Top 12 April 2013 Posts

It is hard to believe it’s May already!

The highlight for me last week was attending the Earth Events Soulpreneurs workshop in Brisbane. If you live in Melbourne there is another workshop this week so head to Earth Events to grab a ticket.

It was a night filled with sharing wisdom, information, laughter and inspiration.

The presenters for the evening were an amazing group of business women.  They were Denise Duffield-Thomas author of the Lucky Bitch books, Julie Parker from Beautiful You, Rachel MacDonald from In Spaces Between and Susana Frioni author of SELFish for 27 Days.

Each of these woman have a different and fascinating business story.  Their stories illustrate that there’s not just one path to success in business.

Jess Ainscough from The Wellness Warrior was a special guest. Her story of self healing and business success is truly remarkable.

It will come as no surprise that the ladies  from the Soulpreneur workshop feature heavily in this month’s top 12 selection.

Enjoy!

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Can you look in the mirror and say “I love you” to yourself and genuinely mean it?

More to the point can you do it without cringing or feeling silly. Part of the reason we cringe is due to misconceptions about self love. We feel silly because we have been lead to believe that loving yourself is a bad thing.

Before we dive into the misconceptions about self love let’s quickly clarify what it is in the first place.

Self love is about being confident, respecting yourself, knowing who you are and having high self-esteem.

Let’s look at some of the damaging misconceptions that hold us back when it comes to loving ourselves.

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10 Life Changing Quotes on ForgivenessAre you a forgiving person?

Do you forgive people who have wronged you and move on with your life or do you hold onto a grudge for a long time?

Are you perhaps even a little too quick to forgive?

Forgiveness can be tricky.

Let’s have a look at some of the different layers of forgiveness.

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What happens when you find out what you wanted is no longer what you wantWhen I first started Write Change Grow my professional goal was to become a successful full time freelance writer writing for magazines, newspapers and online.

I wanted to become a freelance writer.

In the beginning I spent a lot of time brainstorming articles, pitching, researching and writing.

I have since realized something important.

Helping and inspiring people is what I am truly passionate about.

I love motivating people to take the next step and inspiring them to look deeper at an issue or to view it from a different angle.

I enjoy helping people feel good about themselves.

I enjoy shining some light into people’s lives when they are going through a challenging time.

Naturally writing is a major part of that.

Needless to say, finding out what I thought I wanted wasn’t exactly what I wanted came as a bit of a surprise.

If this happens to you, here are my tips for working through it. I hope you find them helpful.

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Look for the Beauty in Life

I wouldn’t win an award for gardening. Truth be told my garden is a complete mess. Yet I find endless beauty in it. I have bromeliads that yield gorgeous red flowers on a regular basis. I have a bush (which I have no idea what it’s called) that produces a white flower that fills the courtyard with a gorgeous fragrance. Yesterday I marveled at a small but pretty blue flower in my garden. Most likely it’s a weed, but I don’t care in my eyes it is beautiful. What’s the point I’m trying to make? Look beyond the weeds. Stop looking [...]

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Be Inspired by the Incredible Voice of Josh Groban

I am super excited today. Tonight I’m seeing Josh Groban in concert! I first heard Josh sing on an episode of Ally McBeal many years ago.  The minute I heard him sing, I was in awe.  I was blown away by the power of his voice.  I went straight to the store to search for his CD. My friend and I both loved his music and he become a regular part of our weekends, watching the sun set from our balcony, glass of red wine in hand, listening to Josh. The part I truly find amazing about Josh’s music is [...]

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Are You Filled with Self Love or Self Loathing?

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This could be the most important and life-changing question you asked yourself. Are you filled with self love or are you secretly drowning in self loathing? Do you treat yourself with kindness and respect or are you your own worst enemy? I hope you picked the self love option. If not, why not? What reason could you possibly have for not loving yourself fully? Your thighs are too big perhaps or you have a zit on your chin? Superficial mumbo jumbo, you are going to have to dig a lot deeper than that. You can do something about your thighs and [...]

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Love, Loss and Ten Ways to Cope with Work During a Heartbreaking Personal Crisis

“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” – W.M. Lewis In November 2000 my Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer.   After his first visit with a specialist, he was told to ‘put his affairs in order’.  Suddenly Dad wasn’t sick, he was dying. I was rocked to my core. To be honest, my core wasn’t all that stable to begin with.   In September that year, I had returned home to Brisbane after living in London with my partner for five months.   My boyfriend ended our relationship and [...]

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6 Ways to Ditch Your Excuses

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We all make excuses. We use excuses to stop ourselves doing things we don’t want to do. Unfortunately, those same excuses also keep us from projects and adventures we are interested in. Excuses give us reasons to be lazy, stubborn, scared. You name it. When it comes to excuses, we never seem to run out of them. How do we ditch the excuses? Here are 6 ways that can make a difference. 1. Decide what it is you want By this I mean what you truly want. Not the things you think you want but don’t really. Not the things you [...]

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Top 12 March 2013 Posts

The Top 12 is back and it’s about time! This month I have a whole new batch of blog discoveries for you. Many of them are totally new, so I am super excited to have so much great content to explore. Let’s get started. As usual the twelve posts are broken down into my three core themes. Enjoy! Write Gala Darling – Blog on Babe Innovate or Evaporate I am totally loving this site at the moment.  While I did discover Gala a while back, I am thrilled to be diving in for a much more detailed look at her [...]

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