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Mar 06, 2021
#ChooseToChallenge Gender Biases That Hold Women Back
Growing up on a small farm in rural Australia, my dad – who left school at 16 and milked dairy cows for 50 years – would tell me that he saw great things for me… like one day becoming a nun (Sister Margaret Mary) in
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Jan 27, 2021
Post Pandemic Growth: Bounce Forward Strong, Braver, Better
The old adage that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is a nice sentiment. Yet it's been often proven false. Some people don't rise stronger from adversity. Many are left stuck in blame or self-pity, unable to move on they live under a cloud
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Nov 25, 2020
Trust That Life Is Working FOR You
“Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you.” This was a chapter title in my book Brave. It’s also a maxim I’ve had to remind myself of many times in recent years as my well laid plans have derailed and I’ve found myself
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Aug 18, 2020
Lessons from life’s end: Dare to live the life YOU want
For eight years Bronnie Ware worked as a palliative nurse, taking care of people in the final days of their lives. She had so many profoundly illuminating experiences that she decided to write an article that went on to become a book. The Top Five
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Jul 24, 2020
Toxic Positivity: It’s Okay Not To Feel Okay
“Don’t worry. Be happy.” It’s a catchy tune but it can be lousy advice. In the midst of a tough time, being told to ‘focus on the bright side’ can just make you feel worse. Sometimes life is difficult. Disappointing. Hard. Frightening. Sad. Heartbreaking even. Can good
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Jul 06, 2020
Just take the next step: Lessons from climbing Kilimanjaro with my four kids
Grit. The dictionary provides two definitions: Small loose particles of stone or sand.Courage and resolve, strength of character. Given how much our ‘courage and resolve’ is being tested right now, it’s fair to ask how we can cultivate more grit when every day feels like
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Apr 20, 2020
Find Purpose In This Pandemic
There’s nothing like a global pandemic to make one step back and rethink life. So while this crisis has tilted our world on its axis, leaving many feeling ungrounded and off-kilter, it’s not all bad. A lot bad, yes. But not all. My own recent
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Mar 24, 2020
When Fear Runs High
Last Friday my husband went to the doctor. He had a mild fever and occasional cough. In ordinary times, he would have just pushed through. But these are no ordinary times. He had flown into Singapore two days earlier from the United States where three
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Mar 05, 2020
Fear Spreads Faster Than Coronavirus
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” said Franklin D. Roosevelt during his inauguration address in 1933. I agree… and disagree. Fear is the singular greatest barrier we must overcome to thrive and rise in our lives. However, fear also serves a
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Jan 20, 2020
Strength In Adversity
Let’s face it, sometimes life can throw us curve balls. Big ones. The devastating fires that continue to burn across large swathes of Australia are a case in point. For me, and for so many others. Two weeks ago, while visiting my parents in East
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Dec 17, 2019
2020 Vision: Set Your Life Compass!
Growing up on my parents' small dairy farm, the vision I had for my life extended little further than the back paddock. I knew there was a lot of world out there but it was just impossible to imagine all the possibilities it held. Since
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Dec 06, 2019
Be Brave In Your Conversations
When I was in my twenties, I left what could have been a promising job (and career path) largely because I was too afraid to confront an issue that was weighing me down. It was all just too hard, too scary, too awkward. So I
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Sep 13, 2019
Courage Amid Grief
It’s often said that no parent should have to bury their child; it defies the natural order of life. Yet, to bury your own child after they have been brutally murdered by their own father inflicts a primal wound on the heart beyond what most
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Aug 08, 2019
The Soul Of Money
Growing up on a small dairy farm, one of seven kids, money was often scarce. I used to envy the city kids who’d visit our area each summer. If only my parents were rich like theirs’. If only I could have designer jeans. If only
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Jul 15, 2019
Leading Change From The Inside Out
In 1997 businessman Ted Turner stunned the audience at a United Nations gala dinner where he was receiving the Global Leadership Award. Without prior notice, he announced that he was donating $1 billion to the UN to help defray the effects of American arrears. It turned
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May 30, 2019
Speak with Power, Poise & Impact
Many people confide being more afraid of public speaking than they are of death. Which is a little disturbing as it essentially implies that if you were at a funeral, you’d prefer to be the person in the casket than the person giving the eulogy!
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