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]]>Did you know that when you develop your intuition your body energy is affected? Enabling you to focus on your energy. Become more aware of your emotions as you become present.Be the facilitator of transformation!
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your inner voice.
And most important, dare to follow your heart and intuition.
Steve Jobs
Previously, I took up a consultant position in a large organisation to assist in a cultural change program. To point out, I was excited to be part of this forward-thinking organisation. To be part of a massive progressive change.
I wasn’t long into my role when I could see the disconnect within the organisation. The vision and values were what drew me to accept the role. However, on closer inspection, there was such a strong underlying fear of how this change would impact the people.
For this reason, the resistance to change was evident from all levels within the organisation. This was due to the vision and values not being practiced.
Change was required to remain progressive and innovative. However, many long-term employees were fearful of change. Refusing to change. Thus, preventing the cultural change to occur.
To sum up, cultural change cannot occur without all levels within the organisation being engaged. Making a collective shift and becoming more accountable. In a word, aligning to the organisational vision, values, and purpose is critical for change to occur.
We know that fear limits intuition. Lack of intuition disrupts innovation. We know that organisations of the future need to be innovative and demonstrate conscious leadership if they want to survive. That is, leading with their values and purpose. This means they need to use their intuition more and be the facilitator of transformation!
No longer can organisations say one thing and do the opposite and expect to stay current and successful. Research shows that baby boomers are exiting the workforce and making way for the millennial generation (generation Y).
The millennials generation are the population who were born from the 1980s to the early 2000s. They now comprise of 75% of the global workforce.
Some characteristics of this generation are: –
With this in mind, millennials will be the generation to push forward this change. Shifting from the rigid command and control type of leadership into a more relaxed, flexible and collaborative style.
To help move forward into the future requires leaders to transform the workplace and employees using energetic means. The simplest and most effective way is to encourage and support intuitive development.
Five years ago, mindfulness and meditation were used heavily in medicine, science, and the workplace. Put simply, mindfulness is a practice of paying attention to the current moment and acknowledge any thoughts and let them go, and just focus on breathing.
Not only does mindfulness relax you and enable you to listen to your inner thoughts, your intuition. It also reduces stress, lowers health costs, improves health, increases employee productivity, improves innovative thinking and communication.
In conclusion, for organisations to flex into a more adaptable world, they should encourage intuitive practices to create leaders of the future who facilitate transformation!
We understand that fear impacts intuition and disrupts innovation and creativity. However, focusing on intuition, innovation and creativity will dissipate the fear and allow a new transformational type of leadership to reign.
The more we discuss and acknowledge the power of developing and using our intuition, the more effective organisations will be and the happier the workforce will be.
If you would like to learn more about developing your intuition and be the facilitator of transformation, contact me here to book a chat about how my programs may help you?
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]]>Everyone is talking about what the “new normal” will look like post COVID-19. So much disruption has occured! For this reason, we move forward into a prime opportunity to re-design our new normal. In effect, this will require a shift in mindset. Change your perception and be agile as you realise the intuitive leader has the edge!
You will be surprised, to learn that the google dictionary describes intuition as the ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning. Clarified by Deepak Chopra, intuition is a form of intelligence that is beyond the rational mind.
Climb aboard, and be part of the new wave of intuitive thinking. In addition, this way of thinking is now being used by many successful leaders. Leaders such as Apple CEO Tim Cook. Cook was an industrial engineer before becoming gaining his position with Apple.
Cook talks about how intuition led him to work at Apple despite a lot of evidence and close friends suggesting that he should not take the position. Going on to say that he believes intuition matures over time.
Cook describes himself as an analytic engineer. At the same time he admits to making most of his important decisions based on intuition. Cook believes that sometimes despite all odds you just need to listen to “that voice in your head” and “go for it”!
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.
