So one of my absolute pet passions is talking about how fricken amazing we are and how we don't even know it. Last week, I had the honour of speaking to the awesome Agata Diu, the founder of My Money, My Honey, which is a company that provides financial education programmes for parents and children … Continue reading How unleashing your potential can empower your child
Interviews
Opportunities and regret
I recently heard a woman talking on the radio - she was urging listeners to take the opportunities presented to them. Don't make excuses, she said. Don't buy into your fears or doubts, she said. Don't worry about the future or consequences of saying yes, she said. And then she gave an example. She had … Continue reading Opportunities and regret
From the Experts: Tips on how to deal with the desire to give up
Ahead of #WalkNZ, when the reality was starting to sink in that I was about to start solo walking 3,000km down the length of New Zealand, I went on Twitter and asked the adventures and experts who had already been there, done that for their advice for when the going got tough and how to … Continue reading From the Experts: Tips on how to deal with the desire to give up
FAQs about #WalkNZ
You’re doing what? Yip, here's everything you need to know about #WalkNZ - the answers to the most frequently asked questions about my epic walk down the length of New Zealand. What are you doing? I’m solo walking the 3,000km Te Araroa trail down the length of New Zealand, starting at Cape Reinga at the … Continue reading FAQs about #WalkNZ
An interview for Limitless Pursuits
Last month I was stoked to be approached by Limitless Pursuits, a website that shares the stories of men and women who have beaten the odds to achieve greatness in extreme sports, adventure and travel – all in a bid to inspire and motivate people to push their own limits. And Limitless Pursuits wanted to … Continue reading An interview for Limitless Pursuits
Interview with Tough Girl Sarah Williams
Meet Sarah Williams! Sarah is a former finance guru who quit her city job after eight years to spend 18 months travelling the world and deciding what to do with her life. Once back in the UK she set up Tough Girl Challenges and the very successful Tough Girl Podcast as a way of motivating … Continue reading Interview with Tough Girl Sarah Williams
Interview with adventurer Laura Kennington
Meet Laura Kennington! Laura is a professionally trained actress and singer turned adventure athlete. She has completed the Nepal Marathon, climbing to over 2,000m in the process, cycled 2,600km through Ireland, and kayaked 236 miles of the River Thames. She has turned the three Channel Islands of Sark, Guernsey and Jersey into an adventure playground, … Continue reading Interview with adventurer Laura Kennington
Interview with adventurer Laura Bingham
Meet Laura Bingham! Laura is a British explorer with a stamp-packed passport. In 2014, with zero experience, she sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a 38ft Trimaran with two men and a cat. Then in 2016, she crossed South America by bike and with no money, relying on the kindness of strangers and rubbish bins. … Continue reading Interview with adventurer Laura Bingham
Interview with entrepreneur and social campaigner Gee Elliott
Meet Gee Elliott! Gee quit her private equity job and London life to move to Uganda where she ran a charity and co-founded the social enterprise Grass Roots Café and Deli. In July last year, however, she was forced to return to the UK after being hit by a motorbike, which fractured her back. She … Continue reading Interview with entrepreneur and social campaigner Gee Elliott
Interview with British polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE
Meet Felicity Aston! Felicity is an author, speaker, expedition leader, former Antarctic scientist and general lover of cold environments. In 2012, she became the first woman to ski 1,744km alone across Antarctica, taking 59 days. Her expeditions have also included the first British women’s crossing of Greenland, a 6000km drive to the South Pole, a … Continue reading Interview with British polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE