Recently, I was in a situation where I didn't like how someone was being treated. There were other people with me, and they didn't like it either. However, none of us spoke up. Later, as I was reflecting on that moment, I was a little ashamed of myself. I had seen someone placed in a…

Self-judgement. It has partnered with me for a very large part of my life. Unlike other emotions and feelings, I don't always recognise that it is there. Perhaps that is because, in my body, it feels a lot like anxiety; anxiety on steroids. Recently, I have been feeling quite at peace with life. I love…

A fun fact about life is that we often tend to go through it expecting things to happen in a certain way. When the unexpected happens, the emotions and stories that we attach to that event have the potential to significantly impact how we see and experience the situation. As an example of this, our…

I started this year expecting that I would have a viable coaching business within 6-12 months. Additionally, I expected to design, develop and deliver online training and to have a well-followed leadership blog. Right from the start, my plan and the reality that I created didn't quite align. I was somewhat exhausted after finishing my…

When we were on our holiday recently, we drove past entire paddocks of the plant Echium plantagineum; beautiful thick carpets of purple. It looked as though it had been planted deliberately, and was a sight to behold. However, for all its beauty, it is a very invasive weed, and those beautiful, unintentionally purple-filled paddocks are…