How to get 10,000 steps in Lock-down
It’s hard enough getting all your steps in every day when life is normal. In a virus lock-down situation it can be really challenging. It’s crazy how little you can […]
6 Months Sugar Free – What Freedom Looks Like
Six months ago I realised with not a small amount of fear and self loathing that I was completely and utterly addicted to sugar. I was the person who always […]
Lean in Lock-down
So myself and my family are now in lock-down due to the spread of Covid-19. In New Zealand that means that only essential services, food, medical etc can operate. Unfortunately […]
The Luxury of Laziness – Refreshing your Mindset in Challenging Times
There’s no doubt that we are living in challenging times. Routines, small issues and things we take for granted are all disturbed when something like the current Covid-19 pandemic arises. […]
Self Education for Success – for BossBabe.com
I love self education and self improvement. Check out the article I wrote for BossBabe.com on options for self education.
How my sub conscious brain really doesn’t want me to have a six pack
Have you ever self sabotaged? I ask this because I caught myself beginning a process of self sabotage this week. I didn’t even notice I was doing it at first. […]
Transforming the Body – Finding patience for the long game
I am a results oriented person. I love to get results, to achieve, to tick boxes and all of those lovely things. I am also a bit of a contradiction. […]
Benefits of the 21 Day Exercise Challenge and What I’m Doing Next
So, the 21 Day Exercise Challenge is over and I have to say, it wasn’t overly challenging. Because I focused on building habits rather than getting buff I made sure […]
In Lean and in Life, start with a work standard
Yesterday, I attended a short webinar by Lean Frontiers and the TWI Institute entitled “An Introduction to Standardized Work and the 5 Levels“. This webinar is free so if you’re […]
Reflections and Humility – Why I share the ups and downs of my self improvement journey so candidly
This morning I received an unexpected but pleasant surprise. A reader who had just come across my work through an online magazine I write for contacted me out of the blue. […]
New Habits, Fatigue and Perspective
So this is Day 5 of my 21 Day Exercise Plan. It was also my fifth day back at work after a three week holiday and boy am I tired! […]
The 21 Day Exercise Plan – Time to Form Some New Habits
The first step in the Year of Transformation is to get into some serious shape. Now I don’t mean reasonably active, not too shabby kind of shape. I mean, fantastic, […]
100 Days Sugar Free and the Year of Transformation
If someone had told me a year ago that I would celebrate the holidays without indulging in a single sugary treat I would never have believed them. I mean, my […]
Lean Leadership: How To Loosen The Reins Without Losing Your Edge – for BossBabe.com
I’ve spent some of my time this holidays thinking about the benefits of the lean leadership style over traditional management, especially as it applies to entrepreneurs. You can read all […]
Got Staff? – for BossBabe.com
When starting out in business there are a few veteren secrets to managing your new and growing team. You can read about it here in my new article for BossBabe.com
Lean Leadership – Start with you
In the last couple of weeks I have had the privilege of introducing a whole lot of new people to the ideas and benefits of lean thinking. Many are inspired […]
Intentional Living – What I’ve learned in 30 Days without Sugar
Thirty days went by so fast, I feel like it was all too easy. But it actually wasn’t that easy. It just feels that way now I’m over the worst […]
