I sat in the hot, busy maternity ward, and I cried. I’d been a mother less than 24 hours, and I already felt like a failure. My beautiful newborn son, lay sleeping in the crib beside me. I’d tried to nurse him already several times but failed. It seemed to be getting harder with every attempt. To make things worse, I had just had breakfast, and sat opposite me was a confident young mother, babe Read more…
Visualisation is a process of creating a mental image of a future event. In essence, it is using our imagination to create a vision of what we want. They say seeing is believing. Well, everything begins with thought and we must see it in our mind before we can believe it in front of us. The “seeing” part is what motivates and prepares us to pursue our goal. Visualisation is not simply “think it and Read more…
To succeed in making significant changes in your life, it is vital that you take responsibility for everything already in your life. Taking responsibility is vital for your ultimate happiness. You must own all the decisions and the choices you have made. By doing so, you free yourself from guilt and shame. Accepting that that was then, and this is now, you can let go of the past and move forward. When you accept your Read more…
Stress is defined as a state of mental or emotional strain caused by adverse circumstances. It is the body’s response to pressure from external circumstances. When you say you are stressed, you are describing the degree to which you feel overwhelmed or unable to cope because of unmanageable tension. When we are feeling stressed, our body releases the chemical cortisol (aka ‘the stress hormone’) into our system. Cortisol is useful in “fight or flight” situations Read more…
“Begin with the end in mind” – Stephen Covey Goal setting has been defined as ‘identifying something that you want to accomplish and establishing measurable goals and timeframes’. Before setting any goals, you need to be clear on two things: what you want, and how much you want it. If you do not want it enough, then you are setting yourself up for failure. According to John Assaraf: “If you’re interested, you’ll do Read more…
Is making money simply down to hard work or good fortune? How is it that some people seem to attract money easily into their lives, whereas others struggle to get by? I believe it is determined by our money mindset, that is, our thoughts and beliefs around the subject of money. Some of the beliefs we choose may be limiting, otherwise known as “money blocks”. These blocks form our own personal brand of sabotage. We Read more…
Resilience: never give up. Fall down seven times; get up eight ~ Japanese Proverb Resilience is our ability to recover from adverse circumstances. It is our capacity to bounce back from difficult conditions, but I would argue that rather like an elastic band that is overstretched once too often, we never quite return to our original state. Something in us has changed: we have learned and grown from the challenge. A good friend of mine, Read more…
Cash is king. So why do many small businesses struggle with poor cash flow? These are the lessons I learned in business which enabled me to maintain a healthy cash flow: Pay your creditor invoices immediately. Not in a week, not in 30 days. This not only means your bank balance is as accurate as possible, but also sends a message to all the people you contract with that your business is on solid ground. Read more…
As a business owner, you might find it difficult, if not impossible, to completely switch off. And yet, it is vital that you do so, for your own well-being and for the benefit of your company. Imagine if you did not ever power down your computer, eventually it would become sluggish or break down. You could be heading for a similar fate. I ran my business with 20 employees for 11 years. The first few Read more…
Are you leading a double life? Do you ever feel that you are two separate people leading parallel lives? I’m not talking some sci-fi, alternate reality, Sliding Doors kind of thing. More that you are functioning so distinctly in your professional and your personal lives, to the extent that they don’t feel synonymous. These days it’s all about getting a good work-life balance, so they say. What they fail to mention is that there is Read more…
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