Have you ever wondered what the dark side to high achievement is? The hidden costs to your health, happiness, results and fulfilment? Everything has a flip side, an equal and opposite. Like nature’s balance of night and day, or high and low tides, our lives operate within opposing forces. Moreover, your determination, which keeps you…
Imagine having a self-appreciation barometer. Where would your score be? The higher up the barometer the more you will boost your confidence and sense of personal power. Appreciating yourself and acknowledging your wins are essential high-performance habits, yet sadly, they’re often overlooked. Moreover, for many high achievers, self-appreciation is unfamiliar territory. This is despite the…
The power of nature is incredibly healing, so, not surprisingly, it is a great place to spend time to enhance our wellbeing. Moreover, it helps us better manage our many daily responsibilities and tasks. Additionally, our dependence on technology, the demands of running a business, and the need to perform optimally require us to take…
Sleep is one of the most important functions in our life. It restores, repairs and promotes the removal of waste products from our body and brain cells. Although it is a fundamental biological requirement for human health, we often underrate sleep and many people claim to have poor sleep patterns. Moreover, we fail to give…
Do you ever find yourself struggling to ask for help in overcoming challenges? It’s a fact that many high performers face this dilemma, feeling uncomfortable asking for support despite appearing strong and confident on the outside. Inwardly, it’s common to have doubts and insecurities, creating a low level of anxiety and stress which becomes normal.…
At the beginning of a new year, it’s a great exercise to reflect and leverage off your most significant lessons learnt from past experiences over the year that was. Frequently, learnings come from challenges or uncomfortable experiences. Consequently, it can be difficult to see them or realise their power until after the event. However, when…
This is the time of year that many people are either winding down, madly rushing around to finish up for a break, or methodically focusing on ending the year strong and planning for 2024. Wherever you are at the pointy end of the year, it’s a great time to reflect on all you have achieved…
Comparison, a double-edged sword, has the power to shape our future in two distinct ways. On the one hand, it’s capable of robbing us of confidence and self-worth, leaving us feeling deflated or diminished. On the other, it has the potential to act as a steadfast ally, championing and supporting us. The outcome is a…
Do you often find yourself paralysed by fear, the enemy of success? What if, instead of viewing it as the enemy, you could transform fear into a trusted ally? It’s not as strange as it sounds, and today I’ll reveal an uncommon strategy for making this a reality. Fear is an innate and primal response…
Life is often complex and challenging, which is why rituals can help. One minute we can feel excited and exhilarated, and the next, overwhelmed, or anxious. Moreover, torn between doing what we know we should do or preferring a less important, more pleasurable option. However, taking the easier option, or letting anxiety or overwhelm take…
I love reading inspiring stories, and last week, I read about a young African student, Mamadou Safayou Barry. Barry embarked on a remarkable journey. He cycled for four months across West Africa, covering 4,000 kilometres. His motivation? To reach a prestigious university in Egypt where he hoped to secure a scholarship, a goal that was…
It’s no secret that we’re living in challenging times, which is why it’s a great time to focus on sending out a few more positive ripples in the world. From geopolitical unrest, economic challenges, staffing and supply issues to disruption to our daily routines. Moreover, the media is responsible for instilling fear and bad news…
Last week I wrote about our current problem with feeling disconnected from others, and ourselves. Moreover, people’s passion has been lost and we are apparently living in a loneliness epidemic. Furthermore, our lack of connection is also apparent in some elite sporting teams. Eddie Jones, the current (now former!) Australian Wallabies coach believes many of…
We live in a world of contradictions. With approximately 8 billion people and 6.8 billion phones, we seem more connected than ever. On the one hand, in the click of a button we can message or send a friend request to someone on the other side of the globe. A task we mistakenly think will…
For a long time, I’ve been a fan of writing, specifically to craft visions and goals, and to reflect on the day, week, or month that was. It’s a key habit that assists us to create our future, open up possibilities and achieve greatness in our lives. Furthermore, writing helps with memory recall and seeing…