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When you're in a tough situation, feeling stuck and unsure or unclear about the outcome you want to create, it's like climbing the steepest rock face with no ropes ..
Not able to see beyond your immediate reality, not knowing if the tiny shelf you are reaching for will hold or if you will miss it a...
Ever tried eating pancakes without maple syrup and lemon, or peanut butter toast without honey or jam .. Ha - 'yes, I do it all the time Marilise!' .. ok .. now I know these things belong together in my world and I'm sure you have a few non negotiable combinations for things you love to eat .. what ...
I got to the point where I had simply had enough, my nerves were frayed, I was on a very short fuse, I was emotional, angry and frustrated. I couldn't see a way out of the never-ending spiral of negative energy.
I felt alone ..
I knew that I had to take control of my path and say, NO MORE!
Putti...
When the senior managers in the meeting didn't even bat an eyelid when the project manager looked at my colleague, who had just raised a valid point, and said those words.
YOU'RE FIRED
Well, my heart nearly stopped, I couldn't believe what I was hearing!
Those words ... rang in my ears ... a big...
Oh my ... a moment of Deja Vu ...
I had just been called into another meeting to discuss our progress, I knew my integrity would be questioned again. I was doing my best to remain calm and professional but all I wanted to do was shout ... I couldn't understand why this issue was so difficult to un...
You may recall me telling you the story of that Monday morning, I remember, I was heading to the office, sitting in the traffic, I could feel my anxiety starting to build, I was tapping my hands on the steering wheel waiting for the lights to change.
I was torn.
Desperate to prove myself and brin...
Living with intention .. what does that mean exactly and why do it?
When I headed to university all those years ago to study accounting I had a very clear sense of why I wanted to do so. It all goes back to wanting to be the person teaching and helping others, the person wearing those incredible r...
There is one lesson I have learned over the last couple of years that has helped me move forward much faster than I could have imagined, it is this :
Show up as the BEST version of yourself every day, your most authentic self.
The biggest question for me a couple of years ago was HOW?
How to tak...
What a roller coaster ...
This week has felt like Christmas all over again, the mad rush shopping for presents, searching for the right gift for each person, packing suitcases and planning our trip to see family in SA, organising things for our dog Stella while we are away ...
The thing I'm talkin...
When I decided to write a book in November last year, I had all these grand plans about what I would call it and what story I'd tell. I knew there was more to it than meets the eye, but I completely underestimated how much soul-searching, learning, time and energy would go into creating this book, d...
Wow, what a fantastic experience to have presented some of the insights learned over the past decade of working with people. I feel like we have been spoiled with so many good contributors to absorb from the PeepSec week!
Head on over here to watch the interviews from the week.
