I remember when I was a victim. It was hard work because BAD things were always happening to me. I was in a second marriage and it was SO SO difficult. For anyone who has experienced a blended family, it’s a bloody hard gig. I had a child from my previous marriage and my husband had 3. We both had …
Giant dips, Taxi drivers and Aphrodite
We have just come back from a glorious holiday in Cyprus; an island located in the magical Mediterranean and as legend would have it, the birthplace of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love. Coincidently, it is also the country of my parents’ birth. This small island with its rich history, rugged mountains and beautiful beaches is in the grips …
I have tickets on myself
Tell me the truth…do you think I have ‘tickets’ on myself!!! Here I was at the Fast Track to Fabulous Breakthrough Boot camp last weekend talking to my Fast Trackers about how I always acknowledged my achievements and that I always congratulated myself for every single achievement that I made…no matter how small. One of my Fast Trackers Gary exclaimed …
Pepsi made me FAT
Bad habits will creep back into your life like a miserable thief in the night. Those neural pathways that governed your bad habits are just waiting for you to weaken.fatpepsi That’s what happened with me and Pepsi Max. I stopped drinking it completely a number of years ago when I was determined to stop ingesting toxic foods and drinks. It …
5 tips for an anxiety free Christmas
Christmas was not my favourite time of the year. It was too difficult. Life in a standard nuclear family (if there is such a thing) is hard enough. In a blended family it takes on a whole new meaning. There are the usual demands of shopping, stretched finances, office functions and visits to our loved ones, but these issues were …
Make 2014 the Year of ‘Yes’
From the moment that we are able to talk the words YES and NO are amongst the strongest that areincluded into our vocabularies. These two words will either open or close ourselves to all of life’s possibilities. At the end of a recent session, my client Sam told me that his new year’s resolution was that 2014 would be the …
A lesson on greed from a 10 year old
A couple of weeks ago my niece Kirrily & Nephew Josh (they are actually a Grand Niece & Nephew…but that makes me sound a little old) who are aged 10 and 8 were at our place for a visit. These gorgeous children are an absolute joy to be with, smart, funny and engaging…a true credit to their parents. After a …
The power of focus
AT 5pm Saturday night I HIT THE WALL BIG TIME…… It all began on Friday at 12pm when myself and a good friend went to a 48 hour lockdown in Mount Martha so that we could work on our books without any distractions….by the way mine’s called Corporate Fit Cats – Success Inside & Out. I had an outcome in …
Power strategy for dining out
My hubby turned 50 yesterday and I whisked him away to a surprise dinner at Vue De Monde which was a sensational fine dining experience. We had an experience that we will never forget. The food itself was amazing accompanied by a sensory explosion which included rocks used as plates, liquid nitrogen used to prepare a course or two and …
6 Strategies to Win the War on Carbs
If you have declared war on Carbohydrates then you are on a one-way campaign to facing your own personal defeat. You need to lay down your dietary weapons and forge an alliance with carbohydrates. When Leah first came to see me she was waging that very same war with Carbs however she was losing the battle and not the weight. This …