the words Hope, Joy, Peace, Love, Faith and Care on them. It got me thinking, what do these words mean to me? We say these, and many more, words so freely but do we really mean…

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Feeling Stuck?

Discover how fear is sabotaging your success. Do you ever feel like something is holding you back from achieving all that you can be? Or do you have a dream or a passion you would like to pursue but you’re feeling stuck and can’t seem to move forward to do it? Or maybe you’re in…

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