Daily Miracles

Earlier today I was watching Lily and Luke swim, watching them dive under the water and thinking about all the miracles of life!! Isn't it incredible that they spend 9 whole months 'under water' during a pregnancy and once born and begin breathing air, can NEVER go back to being submerged again!! 


That thought really made me think how incredible we are as human beings, in that one moment of transition things will never be the same again! And how many different transitions and glorious moments that we go through on a daily basis and never give a second thought to. We transition from sleeping to waking and just expect this will happen every day. Our heart beats and we don't give it a second thought. We breathe and don't have to wonder about the next breath, it just happens all by itself. 


If we can appreciate the miracles of life, doesn't that make each day an amazing unfolding. The people we speak with and the stories they share, the intricacies of a flower, the grace of a dragon-fly or the smallest details of a spiders web!! If we allow ourselves to take those precious moments and pause to really appreciate them, how wonderful is life?!! 


Man, I love waking up breathing everyday!! And oh how I love to pause and allow myself the pleasure of seeing my life through fresh eyes and feel the deep gratitude for my many blessings!!

The Feeling of Freedom.

The Feeling of Freedom.

As long as I remember I’ve always loved the feeling of freedom.

Apparently it began for me at a very young age… but I don’t remember that part!

As a toddler, mum would rug me up, put on my socks and shoes and allow me my freedom out into the backyard to play. Every time, as soon as I had toddled out of sight, the story goes, I would sit myself down and struggle and pull at my laces, tug off the shoes and struggle out of my socks until my feet were bare – then and only then – would I happily go off to play!! It used to amuse mum no-end as she would watch from behind a curtain.

Later as I learnt to ride a bike, I was gone for lengthy bike-rides around our small town. I’d explore all kinds of roads and laneways, biking for miles and miles – with friends or alone, just so long as I was outdoors.

When I got my first horse, a beautiful free-lease mare by the name of Tiffany, the joy of riding would consume me and we would be gone from dawn to dusk. I’d pack drinks, sandwiches, apples and carrots for Tiffany and would adventure all day – we would go down to a few local river spots and she would even let me clamber on her in the water and dive off. There was never of thought of danger or fear in my mind, it was all pure adventure and excitement as we cantered grass verges and sandy river banks.

With ‘be back by 4pm’ ringing in my ears I would invariably turn up just before dark to the wrath of mum who would be beside herself until I reappeared again!!

Then life happened!! Family commitments, work commitments, financial commitments – all took their place in line behind ‘be responsible’, ‘get a good job’, ‘don’t rock the boat’. To my detriment I rebelled in ways that weren’t empowering or serving a greater purpose and the more I rebelled the more I trapped myself with my own limiting beliefs and excuses. I seemed to be fighting an unknown battle for control over my life but the battle was within and I hardly knew what I was fighting against!!

Over time and through being awakened to the idea of ‘personal development’ I started to gradually free myself from my limiting thoughts and identify what being truly free meant for me and what was most important to me in my life. I wanted ‘freedom’ but what did that look like?

I started to re-create my image of myself. That image included being self-employed. I wanted to be able to choose my work hours around my family commitments – not the other way around as work commitments had been ruling my life as I struggled to juggle my family around.

I wanted to earn more!! (Don’t we all!!) I didn’t like that I could only put in so many hours a week and earn a certain amount of money –  (that was designated by what someone else thought I was worth) and I began to learn about leverage.

I wanted to Work From Home. I wasn’t interested in setting up an away from home office, hiring & firing staff, stocking products and huge overheads. I wasn’t interested in commuting, battling traffic or having parking issues! I also wanted to be able to drop the kids off to school and go on their excursions when I wanted to.  I began to investigate Home-Based Businesses.

As my list of ‘don’t wants’ grew, my clarity about what I did want heightened and the little flicker inside became a roaring fire in my belly!!!

Freedom started to look like:

-          I work for myself

-          I have a home office

-          I work on the internet via my laptop so I can be portable if I choose

-          I control my income through my own efforts

-          I set and achieve my own goals that mean the most to me and my family.

-          I feel fulfilled every day knowing that I am the master of my own ship and I add value to the lives of others as I teach them to do the same.

-          I enjoy each and every stage of the journey as I grow and develop as a person.

-          I feel at peace, knowing that it is a journey and that I am at cause over how the journey unfolds.

I describe the feeling as that of being a bird that has been let out of it’s cage. I feel that I can soar in the possibilities of my own life and it’s creation. The joy, energy and genuine love of my own life empowers me in a way I have never experienced before and it rubs off on my family and dear friends. The friends who preferred the ‘stuck ‘version of me don’t seem to ‘come around here anymore’ and I attract like-minded people who are also on the journey of self-improvement and self-awareness.

