Apr 10, 2020 | Experience, Happiness
A friend of mine said that she was bored. As an avid traveller, she’s missing her travelling and getting restless and bored. So is being bored, a curse or a blessing? I remember once hearing that once in a while, you should let your kids get bored. I found an article...
Apr 9, 2020 | Experience, Productivity
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. How often has this happened to you? You’ve been meaning to do something for a while and now you are ready. You may not even realize you are ready yourself, but out of the blue, the book that has been sitting on...
Apr 8, 2020 | Experience, Vision
What’s the first thing you are going to do when we come out of lockdown? Fill in the gap. Will you visit the lake? Will you go to the park and let your kids on the swings? Will you drive to the mountains? Or book your flight abroad? I was thinking about this question...
Apr 7, 2020 | Experience, Productivity
I managed to make a blueberry smoothie for breakfast. I managed to speak to my client. I managed to cook lunch and dinner. I managed to do speech therapy with my son. I managed to declutter the drawing cupboard. I managed to pay some bills. I managed to write this...
Apr 3, 2020 | Accountability, Connection
As an Obliger according to the 4 Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin (1), someone who meets external expectations but not internal expectations, I am always reminded that having an accountability partner helps me so much. I’ve been doing an exercise program at home and...
Apr 2, 2020 | Connection, Experience
I gave my first online speech with my International Lunchtime Toastmasters (ILTM) group (1) this week on Zoom. I’ve been a Toastmaster for more than 15 years, so it’s nice to still have first experiences. Today, I’d like to share some of the learnings from this...
Apr 1, 2020 | Mission, Motivation
Humans adapt quickly. Once the lockdown was announced, many of the in-person appointments our family had went online. I’m sure it’s been the same for you. I’ve been impressed by the speed that some people have adapted. A friend, Krisztina Balazs (1) who has a dance...
Mar 31, 2020 | Experience, Productivity
Last week, Danna Levy Hoffmann of Organilicious (1) and I offered a webinar on Take Control of your Eating Habits. It was originally going to be a live workshop however we moved it onto Zoom given the circumstances.Danna explained why we often used food to suppress...
Mar 27, 2020 | Connection, Experience
We’re all processing this new situation in different ways. We’re all going to be feeling all sorts of emotions and that’s ok. One person said that she was experiencing the 5 stages of the Kübler Ross Grief Cycle Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance...
Mar 26, 2020 | Decluttering, Productivity
A lot of you are at home at the moment and I am sure I am not the only one when I say there are plenty of places to declutter in the home. At least there are in my home. As I speak to people, many of them are saying I’m going to Marie Kondo this or they can finally...
