It’s easy to get consumed with what we see, what seems ‘real’, rather than acting in faith. It’s a great recipe for staying in your comfort zone, that’s for sure. 🙈  But when it comes to living out the vision that God has placed on your heart, blimey that requires a different pair of […]
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Ability & Responsibility
I’ve been thinking a lot about responsibility lately and looking at places where I haven’t been ‘giving myself enough credit’, shall we say, and where I see a similar phenomenon in others. There are times when it is infinitely preferable to point to others and explain why what happened was actually their responsibility… especially when […]
A Little Out of your Comfort Zone
QUESTION: When was the last time you stepped out of your comfort zone? It’s easy to stick with what feels easy or comfortable, but when we stretch ourselves or take that extra step, it’s amazing what is possible. Your actions begin with the decision, in your mind. So where your mind goes, the rest of […]
Let’s talk about perfectionism
A big issue, that comes up time and time again, is the perfectionism gremlin. It comes up in any sport I’ve dealt with but also in parenting, lifestyle, finances, spirituality… Even if you haven’t experienced it you’re bound to have seen it in other people. It’s a liar, a dream stealer and it will absolutely […]
Selective memory-making
Imagine that your life was like a photo album… for you young ‘uns, imagine back in the old days when photographs were printed out and put in a book 😉 Now imagine that you have easy access to a camera and are going to create an album that you will enjoy going back through, recalling […]
Minute by Minute Focus
If you’ve ever felt like you didn’t have a minute or that your focus was scattered all over the place, you’re not alone. The myth of multi-tasking* often ends us with us distractedly attempting to do multiple jobs and not really doing any of them at our best! (*multi-tasking is a myth because our brains switch […]
Overcoming Perfectionism
Perfectionism is a mean boss. If you’ve ever suffered from it, you know that it is NEVER satisfied. Even when you do what it tells you to, it comes back and is STILL unhappy, because it’s moved the goalposts on you. Again. It never marks progress, only lack of perfection. I have encountered this gremlin […]