OK, I'm not usually this brutally honest in my photographic appearances before you. But given how much better these products have been making me feel without any kind of system, I'm going to take on the 30 day challenge, and I had to provide some "before" pictures. This is where I'm starting from. Tomorrow is … Continue reading Starting a Thirty Day Challenge
Shake Report
Well, it's been about two weeks since I've been using this supplemental nutrition. It's time for an update. It's really hard to do a double-blind experiment on yourself, so I have been proceeding with extreme caution. There's no doubt that I started feeling better a few days after starting, but that could well have been … Continue reading Shake Report
#YesAllWomen
There's a conversation going on on Twitter under the hashtag #yesallwomen. It consists mostly of women talking about the little precautions we take everyday, almost without thinking, to avoid male violence. Crossing the street at the hint of a silhouette nearby. Not taking the nice isolated trail when running in the park. Holding our keys … Continue reading #YesAllWomen
It’s All About the Network
Network marketing is a curious creature. I got involved with it through listening to David Wood's podcasts, and there seem to be different views as to how it operates, or should operate. In particular, I listened recently to a conversation between David and Michael Clouse. I have to admit, this guy scared the pants off … Continue reading It’s All About the Network
About Listening
When was the last time you really listened to someone? That can be a very difficult question to answer. We all engage in conversation, which necessarily involves listening as well as speaking (unless you are one of those people who dominate the conversation – but then you probably don’t have a lot of conversations anyway). … Continue reading About Listening
About Shakes and Integrity
I am seriously conflicted. I don't know how much of it stems from the money issues that jumped up and bit me recently. I don't know how much of it is real. But I'd love your input on this. I have built my reputation and such following as I have on the basis of healing … Continue reading About Shakes and Integrity
How the Lizard Brain Tricked Me, Again. Sigh.
It's just amazing how the Lizard Brain can sneak up on us and sabotage us. I did it to myself the other day, in spades. It was a serious learning experience for me, and I hope it will be useful to you, too. I thought I was prepared for the Company of Women's Women in … Continue reading How the Lizard Brain Tricked Me, Again. Sigh.
Price versus Cost
I've been reading Zig Ziglar lately, and all sorts of ideas and thoughts that I've been hearing on podcasts and from my coach Berni have been gelling in my mind. In particular, I realised that an experience of my own really brought home to me the difference Zig describes between price and cost, and I … Continue reading Price versus Cost
Fruit Share Wins an Award!
You will remember that I have written several times about the wonderful organisation called Fruit Share. Started in 2010 by the inimitable Getty Stewart, this volunteer-run group connects homeowners with excess fruit in their backyards with volunteer pickers who climb the trees and fill the baskets. From 10 fruit pickers in South Osborne four years … Continue reading Fruit Share Wins an Award!
Talking About Identity
Last June, my amazing friends Kaila Prins and Ito Aghayere interviewed me on their podcast, Finding Our Hunger. This was in the early days of the podcast, which has gone on to include luminaries such as Jimmy Moore, Liz Wolfe, Stefani Ruper, Dietitian Cassie, Abel James and others. Kaila and Ito have been guests hosts … Continue reading Talking About Identity