We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
Albert Einstein
Neuroscientists are now finding through research and techniques how to better assist leaders access their intuition. At the same time, allowing for faster and better decisions being made. Scientists have found that humans have 3 brains.
3 different forms of intelligence found in our brain, heart and gut. Given these points the 3 sources of intelligence work together in intuitive decision making.
In reality, everything is up for grabs at the moment. For this reason dig deep and explore your hidden voice, your inner sources of intelligence. Find new and effective ways to inspire and lead your teams by trusting your intuition.
The intuitive leader has the edge! Making faster decisions based on their gut instincts is beneficial both to the individual, team and the business.
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]]>Do you measure and monitor your personal and professional growth? In reality, are you just so busy you feel that you don’t even have time to monitor your growth? Similarly, are you just too exhausted to care? Time to stand out in a crowd – own your story!
You lose your momentum when you get discouraged and you then start to struggle with your professional life. This can be the time when you feel you have to force yourself to do daily tasks and everything just seems to be hard work. Your energy drops and It is usually at this point that fatigue, lethargy, and niggling health issues set in, and your performance declines.
For instance, their are many different tools and techniques can be used to keep you on track and moving forward. Of course, one such tool is visualisation. Rhonda Byrnes, author of The Secret talks about the ”law of attraction”. When you focus on what you want, you create this. As a result, what you think about creates your feelings. In effect, what you think and feel today is creating your future. Therefore, when you create a vision board, you focus on what you want, and it transpires into your reality.
To keep your momentum up it’s helpful to have a vision. A focus on what you want and an understanding of how that makes you feel
2021 is a magical year that is focusing on new beginnings, flexibility, adaptability, transformation, and balance.
Each year I re-create my vision board. It’s a good reminder to measure how far I have come and a simple tool of measurement. You see I place my goals on my vision board and taking the thought out of my head and putting it down on paper creates the energy to bring it to life. As my goal comes to life, I then assign emotions to that goal so that It now becomes tangible and I buy into the experience even more.
This year was a bit different. I wanted to go deeper into my vision board and be able to manifest my goals in a fun way. I wanted to introduce the use of colour, meditation, mirror work, dance, and numerology to build on the energy to manifest my goals.
This process led me to be in a workshop with 15 like-minded women. All these women were looking to increase their energy and awareness to make their vision board come to life in a fun and productive way. We learned the value of understanding the vibration of different colours to enhance the emotions we were drawing on. Having an awareness of colour and numerology helps to bring greater alignment to goals.
When you prepare your vision board, it is important to develop the energy around you to set yourself up to create a vision board that comes to life. This requires you to trust in the process and yourself. The process we discovered in this workshop was very detailed and personalised.
You may find a vision board helpful if you: –
– Want to increase your productivity?
– Want to enhance your career?
– Want to improve your personal life?
– Want to have time to enjoy family and friends?
– Want to get that spark back into your life?
– Want to take the next step in your career but not sure how to make it happen?
If you feel you are ready to stand out in a crowd – own your story! Now is the time to start developing your vision board. Identify and focus on your 9 key areas, abundance, health, spirituality, legacy, purpose, career, relationships, hobbies, and travel. This will help gain clarity and focus on the major areas of your life.
Some tips to create your vision board. Applying the following steps will help take you to your next level. The more energy that you put into your vision the better outcomes you will achieve: –
By using the “law of attraction” principle in your vision board, assists you to be clear about “your story” and what is important in your life.
Time for you to stand out in a crowd – own your story! Look forward to hearing your story.
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]]>Together, as we embark on a new year, let’s consider the value of setting goals to empower you!. In addition, let’s prepare for new beginnings by having a plan and setting goals to empower you!
Notably, last month I attended a female entrepreneur networking event. Specifically, it was a crowded event full of empowered and positive females. In effect, they all showed up to make a difference in their business, careers and life. As we chatted through the evening on a variety of topics it became clear that we all agreed on three key ingredients that we belive we will all benefit from having more of in 2021.
