Celebrating Women in Agriculture – what a great idea! This was the name of the luncheon I was honoured to speak at today, hosted by Gary and Joy Paddison of Ozfarm Services in Parkes, NSW. I shared a few thoughts on “connecting” from my new book Do Talk To Strangers and an article that I…
When did you last feel like dancing? Skipping? Expressing JOY somehow? Does your work cause your clients to feel like dancing? Peter Walsh, known as Oprah’s Organiser, and host of Extreme Clutter delivered an inspiring keynote at the recent Australasian Association of Professional Organisers Conference. Peter spoke of the impact of decluttering a space and…
After several profound connections with amazing people last week and an unexpected, delightful trip to Sydney with a brand new friend, I had a quiet weekend at home to reflect and be inspired. Lyndon and Ethan were away on a boys abseiling camp, so I wrote and wrote, then walked down to the river through…
As I typed this title, because it’s my current theme, I felt your potential apprehension – or perhaps your desire to connect more confidently. My next thought – “You know, even if you’re not confident – connect anyway!” It’s normal to feel uncertain, a little awkward sometimes, but if you want to be a connector…
Do you realise what you accomplished in 2013? Do you know how amazing you are? Possibly not… It’s easy to see how others are fabulous, but you’re comparing your internal world with their external world. Comparing your backstage fussing with their calm ‘on-stage’ performance. Picture this. A few women in a beautiful apartment this week,…
A Stunning, Significant Shift – from Chaos to Clarity and Confidence. (client results in a nutshell) I have been reflecting on 2013 – it’s been an extraordinary year in so many ways. I was reminded of one insight that I shared in January about an assumption of mine that was challenged – that has resulted…
Port Hedland community leader Denise Bevins invited me to her show on South Hedland community radio when I was over there there last month, which was such fun. We started the hour discussing why I’d requested the song “Walking on Sunshine”. Have you listened to it lately? It’s a great morning song; actually it’s a…
“I feel like walking away from my marriage” someone shared with me last week. Other comments people share like “I feel like leaving my job” or “ Maybe I should just let go of my crazy dreams” make me curious. Curious and committed. I’m curious about what’s possible, and committed to encourage people to “hang…
I’m so grateful, so delighted to live the life that I do and to connect with the people I connect with, and to have conversations that matter. People matter. I’m so passionate about people. Connecting with people, really connecting – having conversations that cheer people on. I started our Young Achievers Giveaway in order to…