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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Several years ago, my very talented and very fabulous friend Nathaniel Bibby shared with me the concept of Eagles and Turkeys. I have always been selective when choosing who I spend large chunks of time with. The old adage “you become who you hang out with” is, in my experience, very true. Whenever I look back at things…
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When I was growing up my parents had a small business and one of their business mentors was a man called Basil. Basil was a wise man and very successful – my parents had immense respect for him. Whenever my sister or I made an assumption about something my mum or dad would parrot his…
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Here we are at the beginning of another year and another decade. 1990 was thirty years ago and 2050 is thirty years ahead of us, WOW!! Now that blows my mind. 1990 feels way closer to this year than 2050 but the reality is, it’s not! As we enter this new year, one thing that…
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Here we are again at the pointy end of another year! 2019 has been a big year for so many people in my life – for yours too, I imagine. There have been births and deaths, break ups and breakdowns, celebrations and massive moments. Kinda like any other year really, although this one did seem…
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Last weekend I had the pleasure of speaking about Empowerment at the Om Shanti Foundation Cocktail Gala. It was a fabulous night full of beautiful people, great food, and most importantly generosity. I was very honoured that Shanti – the creator of the charity – asked me to speak. Being someone who loves empowerment (particularly the empowerment…
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On Sunday, I had the most beautiful experience – I swam with whale sharks!! This has been on my list for many years and to finally experience it was magical. I am a huge lover of the ocean at the best of times, but to be in the big blue with these humongous yet gentle…
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“Get down get down – or I’ll blow your head off!!! Do what I say and you won’t get hurt!” That’s kind of how I imagine a hijacking situation to go. There is some crazed man (bit sexist I know, but the majority of hijackers are indeed men) wielding a gun, yelling threats, getting everyone…
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I was talking with my beautiful friend this morning about a work-related decision she made a few weeks ago. She was feeling torn. Even though the decision she made was 100% right for her and she was deep down really pleased with it, she was concerned what an ex-colleague would think. She went on to…
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A few years ago, I was working with a group of ladies and two of them were having a conversation about make up while we were having a tea break. I wasn’t a part of the conversation but I was sitting next to them so was taking in what they were saying. The ladies were…
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