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Are Teachers always Right?

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

When we were children our parents held authority in high esteem. Teachers, policemen, priests and doctors were treated with a sort of reverence. Now our society...

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Are you Co-dependent?

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Kathy / 1 Comment

In my corporate life I spent a lot of time mentoring graduates and I can tell you that it was the best part of my experience. Better than the projects that save...

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Nostalgia can be a Mood Booster

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

Yesterday I was looking for a mosaic kit to do with my six year old and I came across an old shoe box of letters. Yes, letters that were handwritten and posted ...

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Progress and Set-Backs

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

I have been told many times that I’m too hard on myself. I hold myself to high standards and when things go wrong, I do probably attribute blame to myself more ...

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The Power of Affirmations

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

This weekend I was reminded of the fact that many people speak negatively about themselves. I don’t think many people would dispute that negative self-talk is q...

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Firebreak

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

This weekend I went on a women’s retreat. On the first night I admitted to the ladies that I was really there to escape my children. Of course, I also went to r...

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Creativity: The Secret to All Things Good

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

I marvel at what people can create. Just looking at paintings, drawings and sculptures reveals the diversity of talent in our world. Even people who are not art...

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The Power of Novelty

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Kathy / 1 Comment

I’m a strange combination of attributes I guess. I’m right-brained and creative but also I’m disciplined and focussed. I’m a great fan of structure and I tend t...

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Start as You Mean to Go On

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

Being an efficiency freak, I like to optimise almost everything I do. I find better ways to get school lunch ready and try to work in parallel in the kitchen as...

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Synchronicity – Meaningful Co-incidence

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Kathy / 0 Comment

I received some news yesterday that my thyroid is now functioning normally. It doesn’t mean that I’m out of the woods yet as I’m not in remission and I st...

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Recommended Books

I've included some of the books that have assisted my journey so far:

Flow - Mihaly Csikszentmihaliyi

Quiet - Susan Cain

Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert

Rising Strong - Brené Brown

Talent is Overrated - Geoff Colvin

The How of Happiness - Sonja Lyubomirsky

The Resilience Factor - Karen Reivich & Andrew Shatte

Authentic Happiness - Martin Seligman

The Upside of Stress - Kelly McGonigal

Daring Greatly - Brené Brown

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway - Susan Jeffers

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts - Gary D Chapman

Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor

Favourite TED Talks

Flow, the secret to happiness

Your elusive creative genius

The power of introverts

Do what you love, (no excuses!)

The upside of stress: Kelly McGonigal

How great leaders inspire action

The happy secret to better work

The power of vulnerability

The power of believing that you can improve

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