How self-doubt keeps you stuck

Self-doubt isn't like a felled tree over your path You know what it’s like… You’ve got this amazing dream and it really calls to you but you can’t help thinking.. what if I fail, what if people will laugh at me, I don’t have the confidence, I’m not ready, it’s impossible or I’m just not … Continue reading How self-doubt keeps you stuck

What are your values? Do you live aligned to your values? – FREE workbook

Free Values workbook - download it here Values are the answer to the question: “In a world where you could choose to have your ideal life be about something, what would you choose? What is important to you? When do you feel fulfilled?” When we don’t know our values, we can end up choosing a … Continue reading What are your values? Do you live aligned to your values? – FREE workbook

Are you a risk-taker?

Are you a risk taker?My husband was reading a book about a guy who sailed around Great Britain back in the 1860s and he was telling me about one part where the guy had three options.1) sail back the way he had already come2) take the easy and safe route forward3) take the riskier, potentially … Continue reading Are you a risk-taker?

The only thing holding you back from achieving your goals

The only thing that is holding you back from achieving your goals and dreams is... What you think. In other words, the stories that you tell yourself that you believe to be true. What's holding you back is NOT the excuses you've made up or the situation you find yourself in or even your fears … Continue reading The only thing holding you back from achieving your goals

Why is starting the hardest part? The secret to starting your goal or dream

Let me tell you a story... It was a two-hour drive to Cape Reinga for the start of #WalkNZ, my 3,000km solo walking adventure along the Te Araroa trail down the length of New Zealand. Dad drove. Mum sat up front. I took the backseat, staring out the window as a diverse landscape whizzed past … Continue reading Why is starting the hardest part? The secret to starting your goal or dream

Facing my fear of kayaking – and not letting it hold me back from achieving my dreams

I’ve always been a little trepidatious when it came to kayaking. Ever since high school when kayaking in the school swimming pool was a component of PE. Physical education, for a geeky teenager who could barely throw a ball to save herself, wasn’t great at the best of times, but the kayaking class was something … Continue reading Facing my fear of kayaking – and not letting it hold me back from achieving my dreams

Age is no excuse if you’re up for the challenge

Are you too old to set out on your dreams? Forge a new path? Take on a physically demanding challenge? According to society’s standards I technically have passed my peak (I cry tears into my wine glass while examining the grey hairs sprouting from my temples). Even my mother recently told me I was classed … Continue reading Age is no excuse if you’re up for the challenge