I was training the other morning when my personal trainer Katy showed me how to do an exercise for strengthening my lats (my next goal is a wide-grip pull up). As she talked me through it, she said: ‘Marilise, we’re going to train now, we’re not going to perform. It’s easy to perform. To train, is h...

You’ve built something. On paper it looks flawless. The title, the track record, the respect of people whose opinion you value.

Then the laptop closes, the house goes quiet, and there it is: exhausted, uninspired, and an emptiness you’re too afraid to feel, let alone admit.

Here’s what makes it co...

First ask: Who am I? Then ask: What do I want to do?

A man stood at a fork in a farm road in the Northern Cape, in the middle of the night. He was on a four-day solo fast in the mountains, no food, only water, part of an eleven-day retreat built to strip away every distraction so that you can hear ...

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Hello beautiful people,

As I reflect on July (and part of August... gosh how time flies), I was confronted many times with the reality that my life looks nothing like four years ago. On 29 August it will be exactly four years since my youngest son Andreas, thirteen at the time, boarded a p...

 Before you read: this post touches on childhood sexual abuse, which may be upsetting for some. Nothing is described in detail. Please be kind to yourself.

My purpose is to give a voice to the voiceless. It's why ROAR! Coaching & Consulting exists: to make it safe for people to speak up, one conver...

How a 1000-piece puzzle sparked a trip down memory lane (and a mini ROAR for MOAR Hero’s Journey)

Some of my favourite childhood memories are of winter school holidays. A fire burning. Wimbledon on the telly. A half-built puzzle on the dining table. A few pieces at a time. Until your eyes see doubl...

A ROAR for MOAR conversation with Joanne Perold on capacity, presence and the parts of us that react before we choose

A few weeks ago, I invited Joanne Perold as my guest on the ROAR for MOAR podcast. We explored one of the most important questions in leadership right now: what if the most importan...

No more playing small. Own your magic. Your message matters.

Hello beautiful people!

June is always a good time to reflect, and since I published my new book MOAR! How to Play to Win Without Burning Out three months ago, I thought now would be a good time to share my reflections with you. 

I love...

Cybersecurity’s blindspot: the risk you don’t see until it’s too late

The impact of difficult relationships and communication on our mind, body and energy systems

On Monday 4 May, my husband Heinie and I boarded a plane to Johannesburg together. He was only stopping over on his way to London, I was visiting Joburg for my book launch at Exclusive Books in Sandton City, amongst other things. Every six weeks or so I drop my husband at Cape Town airport for hi...

No more playing small. Own your magic. Your message matters.

Welcome

April was another packed month. As if the MOAR! book launch and all the promotional work that followed was not enough, Easter arrived and it was time for my first Hyrox event.

For those who do not know Hyrox, it is an indoor f...