The word "burnout" keeps popping up in my conversations lately. Not as a crisis, but almost casually—like it's just expected when you work in corporate or run your own business.

We've normalised it. The late nights, the burning candles at both ends, the running on fumes.

Most people suffer in sile...

No more playing small -- own your magic. Your message matters.

Issue #2: Your ROAR for MOAR Hero's Journey Begins

Welcome

On Tuesday, I signed off the paperback version of MOAR! It’s at the printers now.

Last week, I spent several days reviewing the manuscript. I read every page. Every word. The...

It was December 2023, I was standing on the stoep of our newly built barn-style house in Jamestown. I was surrounded by the Stellenbosch mountains. A 10-year dream come true. I should have been ecstatic, instead, I was absolutely shattered.

I was confronted with a tough truth. Here I was, chasing m...

Where do you focus your energy? On DOing or BEing?

This isn't a trick question. Most of us answer honestly: DOing more. Always DOing more.

We've built entire careers on it. More meetings, more deliverables, more performance targets, more hours at the desk proving we're committed. We measure oursel...

Right now, Louise Rapley – word magician and copy editor extraordinaire – is working her magic on my manuscript. And I'm still here, refining and adjusting with Claude as Louise's feedback comes through. Which means I'm in that sweet spot between 'the first draft is done' and 'it's published.' The p...

🌍I thought I'd feel triumphant when I finished MOAR!🌍

Instead, I feel quiet. Tender. Raw in the best possible way.

This morning, I typed the last words of Chapter 8: ROAR for MOAR – Return with Your Gift. The manuscript is complete. All eight chapters. The full journey from beginning to end. Three...

October 10, 2024

Today is World Mental Health Day, and I am reflecting on the last few weeks: pouring my heart and soul into MOAR! Chapter 7: Conquer your darkest hours: Rise beyond resilience with brilliance and sharing some of my toughest moments. 

Chapter 7 starts in December 2023, with me stan...

The moment when logic screams "stop" but your soul whispers "go"

I am on the home straight of my second book MOAR! Making Work Magic Inside & Out. Six chapters down, two to go, and I have to confess: I'm having a big wobble. Currently writing Chapter 7: Conquering your darkest hours: Rise beyond re...

"Sometimes self-care is the last thing on your to do list."

There I was, standing on the stoep of our dream home in Jamestown on 16 December 2023, surrounded by 180-degree views of the Stellenbosch mountains, the Blaauwklippen River flowing nearby. We'd done it. We'd relocated from the UK, built ou...

Welcome to corporate zombie mode

Picture an early morning before work. Cars crawling through traffic, drivers cursing at delays, and taxis cutting in! Parents juggling breakfast chaos while fielding urgent emails. The WiFi crashes during a client presentation setup. Kids fighting in the background ...

 MOAR! Making Work Magic Inside & Out: Six chapters down, two to go…

There's a moment in every creative endeavour when your thinking evolves and suddenly the dots connect powerfully. This week, as I finished Chapter 6, that moment arrived for MOAR! as the positioning crystallised into something I'm...

I facilitated an evening workshop for a group of senior women in investment banking last week, and the theme was "Unleash your inner power". As I listened to the conversation unfold, I heard echoes of my own story and almost every coaching conversation I've had over the past eight years.

The same t...