A spider in my hair
Do share in my joy - in February 2024 I celebrated my platform’s third birthday! I’m deeply grateful for your presence and for my website’s growth, worldwide reach and every heart-to-heart connection. Here’s the story of how it started - with a sizeable challenge (apart from the spider …)
Happy with the reward and recognition you get at work?
Do you love your job – or not? Master life coach Judy Klipin discusses her new book on making work work for you. It targets 8 areas from the world of work and offers practical tools for either changing unsatisfactory circumstances or improving the way you view and manage them. Learn how to get and receive feedback, or ask for a promotion or a raise.
Knowing your money archetypes can improve your relationship with money
Do you struggle with making, keeping, spending or investing money? Wealth matrix mentor Farhana Goga explains how knowing your money blueprint can free you from guilt and shame, and how “doing the work” can heal money-related trauma, dissolve anxiety and fear, and empower you to attain financial freedom. Sponsored content.
Effective wealth management for high-net worth women
More women, including entrepreneurs of all ages, are entering the higher-net worth space. Wealth manager Nicola Langridge discusses intriguing differences between men and women regarding investment, how to set and reach financial goals, and 6 elements that holistic wealth management should include. She encourages women to seek professional support and take charge of their own financial future. Sponsored content.
Adjusting to motherhood: an honest discussion
A new baby often takes centre stage, while its mother’s needs are put aside. Business & confidence coach Gosia Scarrott sheds light on new moms’ conflicting emotions, loss of identity and self-worth, loneliness, and unhelpful beliefs. Speaking from her own experience, she offers practical advice that can help moms rebuild their confidence, embrace their new identity and connect with their heart and soul.
How your physical environment mirrors your inner reality
Did you ever cut your hair during an important life transition? Master transformation coach Liezl Thom outlines the dynamic interaction between inner and outer change. She explains what living your life from the inside out entails, and how your home can reflect your state of mind.
Micro-mastermind groups: the how and why
Have you discovered the potency and growth potential of mastermind groups? Business development specialist Di-Di Hoffman explains what masterminding is, its objectives and benefits, and how you can start and run a micro-mastermind group successfully. He emphasises mistakes to avoid, the importance of accountability, and the “magic” that happens when a group gels.
Stretching your comfort zone: insights and advice
Would you like to set big goals or have new experiences, but is fear or doubt holding you back? Master transformation coach Liezl Thom explains what keeps us within the parameters we know - and how neuroplasticity, a little willpower, repetition, small rewards and support can help us shape a richer reality. “When your reason is stronger than your fear, you’re on your way.”
Non-verbal communication: secrets women should know
Understanding the differences in the way men and women communicate, can ease life at work and at home. Through her science-backed work, body language expert Tania Steyn reconnects people with their “primary language” by increasing self-awareness. She points out dissimilarities between the sexes’ communication styles, and non-verbal behaviour traps women can avoid to develop leadership presence. Learn more about lunch chasers, fire gazers and nest builders, and why you shouldn’t cross your arms in the workplace.
How do the profiling instruments in your coach’s toolbox serve you?
Business & executive coach Dawn Klatzko discusses the objectives of coaching, the importance of a chemistry check, and how coaches use profiling instruments to help their clients achieve their goals. She illuminates the neuroscience-based Mind Dynamix Profile Instrument, explaining why our “experts” power down during stress and how Mind Moves tap into neuroplasticity.
What are the challenges for 60-plussers?
Did you know there are approximately seven million 60-plussers in South Africa? Discussing the potential and challenges of this demographic, social entrepreneur Marilyn Hallett highlights a sensible approach to technical, financial, housing as well as physical and mental health difficulties. She encourages individuals to start a second career after retirement and points them to relevant information, senior citizen discounts, savings and benefits.
Why your circumstances needn’t hold you back
““We need to stop limiting ourselves,” says Rooksana Modan, multi-skilled coach and serial entrepreneur. Developing a conducive mindset is essential. Having overcome many challenges, Rooksana offers practical examples of limiting beliefs from her career and personal life. She tells riveting stories of flourishing in “male environments,” touches on energy healing and reveals daily practices that sustain her get-up-and-go.
Cognitive empathy: what it is and why it’s important for leadership
"Collective resilience is the critical ingredient to preventing burnout in a rapidly accelerating world,” says neurologist Dr. Etienne van der Walt. He explains why humans naturally aggregate in groups, how group composition impacts on performance, why social and psychological safety are essential, and how cognitive empathy fits into the puzzle – all within the context of brain structure and function.
How to use sexual energy transmutation for achievement and growth
In his 1937 self-help classic “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill said every genius that ever lived knew the art of sex transmutation. Sacred sexuality, mentality and spirituality educator and former Recce Ian J. van Rensburg explains how sexual energy can be transformed to attain goals, bring about healing, and foster authenticity. He outlines a 7-step process to implement this “rocket booster of the Law of Attraction.” Sensitive content: intended for adult listeners.
How playing and storytelling can boost your professional and personal life
In our personal lives, we tell stories all the time. In the world of work, your story is your superpower: an effective marketing tool. PR, media & branding coach Magriet Potgieter explains how to present your story to create connection and trust. She discusses the relationship between play and creativity, how trauma can stifle the imagination and how this can be addressed
How to break out of your comfort zone
To reach a personal or business goal, you need to leave your comfort zone. Business coach Di-Di Hoffman discusses the art of moving among your comfort, growth and danger zones, 5 pointers for venturing beyond your comfort zone, the wisdom of replacing the A to B model by the quest model, and the 4 elements of a quest. Drawing on his experience as the initiator of 7 businesses, Di-Di suggests how to build one’s confidence.
How – and why – to get the life coach you need
What is life coaching and when is it the right choice? What are the benefits and how do you find a suitable coach? Maryke Groenewald talks about the costs, whether it is worth your while, and how the Covid-19 pandemic led to the founding of Coaches Network SA.
Brain Harmonics: rebalance your brain for optimal health and performance
Neurofeedback practitioner Lize Maritz explains how EEG biofeedback rewires imbalances in clients’ brain waves for optimal functioning. She describes examples of health issues that can be addressed, how performance can be optimised, why Brain Harmonics is completely safe, and what clients can expect from assessment and brain training.
Mind Dynamix: explore your brain in 3D
No-one enters the world with an operating manual for their brain - but developmental specialist Dr. Melodie de Jager’s neuroscience-based programme, Mind Dynamix, comes close. Understanding your integrated profile, your strengths, and how your brain functions under stress sheds light on your “fit” in your work context, intimate relationship, etc. Moreover, you can use targeted movements to rewire your brain for a more fulfilled life. This podcast includes an exercise to help you discover your preferred sensory modality. Sponsored content.
Once you learn to read, you’ll be forever free
Reading with comprehension is the foundation of academic achievement, yet many children have reading difficulties. For South Africans, the PIRLS study was an unsettling wake-up call. Developmental specialist Dr. Melodie de Jager explains why the brain and the body must be ready to learn to read, and how the force of gravity is involved. She introduces a ground-breaking reading readiness programme based on neuroscience, ticking all the boxes to prepare children to learn to read – and, in time, become fully literate.