Blog overview
Self-Care is not Always Convenient
But when it’s necessary, it’s crucial to listen… Recently I got the chance to “walk my talk” and I want to tell you right away that it wasn’t easy or convenient. Starting from around April, I’d put together a Telesummit called “Savvy Self-Care Secrets” with 13 expert...
Ask for Help or Suffer?
The first time I took Jack to his new specialist (that sounds just like a little person, right?) I was pleasantly surprised with the surroundings. Usually, at all the other vets we'd visited (even specialist clinics) there’s a din. Anxious people (just like myself),...
How does Self-Care succeed when I cannot avoid all these responsibilities?
A while ago, I asked my awesome subscribers for their most pressing questions around self-care. I heard some heart-wrenching stories and truly wish I could distribute magic wands to help everyone solve their troubles. The topic of self-care has come to the fore as...
The Struggle When our Animals are in Pain
Shortly after Andrew and I got married in 2005, we adopted an adorable Jack Russell dog from a friend when he emigrated to Australia. At the time we thought we were helping out a friend and offering a home to a cute animal. Little did we know what we were signing up...
Freedom – From What?
Guest Post: by Christopher Nevill “Freedom!” is one of the great political rallying cries that echo rather piteously around the world. The idea has been and still is seized upon by politicians from all shades of the political spectrum as an effective vote catching...
Savvy Self Care Secrets: Teleseminar Series
I am experiencing the privilege and joy of putting together an educational, fun and valuable online event called "Savvy Self Care Secrets". I've invited 12 magnificent speakers - experts in their fields - who will share with us their knowledge, expertise and wisdom on...
Will Knowing What you Want REALLY Get you There?
Sometimes certain words become a “buzz word” and it can sometimes become an irritation because it’s thrown into every sentence and overused. Even by those who don’t really know what it means. A friend of mine recently mentioned how the word “outcome” irritates her....
The Benefits of Self-Compassion
Most of us find it extremely hard to be kind and compassionate towards ourselves. Some believe that we'll get lazy or complacent if we're too "soft" on ourselves, other think it's somehow "selfish" or arrogant. There are unkind voices in our heads that tell us the...
Letting Nature Help You Heal After Pet Loss
Today I'd love to welcome Marianne Soucy, author of “Healing Pet Loss – Practical Steps for Coping & Comforting Messages from Animals and Spirit Guides”. My blog post is a stop on a Marianne's virtual book tour celebrating the launch of her new book. I'm so...
Friendship – a Conundrum
Guest Post: by Christopher Nevill Montaigne says “in true friendship I give more of myself to my friend than I seek to attract of him to me. I am better pleased in doing him service and had rather that he should do himself good than me - I will be ruled by his...
The Three Most Important Reasons for Self Care
Most of us think of Self Care as Soaking in a hot bath when you’re tired at the end of the day Getting regular exercise Drinking 6 glasses of water Taking your vitamins Sleeping 8 hours a night (yeah right!) And yes, these are all valid. I’d like to propose that...
Big Goal Procrastination
A while ago, I invested in a 6 month high-end mentoring program. During the course of the past few months, my comfort zone has been tested and stretched numerous times! Recently I set an enormous goal for myself. It is easily the biggest goal I’ve ever attempted. In...
How to Determine your Values
Why are Values Important? If you prefer an audible version, please scroll to the bottom of the post for the podcast with this content in audio format! If our goals are not in alignment with our values, we are going to have an incredibly tough time sticking to those...
Creating means Breaking… and vice versa
Guest Post: by Christopher Nevill When I was asked to write about the concept of “Break” I was forced to open my mind and think over a very wide range. I soon concluded that there is a lot more to the concept of “Break” than first appears. I soon filled a sheet of...
How to Get Mileage from Facebook
I started with Facebook very tentatively, around 2011. I was one of those “lurkers” on Facebook for a while – looking at other people’s posts, clicking a “like” here and there and never, ever daring to leave a comment. What if anybody disagreed with me? I’m a conflict...
What’s Hot Chocolate have to do with Relationships?
Written by Christopher Nevill. This short story is not original to me and what I have done is fiddled with it a bit to illustrate a point about our relationships. Look carefully at your relationship. Are you drinking the chocolate the other person has to offer or are...
The Three Fears that Stop us from Achieving our Goals
How many times have you set a goal or intention for yourself that feels and sounds SO exciting to accomplish - and then never did anything about it? We’ve all done it. Think about something right now that you don’t already have, and would like to achieve, be, do or...
Wearing Your Heart On Your Sleeve: Is It Ever Safe?
Today, I'm proud and honoured to feature my friend, Lucinda Curran, from Melbourne, Australia! She's currently on a "tour around the world" with her 2 wonderful books. More details at the bottom of the post. Enjoy her beautiful writing! Mel watched as her friend Sally...
Big Goals are Scary Because…
Big goals feel scary because we aren't YET the person who can achieve them. We grow into that person along the way, provided we take action and take baby steps towards the goal. We only need to take one step right in front of us. And then the next, and so on. I find...
iTunes can’t find my Apple iPhone, Grrr!
Do you know that annoying feeling when something was working just fine - and then, for no obvious reason, it stops working? I recently experienced enormous frustration with iTunes. I use my iPhone to make appointments with friends and clients, and then sync my iPhone...
Values and Work
I hear about so many people who hate Mondays. It's not really Mondays they hate. It's what they have to DO on Mondays. Which is to force themselves to get up and go to work! If we don't look forward to our work, it could be that what we do at work does not fit into...
Values: What are they and what can they do for you?
(If you prefer this material in audio format, please scroll to the bottom of the page where you'll find an audio player.) I was working with a really amazing client recently. She's working through my new program "Six Weeks to a Guilt-Free No" and making enormous...
Teaching children how to set goals and be self-motivated
Written by Gail Mallinson Parent and Life Coach It is that time of the year again, where parents face the challenge of children starting a new year at school, the changes, the challenges and how to get them self-motivated to achieve their goals and be happy at school....
How to Migrate from iContact to Aweber Part 2
In Part 1, I discussed the reasons for my decision to change my email autoresponder service from iContact to Aweber. I also outlined the steps that will be necessary. Here are the steps described in more detail. A month to a week in Advance: Prepare your current...
Do something different!
By Christopher Neville The Starling I was sitting in the airport in Cape Town recently waiting for my flight to open when I heard a very familiar whistle. Despite its familiarity it was more than a little startling simply because it was so out of place. As I know a...
How to Migrate from iContact to Aweber Part 1
Do you run a business where you communicate with your loyal followers via email? Or are you thinking about starting a business where you'd like to stay in touch with your followers? Having a list of subscribers to communicate with is vital. Nurturing those...
Do you struggle or ask for help?
It’s always been hard for me to ask for help. Coupled with how hard it is for me to “say no”, I often feel isolated and like I’m carrying the world on my shoulders. All self-induced, absolutely. And still a challenge to drop those deep core patterns we all have in...
Self Growth is a Process
I feel so grateful today. I feel like the women in this picture! I've not been in contact through my Newsletter for a while - and the reason for that, is why I feel so grateful. Let me explain. I embarked on a really amazing journey (that's kept me very busy). I...