Facebook is flooded with “back to school” photos! So cute!! No one posted “continuing to work” photos, did they? Didn’t think so… If you want a thriving business, you need to keep on grinding AND you need a limitless mindset. […]
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We have all been through bad times in our lives. Feels like you are riding a rollercoaster. Full of ups and downs and life is about learning to enjoy the ride. Easier said than done right? That’s what resilience is on a mental and emotional level. Being able to enjoy the ride. What happens to you when
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When my son was born in 2007 I wasn’t at work as an optometrist, I took maternity leave. What I didn’t know at the time was that my then husband was having an affair and had been doing so for quite some time with someone he worked with. Someone I knew. I became a single
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WorkWorkWork AND NO PLAYMakes you MISERABLE and EXHAUSTED. WAKE UP… Busyness is a part of our everyday lives with a whirlwind of activities, obligations, and commitments, it’s no wonder so many of us are missing the signs of BURNOUT. Are you running on a treadmill at high speed and about to fall off? Or have
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I am jumping around my seat as I type because I feel passionately about this. I want to shout from the rooftops. I want to shout: LIVE IT! Yet sadly, so often we get distracted. Perhaps it’s fear or the opinion of others that holds us back. Subconsciously, there is a whole lot going
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How many times have you been to your friend’s house and she says ‘here have a cuppa it will make it all better.’ In our family, a proper brew solves all of your problems, no matter what you are going through. Drinking tea has been a daily ritual in our family since I can remember. The
Are you ready to harness your inner Queen? The Queendom of Fife is a new, online magazine designed to give women a chance to shine and celebrate confidence, positivity and achievements in life and in business. My name is Cara Forrester – a former journalist who’s spent her life in the communications industry – and
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One thing that I understand that you are going through right now is that you are feeling like you are a fraud. I get it. You have this nagging voice in your head which tells you that you are not the real deal and you are going to get ‘found out.’ Welcome to Imposter Syndrome. Or
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Feeling stressed out?Feeling exhausted?Like you have too much to do but not enough time to do it? When I speak to clients who are mentally, physically and emotionally drained I often hear myself say You might be suffering from burnout We are so wrapped up in ‘doing’ everyday that there is no time to ‘just be.’
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What do you do? The 4 words that either haunt you or you feel excited to answer with great enthusiasm and joy. You know those people right? They light up when they talk about what they do, they love what they do. Are you one of them? It’s one of the questions that we
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