I am sure it will not come as a surprise to many of you reading this newsletter what they are, but I thought it would be helpful to talk about them as a reminder. So here are the top three ingredients that will help us heal and transform over the next 12 months.
Equally important, 2021 is all about stepping into our power as we heal and transform to re-focus. Changing the ways we have previously thought and worked. Coupled with looking at life, career and business through a different lens. A lens that has a 360 degree perspective. Equally, viewing the mental, physical and emotional aspects of our being to create health and balance in life.
Using the 3 key ingredients will facilitate us to write our script, that will serve us and also others around us. Making a collective impact. Utilising our time more effectively and reducing any chaos.
“Set your goals high enough to inspire you and low enough to encourage you” Unknown
It is a bit like looking into your crystal ball and seeing your key ingredients. Then you can bring them to life. Making them real.
Rowdy Mclean, author of Play the bigger game reminds us that if you do not take action, you do not get results. All things considered, you need to break down your goals (ingredients) and identify 3 critical actions that you need to take to bring your ingredient to life. Remember actions speak louder that words!
So what actions do you need to implement to get traction on your ingredients to heal and transform you so that you can play your bigger game?
1. Courage: what is it that you need to do take you from where you are at now to where you dream of being?
2. Confidence: what actions could you take to build your confidence. It may be something as simple as looking at yourself in the mirror every day and affirming that you are deserving of increased confidence as you …..
3. Self-worth: the actions you need to improve your self-worth may be that you stop listening to your negative narrative, or every time to receive a negative comment, you quickly find a positive and replace the negative.
A big thank you to everyone in my network who continues to support me by reading my newsletters / blogs.
Wishing you all a fantastic, healthy and transformative 2021 where you reap the benefits of your 3 magical ingredients of courage, confidence and self-worth.
P.S. Would you like to work with me this year? Now is the time to chat about your coaching goals for 2021. Contact me here to make a time for a complimentary call with me
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]]>By and large, are you living a life lacking in courage? As a result, do you Lack courage to stand out and be different? In fact, lacking the courage to do what your heart is telling you to do to have more fun, excitement, and abundance in your life? In any event, now is the time to be courageous and follow your heart!
So many messages are being brought to us during this. extraordinary time of disruption. In fact, messages to encourage us to show up and be courageous. That is to say, time to trust our inner thoughts, our gut feelings, our intuition. As we follow our dreams and trust ourselves, knowing that we are all exactly where we are meant to be.
In other words, it feels a bit like being catapulted forward and heading into the future without control. Moving so fast that at times it feels exhilarating and other times feeling like you can’t breathe. After all, it is times like these that trust comes into play. For this reason, you can trust that higher forces are at play, and working with your best interests in mind.
Why is it so difficult for many of us to be courageous and listen to our “inner voice”? Disruption and chaos create fear that can hold us back from projecting ourselves forward. However, this chaos also opens the gates to step forward and change into a new expression, one that will allow us to follow our heart, heal the body and mind, find our purpose, make a difference and leave behind our legacy. Creating a balance.
” Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
We are the change that we seek”.
Barack Obama
All the answers lie within each of us. Time to listen to what our inner world is telling us, guiding us. Peeling back the layers of pre-conditioned thinking and providing space for new ways of thinking to appear. Have you wondered why we are hearing more about “complementary healing” modalities now? Modalities such as meditation, yoga, and sound healing.
Practicing these modalities allows the body and mind to rest, relax, heal, and rejuvenate. Activating powers held within the individual to heal and strengthen. Providing space to access new thoughts to re-focus, re-energise, and re-invent with inner guidance.
Spiritual guru and medical physician Deepak Chopra talks about having everything you truly want in life effortlessly. Stating that the key is to ask the universe “what do I truly want” and allowing the answer to come effortlessly. When the body response is an effort it indicates that there is discomfort within the body. Listen to the body as it will guide you to your answers. Chopra states, “the less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers”
If you are ready to show up, be courageous, and follow your heart! Here are 5 tips to help you on your journey: –
Look forward to hearing what steps you are taking to get you started on this courageous journey?
