Wise Wednesdays

This pandemic is really digging its claws in and ripping the fabric of our lives apart. For better or for worse we’ll all be changed by it. And it can be tough to stay centred and grounded and be your best. The environment is piling on the pressure: - We’re more isolated - We’re more sedentary   - We’re more tech-reliant   We’re living less active lives. But social media, news and entertainment make us feel like we’re still involved in stuff…It’s designed to hook us in and exercise us emotionally. But the truth is it’s not real.   Before you know it, your emotional range has shrunk and life feels repetitive and monotonous. So if you feel tired, anxious or even bored, it might be time for an emotional check in and a daily habits revamp to make sure you’re emotionally fit and equipped to continue creating and walking your unique path. Legend in the making: One of my clients had a big ‘aha’ as to what she wants to do in the next phase of her career. She works for a Glo...

Have you been invited to participate in a virtual summit or conference since the pandemic started?   I’d noticed a few great ones happening over the past few weeks. Great speaker line-ups, topical themes helping you live and work in uncertain times.   I wondered about contributing to one and how to become part of one.   Then the limiting thoughts arose: • It’s probably a lot of work • The speakers must be much more experienced than me • They must be better networked or be friends with the organisers • Perhaps it’s something you do when you’re more advanced in business • Perhaps it’s something you do when you’re at the start of business… • Etc.   I parked the idea.   Then yesterday, a LinkedIn post pops up: Leaders in Wellbeing Summit 2020. It was one of these lovely mosaic pictures with smiling faces of the speakers. And, to my momentary surprise, I spotted myself in the line-up.   What?! Oh, yeah…I’m speaking at the LWB summit! (And, I'm deligh...

This Wednesday, enjoy a quiet moment. Take a deep breath and allow whatever is to be.  Just this awareness. It's enough. From here whatever you need to do will flow naturally.

Have you noticed how there’s a sort of turbulence in the air? Return from holidays, new school year, extended pandemic, US elections, etc. So many sources of stress and uncertainty…   Part of my self-care response to the pandemic was to become part of a mastermind for women running successful businesses ethically and holistically. We help each other operate from loving flow and tame the fearful wolf.   And we’re all sensing that something’s in the air. The uncertainty and the possibility…   Uncertainty is possibility   A few years ago, the uncertainty in my next career step transformed into sensing the opportunities offered by the world wide web… As a result, I found myself working in a business structure that I created from scratch, operated through online platforms and allowed for global reach from any location.   But I had to suspend disbelief that something different was possible after a pretty conventional career, even when I couldn’t quite see the full pic...