I recently posted a picture on Instagram and in the blurb I spoke about the “core need” of significance. This started some really interesting conversations so I thought I’d explain the Six Core Needs in a bit more detail. The Six Core Needs are part of the life work of Tony Robbins. After working with millions of…
Read More
Have you ever had that moment when you have agreed to go to the party but you REALLY don’t want to? When the day arrives, you resentfully get ready, complaining to yourself about how you have nothing to wear. You just want to sit on the couch because it’s been a big week and you’re…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
There is so much talk about getting older. Maybe that’s because I am getting older. That means the people I hang out with are therefore getting older too, so of course I keep hearing people speak about it. I have definitely entered the period of the 50th’s!! What is perturbing to me is that so…
Read More
Even though we all grow up to become adults, at our core we are still the child we were all the way back when. In the world of psychology it has been said that we are 80 per cent formed by the time we reach eight years old – this includes our beliefs, values, self-esteem…
Read More
On Sunday night my partner and I were having dinner with his family to celebrate his sister’s birthday. My partners’ mum, is the most amazing cook and I had been looking forward to the meal all weekend. She started the meal with handmade gnocchi that took me back to my 2015 trip to Italy. It…
Read More
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…
Read More
Last night I watched a great program called Australian Story. It is broadcast on the ABC and is an “award winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas”. It tells the stories of extraordinary Australians – both famous and not – and is always a fascinating watch. I hadn’t actually watched the show for quite some time but…
Read More