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]]>Have you ever had the feeling that your mind is about to explode? You have so much information in your head. Fantastic ideas that you are passionate about. Unfortunately, when fear steps in, it stalls you, preventing you from moving forward. You have reached the pivoting point, time to push through. When the body and mind collide!
Try and lean into the resistance you feel. Relax, ride the wave, grow, or accept the resistance and get stuck! An energetic moment has occurred that can metaphorically crack your beliefs open to growing. To be the seeker or to hide that is the choice.
Oprah Winfrey, one of the most successful females of our time, with a net worth of over $2.9 billion US dollars. Growing up in poverty. Born to a single mother living on welfare. She was physically, mentally, and sexually abused during her childhood. Running away from home at thirteen-years-old, and pregnant at fourteen-years-old. Later she lost the baby shortly after its birth.
At the age of 19 years, Winfrey found herself in radio as a reporter. From there she found herself hosting chat shows and by 1985 she had her own Oprah Winfrey show. Going from strength to strength she launched her cable television network for women and O magazine in 2000.
Known as an activist for children’s rights and philanthropist. In 2018 she became the first African American woman awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B DeMille award for lifetime achievement.
Also, she realised early that she had to do the inner work to achieve her vision. Above all, the journey has been one of continuous development. Equally important, being honest and transparent allowed her to let go of “her baggage” that was holding her back.
Another key point, in 1995, she lost a massive amount of weight which boosted her confidence. Later going on to be classed as an influential spiritual leader. Above all, Winfrey has always listened to her inner voice, finding the answers she was seeking. With a clear vision and a strong belief, enabled her to achieve her dreams and vision.
Important to realise that self-development is a most powerful tool. Looking within, feeling your fears and doubts. As a result, understanding what is possible then launching into them as your doubts and fears fade and your self-belief increases.
Metaphorically when the body and mind collide! A period emerges that calls for an internal re-focus and re-set. A time when you get to choose, to break down the barriers. Discarding the fears, you carry and picking up opportunities, change, and growth. An exciting new world!
Acknowledge that the collision has occurred. Start making changes, remember slow and steady wins the race. Having fun is the transporter of change, so jump on board and enjoy the ride.
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]]>Leading in tough times is what we are all being called to do in these difficult times. Whether it’s leading in your family, with friends, at work or in relationships. Additionally, now is an opportunity to dig deep and explore ways of leading that perhaps had not been on your radar?
In effect, it’s a bit like practicing a yoga posture. The deeper you allow your body to go into the posture, the more you relax and let go. The more agile you become as you break down barriers that have been preventing your growth.
So that, as you let go and trust the process as it unfolds you go on an unexplored journey. In fact, revealing vulnerabilities, shedding fear as trust steps in. As a result supports the intuitive leader leading in tough times.
Author Brene Brown, says “staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection”. The chaos and fear that COVID-19 has created has forced us to pay attention to what is most important to us. Loosing income, jobs, financial security and access to family and friends has been stripped away from us. However we are connecting with each other on a much more human level. Making time for others albeit through virtual platforms.
Many publications liken our present climate to that of post World War 1 and the great depression. As leaders, we must get some strategies in place to emerge after this pandemic with security and prosperity for our teams. So many aspects are out-with our control but consider what you can control to make a difference?
So let’s look at how your intuition can help leading in tough times?
Some refer to it as your sixth sense, your gut feelings, your inner knowing or just a sense or thought. Intuitive thoughts arise all the time including in business, in personal and professional situations and opportunistic times. Some have even gone as far as to say that intuition is a lost skill as many no longer acknowledge this.
