VOTE DEBBIE IRELAND – TECT Community Trust Trustee Election 2026
Tauranga Moana is my home. I’m standing for TECT Trustee to protect the fund, stay connected to our communities, and…
We are the Bridge Generation
We are the Bridge Generation: How AI Is Reshaping Communication, Connection, and Cognition
My Word for 2026: Here
Reflections on Place, Presence, and the Meaning of Being - My word for 2026
Finding Joy, Freedom, and Creativity in the Garden
Reflections on How Gardening Shapes My Days and My Mindset Gardening can be a pleasure, a chore, a hobby, or…
Integrating Lessons into Daily Life
How Real Change Happens Through Daily Habits Learning is Only the Beginning As this year unfolds, I’m realising that learning…
Disconnect to Reconnect
Disconnect What drives our constant urge to check our phones? Whether it’s the allure of a dopamine hit from notifications,…
1 Word and a 1-Min Technique
Happy New Year - two simple ways to start the year off right! - Your 1-word and a 1 Minute…
Keeping up with Technology in 2024
The rate of change is mind-boggling. As Kurzweil said, we are going to see 20 thousand years of progress this century, compared…
Looking at Life in Boxes
I wake up in my bed, which is square like a box. I reach for the alarm box on the…
Wait! What? I am not super-human?
I had a great conversation, with my very awesome doc, the other day. I speak later in this blog about…
She Let Go
Here’s to giving ourselves the gift of letting go… Poem By Safire Rose She let go. Without a thought or…
Live 120 Years – a new perspective on a Life by Design
I admittedly was skeptical with the title of this book: I’ve decided to Live 120 years (By Ilchi Lee). I…
Passion for Productivity – have you found it?
BEHAVIOUR CHANGE plus TECHNOLOGY TIPS = PRODUCTIVITY My passion for productivity and personal development in building long lasting habits.
What is your word for 2022?
My word for 2022 is "nurture". When you nurture something, it grows or blossoms, relationships deepen....
5 ‘R’ Route to Reset BEFORE Resolutions
The 5 "R's" to reflecting and reviewing before setting resolutions for a new year.
Shamanic Blessing
I read this recently on a Facebook post. It was one of those posts that grabbed me immediately. I had…
Do you really Walk the Talk? – the 3-C test.
We all set great intentions to change our lives and find balance but the proof is in the pudding! How…
The book – What people are saying about “Work Life Balance My Arse!”
I released my book – “Work Life Balance My Arse” just over a week ago, and have had some fantastic…
Rules, Routines and Results
Getting the results you want from any activity can start with combining a few items; creating rules to empower you,…
Book Release – Work-Life Balance My Arse!
Kindle eBook and Paperback now available I am thrilled to announce my new book is now available! Take a look…
Mind Time and Thinking Time
When life becomes busy, what are the first things you put to one side? Exercise, morning rituals, time to have…
Book Foreword By David Downs
I was lucky enough to meet David, when preparing for the 2019 Digital Workplace Conferences . David was our Keynote…
Yes…and….
I attended a great session by Bridget Quigg, a creativity coach during the Microsoft Inspire Partner conference this month on…
Expectations – the Impact of Working Remotely and Work-Life Balance
I am a believer that the quest for Work-Life Balance is futile – and have recently written a book that…
The Stunning South Island Adventures 3/5
South Island Travels continue through Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill and getting to experience the amazing Catlin's
LIFE minus ALCOHOL equals CLARITY
June 19, 2016, I gave up drinking. Admittedly I had a brief interlude in 2018, where I started again, but…
How to UP your daily D.O.S.E
The best thing in life is we have the power of CHOICE; in our attitude, in our perception and in…
Unwrapping Creativity
Creativity is not just something artists, and poets, and authors have. I always thought it was. My grandmother was an…
The Stunning South Island Adventures 2/5
The Stunning South Island, New Zealand Adventures - Part 2/5 (Christchurch to Rakaia) - Pics and Ponderings
The Stunning South Island Adventures – Part 1 of 5.
My adventures in the Stunning South Island Part 1 of 5 - Nelson to Christchurch - Enjoy the images and…