May 27, 2021 | Connection, Happiness
“I want to give back to the club” Last week, I attended the election meeting where we elected the committee for the new year in my Toastmasters club. Every candidate had to present themselves and what they planned to do should they be elected. In each of the speeches,...
May 26, 2021 | Happiness, Vision
How young are you? How come we always ask «How old are you?» At our recent Toastmasters election meeting, one of the candidates introduced themselves and said “I am 42 years young”. I loved this introduction – I thought it was brilliant. By changing one word, he...
May 25, 2021 | Beliefs, Mission
“I have to work hard!” Do you have this belief too? I was speaking to a friend and we realised we both had this belief. Our parents come from immigrant backgrounds and had to work very hard to get to where they are. Growing up, this was a strong belief that you only...
May 20, 2021 | Beliefs, Motivation
“How can I avoid making the same mistake with my kids?” At our recent Stop Emotional Eating webinar, we talked about how events and situations in childhood affect our eating habits now. Food is often used as a reward in many families, especially sugary things as a...
May 19, 2021 | Experience, Schedule
May is full of school holidays. There are 2 weeks of Spring holidays, then Ascension and Pentecost. Like many mothers I’ve spoken to, these holidays feel like they just spring up unexpectedly. You have just finished one holiday and already there’s another. Last year,...
