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Feeling The Fear and Doing It Anyway

I had my first round of injections this week to try and turn the tide of damage that crohns has inflicted on my insides. It’s stressful embarking on treatment that has some very serious side effects and one that comes … Continue reading

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Success is a journey, not a destination

Do you feel that success is a far away place that you might never get to visit? Do you feel like you’re working really hard but you’re worried you might never get to visit success? Back in the beginning when … Continue reading

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Delegation’s all you need

That title isn’t completely accurate but Antonia and I were talking about Record Breakers the other day – you remember it right? The late trumpet playing Roy Castle overseeing a range of impressive, and at times odd, record breaking attempts. … Continue reading

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Honouring Your Time and Worth

My focus at the moment is ‘honouring my time and worth’. It came up at a work conference and then I realised how much it applies to life and parenting too. It’s really made me think about the work I … Continue reading

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6 More Steps to Gaining Confidence

Last time I gave you seven steps that I use regularly to gain confidence and today I have six more.. 1. Remember most people are roughly the same as you As humans we have a habit of under-estimating ourselves and … Continue reading

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7 Steps to Gaining Confidence

Most of us struggle with a lack of confidence occasionally, and if you don’t you have to ask yourself whether you’re pushing yourself far enough outside your comfort zone. I’ve been pushing myself pretty hard over the last couple of … Continue reading

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What’s Holding You Back?

I’ve just read an excellent post at Mummy Do That! In fact I’d urge you to read it before you read this one. It may help this one make sense Off you go then, I’ll be waiting… That post made … Continue reading

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Do Something Different Today

If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got. I don’t know who originally wrote this but I think I read it on a blog, probably a few years ago now. We all moan … Continue reading

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Stepping Outside the Comfort Zone

As parents, are we using our role as an excuse to stay within our comfort zone? We have our ‘purpose’, the media tells us we should be immediately and indefinitely fulfilled. I relish being a parent and the challenges it … Continue reading

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The Sedona Method: Book Review

I finished reading this book a little while ago and to be honest I wasn’t going to bother doing a review because I didn’t really know what to say. I wasn’t really sure what I got out of the book, … Continue reading

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How Motherhood Has Helped Me Grow

Two years ago I was working as a nursery assistant earning very close to the minimum wage, I had job-hopped my way through almost eight years of my life working mostly in offices. After trying several different careers I was … Continue reading

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Simplify Your Life

Imagine your life as an onion. Photo by Flickr user James Jin You are at the core with several layers around you. The first few layers are jucy and tasty (fulfilling), however, the further out you get the thinner the … Continue reading

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The 25th Hour: Find More Time

We all want to spend as much time as possible with our children. I try to do at least one activity a day with Erin along with reading, baby gym and cuddle time. I have been blogging some of the … Continue reading

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