So as a leader in these unusual times a huge opportunity exists to tap into your intuition, your sixth sense. Listening to your gut in combination with your mind will be the key to manoeuvring through this chaos and re-inventing from a heart space.
We are all now getting a sense of what is going on globally as well as in our own life and business. Being guided by our intuition will assist in identifying what we can control and what can be changed in business. This is a pivotal moment that will drive clarity and action. Getting a sense of what is important, relevant and actionable and having the courage to run with it. Be curious!
Become more curious. This will ignite more energy to expand pathways of thinking. Teams will become more crreativitive. Excitement during change creates possibilities that gives hope. Hope is the essential currency in these times.
Leaders who engage with their intuition will grow at a deeper level. Why does this happen? Well, when you trust your intuition you are beginning to trust yourself. Trusting yourself requires you to understand who you are. That involves going within and doing internal work to get a deeper meaning.
This creates a cycle of growth as the more you understand who you are the more you trust your intuition and what you are feeling. The stronger your belief becomes the more courageous and confident you become. Your energy becomes amplified and it becomes infectious. Your team wants to be a part of what you have going on.
Creating a win-win situation as a leader is simple when you develop and trust your intuition. As humans we yearn to trust and believe in ourself consistently. This core element of building and trusting your intuition isn’t taught in management curriculum as yet.
The intuitive leader will be able to create and initiate new ways of intuitive led business . An opportunity to re-invent purposeful and happy teams with longevity.
So where do you start:
Firstly you have to be open to change and be ready to be the trailblazer as an intuitive industry leader. Be ready to make the change that is required to move forward in a positive and abundant way post COVID-19. This is an amazing opportunity for courageous and insightful leaders to re-invent the meaning of high performing teams.
Step 1 – Start to meditate daily or practice mindfulness. Develop a daily habit of meditating at the same time each day. This discipline strengthens your purpose and outcomes.
Step 2 – Journal your daily intuitive thoughts and make note of how it related to what your current thoughts were and how this could be applied to give you a better outcome
Step 3 – Get yourself an Intuitive Coach to develop a strategy to move forward in an effective way for you and your team
We all have intuitive abilities within us, some have just chosen to place them on hold. Leaders leading in tough times who develop their intuition have a deeper sense of peace, balance, gratitude and accomplishment for all.
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]]>Self approval and acceptance produce positive change for everyone who wants to make a difference and to leave a legacy. It first starts with knowing and understanding self. To nourish and feed the body, mind and soul creates balance, fulfilment and possibilities.
Science can now show that the link between our beliefs, emotions and memories influence our mental and physical health. Research is showing that emotions and thought patterns can attribute to imbalances in the body. Their are connections between what is going on in your head, heart and body. When their are imbalances it leads to dis-ease within the body.
Scientists now know that when emotions are suppressed, health is influenced and links to chronic disease. So it makes sense when we understand that the mind – body connection happens simultaneously on a physical and chemical level.
A belief, attitude or an emotion will evoke a specific chemical in the body, which may affect systems in the body and this is how the body and mind communicate. These chemical messengers are known as neurotransmitters or hormones.
For example, people suffering form an anxiety episode will automatically release an increase of stress hormones in the body, which may in turn deplete the immune system. This weakens or creates an imbalance and a dis-ease in that organ. It becomes less efficient and may impact other organs as a result.
Similarly, the way we think and feel can contribute to the state of dis-ease in our body. Holding onto painful emotions can lead to anxiety and depression. This creates imbalance in the body and upsets the natural healing ability of the body.
Author Louise Hay stated “we are each 100% responsible for all our experiences… every thought we think is creating our future…. when we really love ourselves, everything in our life works”. Louise said ” Love is the answer to healing of any sort”.
Combine the science with the practicalities and it seems that as humans we can chose to create a successful life by having a healthy body and mind. Neglecting part of the equation causes the body and mind to become misaligned and dis-ease sets in. This impacts the way we think, act and function.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stress has been classified as the health epidemic of the 21st century. This is an indication that society is not as balanced as it could be to bring about positive change to the degree required.
