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Can you juggle?

Can you juggle?

A number of years ago, Bryan Dyson, then the President and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, delivered a commencement speech at Georgia Tech. In it, he discussed the difference between glass and rubber balls. His insight is as valuable today as it was...

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10 Tips on How to Overcome Overwhelm

10 Tips on How to Overcome Overwhelm

As the reality of the impact of COVID sets in, and global turmoil is seemingly increasing, it’s not surprising that many of us feel overwhelmed. But what actually is overwhelm?  It’s that sense, in just that moment, that you can’t handle it all. ...

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10 Tips on How to Care for Yourself

10 Tips on How to Care for Yourself

There's so much ongoing noise in the media about the state of the world and what we "should" be doing with our time in isolation.  But as we head into the sixth week for a lot of us, the situation is becoming a very gritty personal reality. Amidst...

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10 Tips on How to Build Resilience

10 Tips on How to Build Resilience

Recently I’ve been listening to Brene Brown’s new podcast “Unlocking Us”, which I highly recommend.  Not just in the days of social isolation but almost the last decade I have been ‘addicted’ to edutainment and podcasts are a great way to get my...

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10 Tips on How to Stay Motivated

10 Tips on How to Stay Motivated

We’re coming to the end of our first month in self-isolation.  And I don’t know about you but I know staying motivated can be somewhat of a challenge, particularly in this current environment. It’s even more difficult, when you really want the goal...

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Don’t let Concern spiral out of Control

Don’t let Concern spiral out of Control

There is much to be concerned about given the current circumstances all around the world. But it’s a balancing act - because when we increase our concern we reduce our control and become REACTIVE. We worry about the economy.  We spend more time...

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Reclaim YOUR Agenda

Reclaim YOUR Agenda

In the past few weeks, have you felt like your daily agenda and overall life direction has been of your own choosing? If your answer is Yes - awesome, staying true to yourself and your own path or mission is a mark of greatness and personal...

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Don’t let the virus take you out!

Don’t let the virus take you out!

We are living in uncertain times.  You know it, I know it, the whole world knows it. And uncertainty triggers natural human reactions like retreat, resign, relinquish. We retreat to what we know, the safety and security of our comfort zone. We...

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Oh no! The flight’s been cancelled…

Oh no! The flight’s been cancelled…

With everything going on in the world at the moment, I'm sure this is a familiar feeling for a lot of people. In fact it was something we experienced during our round-the-world adventures last year when we got "stuck" in  Bordeaux airport (on our...

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STOP waiting…

STOP waiting…

During my corporate career I reached a stage where it was clear I wasn’t going to advance further by relying on the skills and capabilities that had got me there. The new playing field I wanted to enter required a different perspective, a new way...

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You can’t possibly be Smiling all the time!

You can’t possibly be Smiling all the time!

Have you ever been told there's no way you can be that happy all the time? Or no one is that positive! Or maybe, no one smiles that often... I have. But, I've also been that person who even if I didn't say those things I certainly thought them! The...

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You’re never too old!

You’re never too old!

Today, I spent the day with my family at a water and adventure park featuring the longest water slide in the world. The sign at the entrance said it all, it was time to be a kid. So I did. I careened down a very steep hill on a plastic tube. Got...

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You What?!?

You What?!?

I’ve been asked a few times how I managed to travel the world with my family for most of 2019 whilst working and educating my kids... My answer is usually "it was a dream come true". But I guess that doesn't really answer the question, does it?...

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You can’t Have It All…

You can’t Have It All…

When I was a little girl, I remember being told... "Don't get 'too big for your britches'." "You can't have everything." "Get a job that's good for girls because eventually you'll have kids." Now I know it was said with the best of intentions, to...

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Guess what I did this week…

Guess what I did this week…

In my last post I mentioned The #1 Key to Your Success in 2020 was Self-Development. And of course I like to role-model so I wanted to let you know that I have spent the whole week participating in an online business growth summit for women...

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The #1 Key to Your Success

The #1 Key to Your Success

We've come to the end of January, the New Year celebrations are over (even the lunar calendar ones!) Those New Year resolutions may not seem as obtainable as you previously thought... the doubt is starting to creep in... But that's not "bad news",...

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The REAL Secret to Unlocking Your Potential

The REAL Secret to Unlocking Your Potential

After over 25 years in Corporate and thousands of hours coaching both paid and unpaid I am still fascinated by the human potential. The uniqueness of each individual and the possibility that exists within each of us just gets me so excited! It's...

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What do Head Lice and TRAVEL have in common?

What do Head Lice and TRAVEL have in common?

Ever had to deal with head lice? It is absolutely not my favorite thing to do and I am extremely blessed and lucky to have a husband who is patient enough to douse our kids heads in the treatment solution and painstakingly remove the live lice and...

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Rewriting the Story of Your Life

Rewriting the Story of Your Life

Today I went scuba diving, this is me sitting on the beach afterwards. Nothing remarkable about that, other than the last time I went scuba diving was 20 years ago and the experience was less than ideal. I was qualifying to get my scuba diving...

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Intention to Reality… What are you Creating?

Intention to Reality… What are you Creating?

A week ago my family (myself, my husband and two youngest children aged 12 and 9) set out on our “round the world” adventure. This had been a dream of ours for some time and on Monday, 22 April 2019 it began to come true. For years my husband...

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June 9, 2021 Disrupt Magazine
Stephanie attributes her transition from employee to entrepreneur as a result of when she felt the ‘Universal Slap’ that woke her up and ignited her spark.  In this article, Stephanie reveals her 5 steps to “Ignite Your SPARK”.
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May 29, 2021 Yahoo Global
Stephanie shares why her mission is to enable women to succeed in their own unique way to fully engage at work and home and remain happy and confident without the risk of burnout.
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Jun 11, 2018 The Asian Entrepreneur
Stephanie Barros is playing a small part in helping others reach their full potential.
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