Scary things I've done in my life...☠ Moved to the UK from New Zealand by myself☠ Quit my job to go self-employed☠ Walked the Te Araroa Trail down the length of New Zealand - 2000km of that solo☠ Sailed around Great Britain with my now husband when I only had 5 days of sailing experience … Continue reading 10 scary things I’ve done in my life
Comfort zone
Three reasons why you keep feeling stuck
Got a goal but feeling stuck? It's normal. It happens to all of us. Here's three main reasons why you feel this way...1) Overwhelm and over thinkingMaybe you don't know what to do, you're worrying about making decisions or maybe you're scared or doubting yourself. When we start over thinking and focusing on lack, negativity, … Continue reading Three reasons why you keep feeling stuck
Five things I learnt from changing my morning routine
A couple of months ago I set myself the challenge to change my morning routine for a week - so instead of sitting in my pjs with a cup of coffee scrolling social media I popped on some clothes, grabbed a coffee and walked down to the beach every morning. I enjoyed it so much … Continue reading Five things I learnt from changing my morning routine
Challenge number 8 – change your morning routine for a week
What's your morning routine?My normal one goes something like this:😴 6:30 wake up, drink coffee and read news updates (in other words on auto-pilot trying to shake the zombie feeling)😴 7am (ish) have breakfast and catch up on social media (generally still feeling like a zombie)😴 8am (ish) jump in shower and feel "rearing" to … Continue reading Challenge number 8 – change your morning routine for a week
Challenge number 7 – try something new
How do you feel with the prospect of doing something new?Do your palms start to sweat? Your stomach curdle?Does your inner chatter start to go crazy? The good news is that's perfectly normal; perfectly human.See our ego mind - what some call the monkey mind - is programmed through evolution to keep us safe so … Continue reading Challenge number 7 – try something new
Challenge number 6 – Give yourself a break
For the past two weeks I have been a snot-filled, coughing monster. 🤧 All thanks to coming off the excitement, adrenalin and cortisol caused by getting married. Having a head cold is no fun at the best of times but when you're a perfectionist, people pleaser, self-doubter and "should-er" like me, having a head cold … Continue reading Challenge number 6 – Give yourself a break
Challenge number 5 – try a food you’ve never tried before
Jackfruit!That was my challenge a few weeks ago (sorry I've been a bit tardy on sharing this - I blame wedding mayhem). The idea is I'm challenging myself to do things that pushes me outside my comfort zone. This is about taking conscious actions to improve awareness of how we talk to ourselves, to challenge … Continue reading Challenge number 5 – try a food you’ve never tried before
Challenge number 4 – write a poem and recite it
Well that was nerve-wracking. It's one thing writing a poem, it's another thing reciting it and putting it out there into the world. I've given myself the challenge of doing something every week that pushes me outside my comfort zone to show how our mind works in trying to hold us back and to show … Continue reading Challenge number 4 – write a poem and recite it
Challenge number 3 – what would you wear if you weren’t afraid?
You know that piece of clothing or piece of jewellery. It's sitting in the back of your wardrobe gathering dust. You really like it - it's why you bought it, right - but you think it's not you, that people will look at you if you wear it and judge you. And so you leave … Continue reading Challenge number 3 – what would you wear if you weren’t afraid?
Challenge number 2 – what are your values?
FREE Values Workbook - download it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGUoNJJxCBI&t=1s What are your values? It's something I've struggled to define for myself for years, something I've avoided looking at for years because of how I have previously tied myself up in knots over it - the background to this in the video 👇 But so often we … Continue reading Challenge number 2 – what are your values?