Category: Blog posts

  • OnTheBeach – The Strategic Approach

    What is your life strategy? Do you have every last move planned out – including several escape routes and alternatives in case of change? Do you have no strategy whatsoever and just roll with the punches? Are you looking in the opposite direction so you don’t even see the punches coming? I got a questionnaire…

  • Ask Donna – I’m Self-Sabotaging

    To watch this video click here Q: I keep sabotaging myself – in everything I do, every new thing I try I seem to just mess it up. It’s got to the point I can’t even talk to my friends about it because they just want to kick my backside – what is wrong with…

  • Things Can Change In An Instant

    Things Can Change In An Instant

    Things can change in a very short period of time. One day you are unemployed, the next you are offered a job. One day you have no clients, the next 3 new people sign up. One day you have no sales of your book, the next you are getting e-mails from people all over the…

  • The Nominations for Champagne Moment Today are:

    So, on Monday, I struggled with picking a ‘Champagne Moment’…not because I had such a magnificent day that there were a plethora of moments to choose from. Au contraire! It was a rainy, Monday-ish kind of day (the first Monday back after a week off, a to-do list that made me want to run back…

  • Podcast: Fears and Your Big Dream

    What fears are lurking in your subconscious mind waiting to trip you up on your way to your Big Dream? If we don’t look at these fears, it’s like navigating an obstacle course with a blindfold on! We will keep bumping into them…but we don’t really know what exactly we’re bumping into – whether it’s…

  • June Daily Practice: Champagne Moments

    [caption id="attachment_2758" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=" "][/caption]Earlier this week I was listening to the cricket commentary, Test Match Special. At the end of the game, they nominate a ‘Champagne Moment’ – an outstanding and memorable moment in the match. And it got me thinking…what a GREAT daily practice! To notice and to nominate an outstanding and…

  • May Daily Practice Wrap-Up: Write

    Did you join in with the May Daily Practice of Writing? In case you did not, or if you missed any of the prompts, here they are: “My body is telling me…” “My Big Dream Is…” “My best self is…” “The things that bring me joy are…” “My self-care practice is…” “My deepest desire is…”…

  • Podcast: Expectations and Your Big Dream

    We sometimes set ourselves unrealistic, unclear and even impossible expectations. Then we end up disappointed, and feeling like a failure – this can critically injure our Big Dream, and put a big dent in our confidence. It can even stop us from pursuing our Big Dreams. Because of unrealistic, unclear and impossible expectations. To listen…

  • Ask Donna – My Life Sucks – a Big Dream Feels Like an Impossible Dream

    Click here to watch this week’s video Q: My life sucks. My life is really terrible. Everything is going wrong…everything’s been wrong for a while, and it’s really bad. There’s nothing good going on in my life at all. And this ‘big dream’ stuff seems like an impossible dream to me. – Anonymous When life…

  • Lies About Your Big Dream

    There are so many things we believe about our Big Dreams that just aren’t so. And most of them do not help us achieve our Big Dreams – most of them keep us stuck. So let’s bust some myths! I can’t do it. Think Barack Obama…YES WE CAN! If you have the seed of a…