Reaching the point in your life where your career no longer satisfies you? Lacking motivation, feeling exhausted all the time. Fearful about moving from your comfort zone into the unknown. Time to seize the challenge and find happiness.

Disruption in our world continues and we find that fear runs in parallel with this energy. Chaos ensues as we become distracted and filled with self-doubt. However, when we flip our emotions and begin to feel positive about the chaos and “lean in” our perspective changes. Instantly our thoughts shift from negative to positive. This pushes us to look through a different lens, and in turn increases our body vibration, momentum and vitality.

So, what are the benefits of this I hear you ask? It is a bit like when you leave the safety of the beach and jump into the ocean. You either sink or swim, the choice is yours. Before deciding to jump into the ocean you have learned to swim. If you can swim the choice is easy you just start swimming to your point of reference, alternatively if you can’t swim then it is unlikely you will get to where you had planned to go.

To change direction in your life is exciting but can be challenging and scary. However, having a plan to support your existing tools, knowledge, and skills helps you chart your new course, heading in your new direction. A plan helps to reduce your fear whist your motivation and energy are amplified. Self-doubt dissipates.

I was working with Mary; a client of mine and she was telling me that she just felt “stagnant”. She had been working in a senior leadership position for several years and could perform her role without even thinking about it. It was like she was in “automatic”. She had lost the joy, excitement, and sense of accomplishment that her role used to bring her. Adding to those feelings, she was beginning to go through menopause which as we all know, brings its own unique challenges.

Mary wasn’t sure what was going on but as her uneasiness increased, she felt empty, lacked joy, fun and happiness in her life. She was moody, anxious, and struggling to sleep well. In addition to these changes that were happening in her body she knew something had to change. But she had no plan. She did not know where to start!

“You can’t go back and change the beginning,

but

you can start where you are

and

change the ending”.

C.S Lewis

This was exactly what Mary did. As we worked together, we started on looking at her identity. Where she was currently at and where she wanted to go. We drilled down deep, peeling away layer after layer, getting to her essence, her “why”. Exploring her point of difference, her uniqueness. This was the start of her plan, understanding who she was, her beliefs, values and what her purpose was. She acknowledged that she needed to address her body, mind and soul and integrate and bring them into balance to achieve her goals.

Author Dr Joe Dispenza teaches and demonstrates that the way you think has some effect on your life. He goes on to say that most people do not believe that this is true. Neuroscience now shows that when we change our story it can change our life. By changing our routine and gaining new information helps to change the circuits in the brain. In effect when Mary unpacked her “why” and developed her plan she re-wrote her story for the next chapter of her life, changing her neural pathways to allow change to come into her life.

Did you know that:

• 5% of your conscious mind begins to work against 95% of what you have memorised
• As a result of this we need to recondition the body to a new mind
• The universal energy field responds to a combination of the way you are feeling and thinking
• Instead of waiting until you experience, trauma, loss or disease before you change, change now
• Remember like attracts like

Creating Marys plan gave her a “lightbulb” moment, she could now see that her diet although it was relatively good, it lacked some key nutrients to support her energy levels as well as not supporting the hormonal changes she was experiencing. Also, by changing her current way of thinking and habits where she had been fearful about change allowed her to create a shift in her mind and in her thinking. Understanding how the body and mind are interconnected makes it easier to implement strategies to effectively work on different elements in the body.

Taking a holistic approach in life, career and health whilst combining all elements, provides clarity whilst increasing energy and possibilities. Perhaps it is time for you to seize the challenge and trust. Open up your mind to new opportunities and make the change that your body is shouting out for.

When we understand that everything, we need lies within us, we just need to work out a strategy on how to unlock these elements to develop a strong foundation and launch forward on the journey of transformation into the next chapter of life.

Let me know if you would like to chat about how you can refocus on the next step on your journey where you light up from the inside out? Build your wellness toolkit as you gain an understanding of how energy medicine can solidify your health foundation and future success.

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Have you experienced times in your life where you cannot recollect what happened? Do you have blanks around certain life events? Now neuroscience is discovering some reasons why these events occur, leading us to be the master of our journey!

I have always been curious and fascinated by the mechanics of the human brain. Such a small organ but with an extraordinary capability to manage our physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects. As a young child, I fell and sustained a head injury that caused my brain to bleed. In effect, it was like having a stroke. In a coma for several weeks, then waking following surgery, I was unable to walk, talk, read or write. Over the following years, I slowly learned to walk, talk, read and write again.

Interestingly I have huge gaps in my early memories because of this injury. However, as science progresses, we learn more each day about how the brain works. Better understanding, how we can make choices to live a more fulfilled life.

As a survivor of a brain haemorrhage in 1996, Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, found herself writing about her experience from the inside, sharing her personal experiences as she aligned it to the current science.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor reveals how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to being at peace by understanding the four characters that live inside our mind. She goes on to discuss that these four characters drive our life. When we master who we want to be, we can then choose who we want to be regardless of our circumstances. Dr. Taylor states that when these four characters, are used mindfully, they open us up to whole brain living. This leads us to peace.

Right sided brain behaviour is known as the creative side. Right sided brain characteristics lets us live in the moment. It is all about “We”, ready to build community. Conversely, the left side of the brain is linear, the rational side is about “I am”. Generationally, we have moved from a society that valued family values to one that values structure. Demonstrating left brain behaviour. This new science demonstrates how we can regain balance in our brain, our life, and our communities.

“A healthy society is made up of a healthy brain

and communication with each other.

A healthy brain is made up of healthy cells

that are in communication with each other”

Dr Jill Bolte Taylor

The science

This science helps us understand the anatomy of the brain better, but also allows us to marry it with human psychology to gain greater efficiencies and understanding. What the four characters of the brain show us that we have different threads of consciousness. When they all work together our awareness becomes more astute, we become more compassionate and less judgemental.

What this science has taught me is, instead of worrying about why I could not remember memories or events, I should just accept it as it was baggage that no longer served me. It has also shown me that my brain could heal, regenerate, and activate other areas of my brain that have helped me grow on my journey.

Our choice!

In addition, living in the present moment gives us the power to choose who we want to be and how we want to live. Again, it is our choice and our responsibility, it all starts with us being the agent of change in our own life. Being clear on our identity is a key element to the journey.

Here are some ways that can help us be the master of our journey!

• Change happens when we become aware of what is going on around us, being present
• Become aware of the current environment
• Awareness of breath, slow it down, this assists in being more present
• Check-in on yourself and ask, “how am I feeling right now”?
• Ask yourself “what is my best choice to make at this moment in time”?

Listening to the answers that come from within you, helps create the clarity to make the best decision at this moment in time. Taking action becomes easier, giving you better results.

Love to hear your thoughts.

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