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I love a good To Do List.

I can create them in excel, powerpoint and mindmaps. They can be colour-coded or time-coded: set out for individuals or teams. In fact I almost made a career of them, for what else is a strategic plan but a high level, sometimes aspirational To Do List.

I also love...

Have you ever had a problem that no matter what you tried to do, nothing ever seems to change or improve. I am talking about those long-term persistent matters that affect us at a deep level: leaving us feeling frustrated, dissatisfied, anxious, hopeless or sad. These are the problems that suck...

I know I am overdue for a holiday when I stare wistfully at the departure board at the airport and  imagine that I am boarding a plane for a long-haul flight. When the longing for far-off adventure includes the tedium of a 24-hour plus journey, I know it is time to pack a suitcase and go...

Learning to be OK with discomfort in ourselves and others is critical if we are going to listen, learn and make changes

Many of us have been following and active in the protests on #BlackLivesMatter and our own history of Indigenous deaths in custody.  

For those of us who benefit...

It may feel like one hurdle after another right now – each one harder than the next.  Bushfires, funding applications, now Covid19.  The world is going through a climate, health and economic shakeup that was not on anyone’s radar 12 or even six months ago.

It is OK to feel...

I was talking to my husband about a job that would push me way outside my comfort zone. As I went back and forth on the pros and cons, and whether I actually had the skills and qualifications to do it he looked up from his iPad and said – “Oh just lean into your imposter...

We have been powerfully reminded this summer in Australia that our world is continually impacted by our collective actions and decisions, and yet it can feel on a day-to-day level that much is actually out of our control.   

However, we can make a difference if we really want to, in our...

Are you a high achiever, a leader in your sector, an award winner? 

Did you get constant high scores in class and now have glowing performance reviews?

Are you the one people think of when they need an expert?

And…. Do you also feel isolated, exhausted, and alone?

Kirsten Neff talks...

Everything is easy when the stars line up. It's when things start to go wrong that leaders are challenged.

Whilst some enjoy the drama of the crisis, for many of us it can impact on our confidence, decision-making skills and wellbeing.

Unfortunately if you step up to a leadership role in your own...

Over the years my husband and I have adopted two rescue dogs, and I am sure in time, we will have more. I love these puppies but with one getting old there are moments that can break your heart.

Wilson*  is of indeterminate age and breed, best described as “a little black dog”....

Yesterday I had a great plan for the day.

Get up early go to the gym * Walk dog * Meditate * Shower change breakfast * Coffee shop to finish of writing article * Follow up emails * Book car for rego check * Walk dog again * Shop for and cook dinner * Night out at theatre * Home bed.

Sounds good....

I was clearing out my edifice of a bedside reading pile the other day, and I found a copy of In Praise of Slow by Carl Honoré.  The book was written about 10 years ago and my copy has spent at least two years waiting to be read.  I found it at a second hand book sale,...