These simple practices might just improve your life. — His name is synonymous with genius. He’s also known globally for scientific discoveries and gaining a Nobel Prize for Physics. But when we dig into the past of successful people. We often find that they weren’t particularly happy. Famous artists, musicians, and actors are known for being tortured souls. Jim Carry said it well when he said “I…

Borrow it. Steal it. Make it better. Do anything but keep meetings as they are. — I’ve seen it time and again. The loudest people in meetings often have the worst ideas. They’re also often the least likely to follow through. On the flip side, the quiet guy in the corner might be the one who can come up with something game-changing. Problem is, he never…

Is getting up early stifling your creativity? — They say we should get up early to be successful. It’s an idea that works well for me. I love getting up early to see the sunrise. And my best ideas typically occur somewhere between 5 am and midday. It’s the time when I’m most likely to enter the flow…

Three years later and I have no regrets, only gratitude for my past self. — In 2019 I wanted only one thing Escape. I was ready to quit the corporate world. In favor of life I loved. I knew this was as good as it would get. After moving around office jobs in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Melbourne, I had a fair understanding…

But here’s your permission slip anyway. — Most of us seem to have missed the memo. Either that or we’ve forgotten as we’ve grown up. The truth is: your life belongs to you. You’re here to live a wonderful, joy-filled life of the things that you love. You don’t need permission to do the things you want to Yet most of us fall into a trap of living…

My mornings look different these days – and now my days are feeling happier and calmer. — The World’s Happiest man is Matthieu Ricard. That’s according to scientists who studied his brain for 12 years. Nueroscentisists used 256 sensors to study Ricard’s brain when he was meditating on compassion. They found levels of gamma waves –– linked to deep concentration, consciousness, learning, and memory –– never seen…

Put stock in yourself and watch the world bend in your favor — I was on a flight from Hamilton to Wellington when I first read Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. It was one of the first times I’d been introduced to the idea of using your thoughts to create your world. Think and Grow Rich, at a basic level, is…

What can migrating birds teach us about our own lives? — Nature is incredible. This morning my husband and I watched whales breaching off the coast. Every year 35,000 whales migrate through the Gold Coast –– having travelled on a 5000 km journey from Antarctica. They use the warm waters as a nursery for their newborn calves. They’re not the only…

There are little moments every day that remind us of the good that exists all around. — Watch the news and you’ll start to believe that the world is filled with horrible things. There’s a saying in media: if it bleeds it leads. That means that the worst possible thing that happened that day, local or not, will make the headlines. The most beautiful, magical, and meaningful…