I've done everything I have been instructed to do. I've spent hours thinking about it. I even considered going to a group session to discuss it. It's now time to face it...I've...
I’ve got worms.
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The cost of overthinking…
The reason I have been late posting this is because the words I had prepared earlier were, quite simply, crap.Too preachy; too whiney; too cynical; too overwhelming. Hence, I had...
The thoughts that grow in my garden…
I've been spending some time this past week out in the garden. I just love it there and I'm grateful to have the time to learn some new cultivation skills. The garden does more...
Gunna have to face it…I’m connected to you.
When Billie Goat Soap was featured on A Current Affair, people asked me how much we paid Channel 9 to do the story. I was shocked by the question because we never paid for any...
Mindfulness: 4 ways to find it at work
Last week I talked about why mindfulness is so important in the workplace. Well, talk is cheap (and easy!), it's doing it that can be a challenge. Particularly when you are...
Mindfulness: 3 key reasons why you need it at work.
Check any social media platform on a Friday and inevitably there will be people posting about two days of "me time". I've come to realise that we need to grab that time beforethe...
Worrying about perfrection…
In my early twenties I attended a training course to improve my skills working as a corporate trainer. I loved my job. I enjoyed working with people, and presenting to large...
Can’t help myself…bad habits!
Oh I wish these blogs had an audio option! You'd hear this title in a Billy Fields swagger. I loved that song back in the 80's, and now, as January comes to a close I find myself...
I have a human barometer.
I'm very lucky. Some would say, however, I'm very unlucky. One of my closest friends lives in Sweden, far far away. We only get to share a cuppa together once a year or so, when...
I looked at over 2 million people before I found myself.
It's lovely to be back from our summer holiday. I mean that in more ways than one. It's simply terrific to be home and back at my desk. We were grateful to have spent a very...
Quitting is fine, but what if you don’t want to?
We often joked that the first word our boys learnt in life was the word 'no'. As toddlers, they were in to everything! This simple little word morphs into so much more as we grow...
Freddie Mercury, baristas and a single touch.
I've had the good fortune to connect with many people this past week, and I am a better person for it. Every single encounter, regardless of how short or long has had an impact...