Here we are at the midway of the year, a time to check in with ourselves and ask – “have I made the progress I was hoping for?” When we look at our progress, and experiences we often reflect on our goals, or intentions, where we would like to be or what we would like.. read more →

Sometimes you feel like you are out of gas. Married, with three school age children, I was working full time in a busy and demanding role, living a full and “busy” life, and always striving to keep up. I had my foot on the pedal too hard, and when you are living life that way.. read more →

Asking for help can be the bravest move you make. As independent and capable women we can find it hard to ask for help, and we find it way more comfortable to lend a hand to others than to receive it. I thought about the times of adversity in my own life when I have.. read more →

I’m always up for a weekend of adventure. Our group was planning to traverse a mountain – known as “The Tongariro Crossing”. As the weekend was rolled in, so too did a weather bomb, forecast to hit the country on the day we had planned our trip up the mountain.. We had to make a.. read more →

Well-being is something you work towards so you can have the state of being comfortable, healthy and happy. Well-being is my go to, my default, a lifetime pursuit and my whole lifestyle is aligned with promoting my state of well-being. I’m drawn toward promoting and encouraging others in their pursuit of well-being as well. As.. read more →

I guess we have all resolved in the past to start something new, was it a new exercise regime, to find more fulfilling work, or to make this year better than your last? You begin working towards your goals then let them go when life gets too busy and you forget about what’s important. How.. read more →

So you have a vision for something you really REALLY want to do. You are excited and scared all at the same time to be setting off in this new direction. Before you go, you can look at what might just get in the way of making it happen. What pirates might turn up to.. read more →

A MAP is a design, a drawing, an outline, a picture, or a plan. Design your life, make a MAP for what you want to do. Start with setting a new direction and mapping your vision. Your vision is at the forefront. Keep asking your self what is it that I really, REALLY want? Where.. read more →

I have to admit that I have tripped and stumbled a bit this month. I have experienced roadblocks that have been my own thoughts getting in the way, questioning my intentions, and sabotaging my progress. Sometimes when we get close to what it is we really want, we pull back through fear of the unknown.. read more →

Ten years ago I mapped my vision. I was ready for a change in pace and a different lifestyle. I was feeling uncertain about what I wanted, or how to get started and I was ready to set a new direction. I got to work to create my vision collecting images and words that would.. read more →