If reading was my first love, writing is absolutely my second.
When I was 10 years old I got a set of encyclopedias for Xmas and my brothers and sisters laughed, I couldn’t have been any happier. The following year someone gave me a second-hand typewriter and I hounded my mum for weeks to replace the ribbon so I could actually use the damn thing.
I produced my first book “One of 6” aged 12…and the rest is history.
Diaries, Journals, Essays…any excuse to get my thoughts on to paper. When I came into the world of blogging in 2010 I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Hundreds of blogs and 8 books later I still haven’t lost my love for getting my thoughts down for others to read.
In this blog you will find my views on the world, what I am up to in the world of life coaching, adventuring and motivational speaking and hopefully find some useful practical advice which will help you live a bigger more exciting life.
Enjoy.
PS. I love to get comments, likes and shares…it makes me feel like someone is actually out there, and I am not 8 years old again writing important stuff nobody ever reads.
The Tribe Builder Class of Summer 2019
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Yes, I will be working over the summer…and so will heaps of other people too!
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Are you making it easy for people to underestimate you?
While meeting with a client yesterday she told me, "You are not at all what you appear like on social media" And I was like "oh no here we go", here was me thinking I am Mrs Authentic herself, showing everyone exactly who I am, warts and all. "Tell me more" I...
3 Reasons to Batch like a B***h
Ok...so I guess we should address the B word straight off. I know, I know it can sometimes be used as a derogatory word to describe women, but come on it's also simply a term for a female dog, wolf, fox, or otter....and on this occasion I'm 100% going for...
I am a poet and you didn’t know it
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Are we all just super lonely?
I often think about the idea of loneliness. I've often found myself feeling like this which is weird. How can you be lonely as a child when you had 5 siblings, or as a teenager when you were popular and had a wide circle of friends and lots of hobbies. Or even now...
Why I pilot
Did I ever tell you about the plus size fitness programme I launched for men a few years ago that was a complete and utter flop? Or do you recall the time I started selling fabric pens on my website so that people could customise their running tops with inspirational...
It’s not simply about looking the part
Do you ever get stressed about what to wear, or worry about how you look when you know all eyes are going to be on you? I know those are kind of stupid questions, because so many women I work with talk about this stuff. I've always felt like this. I have never felt...
What is a life coach? and do you REALLY need one?
I have been coaching people for as long as I can remember. Or have I? In fact maybe I have just been bossing people around, giving my advice (asked for or not) maybe I have been more of a mentor, a confident, a consultant? And maybe none of these titles even matter. I...
