How to make a five-year plan
All of us have a base philosophy or three that guides our lives and one of mine is: If you don’t know where you’re …
7 stories we need to stop telling ourselves in 2017
I’ve a long-held fascination with the power of the stories we tell ourselves. How those stories are built out over time. How they shape …
2016 – Not the worst year ever
I always umm and ah about doing Year in Review type posts because they feel self-indulgent when I’m writing them. But then I read …
One (unsexy) word that will make 2017 your best year ever
Driving to the office recently I’ll admit only 65% of my brain was engaged with the job at hand. The other 35% was pre-processing all …
Time for me to stop writing about my life
My writing has always been a source of amusement to my close friends. Not in an unkind way. More, bewilderment. I’m a quiet and …
The fastest way to solve any problem
Two years ago I was at a conference. I went there with the mindset that we (my husband and I) needed to create a …
The real reason we’re all burnt out right now
Remember Sally from last week? Super-organised. Highly productive. Totally has her shit together. The only problem is, Sally’s exhausted. And she can’t quite figure …
The surprisingly simple thing all productive people do
5am: Sally’s alarm goes off Like any normal person, she groans and wishes she could turn the stupid thing off and go back to …
Avoiding Christmas craziness: Your best ever December starts in November
For the past two years I’ve had quite the cruisey December. So much so, I kind of assumed everyone else was having the same …
Success and balance: can they co-exist?
If we were to take a trip back in time to September 2013, you’d find me feeling pretty smug because you know that magical state of …
The kindest thing we can do for ourselves
A few months ago I was out for a run and feeling pretty frustrated. Why? Well just over a year ago I was running …
Three things overthinkers do that I don’t (anymore)
When this article about overthinkers came out, I was a bit disturbed to note that 11 out of the 14 things they mentioned applied to me. …
10 things I’ve learned from Brooke and Alexx
Next month I’m running this event with two of my online besties Alexx Stuart and Brooke McAlary. How did I meet these guys? Well, Alexx …
What’s up with me
Last week my most excellent Straight and Curly co-host Carly wrote a post with the same title as this one you’re reading here. Such a …
Two pads + a calendar: the simple system I use to organise life
Earlier this year, on the suggestion of a listener, Carly and I tried bullet journaling as a life-hacking experiment for Straight and Curly. Fans …