So the point is, it starts with you, understanding yourself! If you nurture your, body, mind and spirit, you will function from a place of balance, clarity and abundance. Effortlessly with ease and flow. Having more energy and less dis-ease, creates more efficiencies.
To be the modern servant leader who leads with heart and mind. A mind, body and spirit connection is required that is integrated and balanced.
Inner work must be at the forefront of your vision. When you take care of yourself the rest of your plans just fall into place. Building a strong foundation is critical to gain the best results for you, your team, family and friends.
As we arrive into 2020, this new decade! This year starts with a focus around your core values – health / wealth / finances / Career /Life. Time to operate from a more enlightened perspective. A time to dream your dream, believe in it and trust!
What is it that you need to change to start 2020 in the most positive expression yet? What do you need to do to integrate your body – mind connection to improve your health both mentally, emotionally and physically?
Ask yourself “do you want positive change in your life”? If you do then it starts with a shift in mindset as self approval and self acceptance produce positive change! Time to be present and reap the rewards..
It’s the small steps that you take now that will make a huge difference to all aspects of your life.
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]]>This journey requires you to get to know yourself. To challenge your beliefs and articulate your values. Understanding yourself and placing a value on you determines your strength, momentum and energy.
Throughout the ages we have many examples of women who led change and made extraordinary advancements in how female’s were portrayed. Their legacy was to show us the power of self belief! Some of these examples:-
– Queen Elizabeth 1 – Her reign was described as a time of peace and art. She led the UK and colonial empire, which covered 6 continents. She ruled with good counsel and was one of the most educated woman of her era. Setting the scene for social reform, abolition of slavery, colonisation and trade expansion.
What she taught us – When you believe in yourself you can lead an army and create positive change!
– Elizabeth Blackwell – Was the first female to be awarded a medical degree in 1847 in the US. She was active in training nurses in the civil war and the abolition of slavery
What she taught us – believing in yourself in a selfless way, from the heart. Enabling contribution to society in a way that “opens roads for others to follow”
– Malala Yousafzai – Young female activist who advocates for the rights and education of female leaders in the middle east
What she taught us – Nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself and know your purpose. Trust that you can do it.
– Oprah Winfrey – Philanthropist, humanitarian and businesswoman. Winfrey went from great adversity to become the most powerful and influential woman on television. She is a strong advocate of holistic health and wellbeing.
What she taught us – You just have to believe in yourself and your purpose. Trusting your intuition builds on that self belief.
Furthermore, Author Adam Grant talks about reflecting on a career, “no one says, I wish I had “caved in” more to other people’s expectations. Dont become a prisoner of peer pressure. Your main regrets aren’t the times you failed to follow the herd. They’re the times you failed to lead with your values”.
Above all, Leaders are role models to many. A key characteristic of great leaders is the ability to dig deep and “go within”. To explore self and understand who we are. After that, the mask and armour peel away, honesty, clarity and trust emerge.
Above all, finding your purpose, builds your energy that strengthens self belief. Furthermore, body, mind and spirit become aligned. Purpose then becomes clearer. Energy is amplified when you define your purpose.
In conclusion, “How can you manage energy”. However, this can be challenging in this busy world we live in when we wear many hats. In this interconnected age when we are “always on”.
1. Find your purpose and become passionate about it. Invest in yourself, find what brings you joy. When you do work that you love it becomes enjoyable and effortless.
2. Schedule in daily activities that bring you joy and make you happy and vibrant. The more you do what you love, the higher your energy vibrates at. The more energy you gain that leads to improved health.
3. Increase your self awareness by practicing meditation or mindfulness every day. Listen to the inner whispers and build and develop your intuition.
4. Lastly, you cannot amplify your energy if you do not support good physical health. To be effective and sustainable, try eating a clean diet with filtered water.
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