What do you call those of us who have multiple interests, passions and talents?  Terms which have been used include multi-passionate, generalist, renaissance person…Author and TEDx speaker Emile Wapnik calls us “multipotentialites” or “Puttylike (adj.): Able to embody different identities and perform a variety of tasks gracefully”. Emilie interviewed many multi-potentialites to see how they […]

Who hasn’t heard of tidying guru Marie Kondo’s new Netflix series, read one of her best-selling books on decluttering and home-organising or tried her folding methods to maintain a perfectly tidy underwear drawer? (Now you know what I was doing this weekend!). At the heart of the Marie’s decluttering and organising method is the “spark […]

We are well into 2019 now! Having moved back to New Zealand a few months ago after almost 2 years in London, after a big push before Christmas we have finally unpacked everything that we shipped back and everything that was here in storage, but have been a bit slow to organise everything into place.  […]

It’s day 7 of our 7-day challenge and it s time to celebrate. No, that’s not some cheesy metaphorical thumbs up, it’s actually a powerful mindset technique and your Day 7 task! In the very first group coaching program that I was part of, we had “celebration Friday”.  Every Friday, our coach would ask us […]

If you’ve completed all the tasks in the challenge so far and are gaining momentum towards your goals, fantastic work!  Now let’s do a bit of preparation for maintaining momentum even when things get tough. Set-backs, obstacles and failure are a normal and expected part of the journey whenever we are pursuing a major goal.  […]

Gratitude practices have been on trend for some time now.  If you find the whole idea irritating, I get it –it grated on me too!  My feelings about the word were best demonstrated by a quote from the animated movie Anastasia where Anya has big dreams of finding her family but the orphanage mistress says […]

Having big picture dreams, short-term to do lists and medium-term milestones in between are all equally important for optimising momentum towards your goals.  The big dreams are for inspiration, motivation and joy! Many of us also find that day-to-day to do lists and schedules are helpful in helping us feel organised and to keep moving […]

Day 2: Energise The theme for day 2 of the New Year Momentum Challenge is re-energising;  optimising your energy levels for all the things you want to do. I’m not just talking about getting quality sleep, regular exercise and a nourishing diet.  Those basics are of course vital not only for long term health but […]

Have you ever had a tricky decision to make, had someone tell you “follow your heart” (or some version of this) and thought in annoyance, “that’s all very well but my heart is not leading me anywhere!”?  Here are three hacks to tune in to what your heart has to say! Discover your “Purpose” Can […]

If you could do what you most wanted, your deepest desire and be guaranteed success, what would that be? Believe me, I know that sometimes life can be stressful, mundane and can become a matter of survival rather than living.  Those big dreams that came so easily when we were kids get put away, labelled […]