Today was full of simple pleasures.. soul food type of stuff. With the rapidly changing law of the land, we’re all living with heightened levels of uncertainty – so stopping and doing things that soothe us is incredibly important right now. The highlight of my day was walking along the beach with one of my…
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I believe the Universe has a sense of humour. But sometimes, I just don’t find it very funny! Like today. Here’s a bit of background: Last week a client and I were having a very interesting chat about energy. She was sharing with me that sometimes her thoughts are really quite negative and, because we are…
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If you saw someone beating their child or animal at the park, would you speak up? I sincerely hope so! If you chose not to, I imagine the main reason would be fear of retribution. This sort of conversation is what is termed “a difficult conversation”. It’s the kind of conversation where there is some…
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I was asked the other day by a colleague “Why do you think self-awareness is so important Kate?” Great question and a very thought provoking one! I realised that I hadn’t really verbalised specifically why self-awareness is such a cornerstone of my belief systems and coaching practise. It has been for many, many years! Being a…
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Yep, it’s that time of year again. We are on the downward slide to Christmas, New Year, and a time when people reflect on what they want as January 1 rolls in to town. For some people, they have kicked a tonne of goals this year and are feeling pretty damn chuffed with themselves. For…
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My beautiful mum had many favourite sayings and that’s most probably where I got it from! One of her most fave was “You don’t ask, you don’t get”, and she rolled it out enough that it has been imprinted on my brain and reflected in my actions since day Dot. It’s pretty simple really: if…
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There are so many great strategies to create success in life. Achievement is a science. If you follow some principles, take action, and commit to the outcome, then you WILL create success – you simply have to. The challenge many people have is they don’t adhere to the principles, take enough action (or the right action), and…
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Last weekend was a big deal for my family, a VERY big deal! Tessa, my niece was in her school production of Matilda and she played Matilda!! Once a year her school, Penrhos College, puts on a spectacular show and having seen quite a few of them over the years, I must say they really do rival what…
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Hard choices: easy life. Easy choices: hard life. I’m curious to know what you think when you hear this quote! I suspect you’re probably not thinking “Awesome Kate. Hard choices? Bring it ON because I just LOVE dealing with hard choices!!”. How great would it be if the quote said “Easy choices: easy life” instead? It’s…
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Everyone is talking about meditation these days. It feels like it is the not-so-new, latest thing. In fact, it’s been around for the last 5000 years so it’s not very new at all. At Headspace, they define meditation as both a practice rooted in ancient history and a topic of modern science – which is a great way…
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