FREEDOM: It’s that feeling of exhilaration, like breathing in crisp air – I remember it as the feeling I had riding my bike as a child, the care-free-wind-in-the-hair feeling, the feeling of having no time constraints like the wonderful summers horse-riding and swimming in our local rivers. It’s the feeling of the earth-beneath-bare-feet and NOT being satisfied until the shoes come off!!

What does your freedom look like?

What would you do if you thought that you could not FAIL?

It's an interesting thought isn't it?! What would you do if you thought that you could not fail?!
If failure was not possible would you:
-Learn to Fly a Plane?
-Learn another Language?
-Move to another City?
-Move to another Country?
-Quit the Job that you dislike and start your own business?
-Go Sky-diving, bungy jumping or learn to sail?
-Ask someone you admire out for dinner?
-Become an entrepreneur?


The options are limitless! So what holds us back? 
I think it could mostly be put down to 2 main things:
1: Fear
2: Limiting Beliefs


Your fear could be: fear of failure, fear of being made fun of, fear of starting something new, fear of not being good enough, the list is endless! And with those fears come the associated Limiting Belief. The fear of starting something new could relate to a limiting belief that you don't have value, you're not educated enough, you don't have the capital required, you may think that you're too old to start something new. 


So how do we get to a place where we can overcome these fears and thoughts to free ourselves to give it a try regardless?
Our self talk and awareness of it will be a great place to start. Even recognizing and catching our thoughts will begin to put us in a place to question the thought, "is this thought really true?". Journalling has been a very empowering way for me to sort my thoughts and question the chatter in my mind, getting things down on paper helps the mind to clear. 
Having a very clear vision of what we want to achieve is also paramount. There is a great saying "When you take your eyes off of your goals that's when obstacles appear - Keep focussed on what you want! Finding evidence that we can succeed is also a great step. Maybe you're 60 and feel that you are too old to embark on a new venture. Look for evidence that other 60yr olds and even older have started something new.


Colonel Sanders started his Kentucky Fried Chicken stores in his 60's

At age 70 in 1776 Franklin played an instrumental role in drafting
and signing the Declaration of Independence.
Winston Churchill failed sixth grade. He was defeated in every election for public office until he became Prime Minister at the age of 62. 

If they can do it, who's to say that you can't?! Your goals may not be as lofty as becoming president, however, you can still get started!

I worked in Aged-Care before becoming an entrepreneur and many of the elderly people that I interacted with daily regretted that they hadn't spent more time trying new things, exploring new places, having more fun and time with loved ones and that they wished they had not taken life so seriously.

We have only one shot on the planet that we know of!!

Why not give it a go? Why not start small and just see what you can do? Start to write the book a page a day, investigate one new opportunity a day until you find the one that is the right fit for you.

But whatever you do, just give it a go!!! You'll be glad you did... I know I was!!

I was on one of our training calls this morning and listening as our host talked about the concept of 'Know For Yourself'. As we strive to know things for ourself in life we may make mistakes, go down the wrong path and have to head back, start things and then discover that they weren't right for us after all etc. Some-how, some-where along the way it has almost become taboo in society to make a mistake, people are afraid to branch out in case they do make mistakes, 'what will people think'. What will the 'neighbours' think?!! What if I stuff up, get it wrong, don't succeed. And so we become victim to 'the drug of agreement' as described in our call and I have to say I have fallen victim to that drug myself previously too. I wanted to succeed, try new things, branch out and in many, many ways I have but there was also a part of me that had that little voice saying 'but what if I'm not accepted' 'what if I try really hard and still don't make it'?

Some time ago I had an interesting encounter with a close relative. They suggested to me that I was living a life that would lead to heartbreak and that I was taking risks that would jeopardise my family and basically because I wouldn't settle for a stable job, I was a walking disaster!! As you can imagine it was an interesting conversation and afterwards I felt quite hurt and angry at the comments. The next morning however I woke up with a lightness in my heart and a clarity about this persons role in my life that I hadn't experienced before. A large part of my life previously had been based on this persons acceptance and approval and I woke realising that I no longer cared or even needed that approval anymore, that I would continue to be successful in the industry that I have chosen and continue to be self-employed EVEN IF my adventures make others uncomfortable. It was an amazingly freeing experience in many ways because it allowed me to clearly see that this is MY shot on the planet, MY life and MY chance to make my mark on the world. I choose to not live in fear of failure, I choose to give myself permission to make mistakes and above all else I choose to take chances, to live boldly, to be adventurous and to pursue my dreams and goals until I achieve them!! So far the ride has been exhilarating and breath-taking and I have accomplished some of my most heartfelt desires and goals!!

And... I choose to celebrate and encourage all others to break free of the fear of change and to know for themselves too. Go for it, I'll be the one holding the torch to light your path forward!!

What's in a dream?

One of the things I remember the most about being a child is that I had lots of dreams. It wasn’t even something that I thought about much, I just did it! I’d be staring out the window at school dreaming of what I was going to do in the afternoon once school was finished, swimming, riding my horse - or travelling in the car I’d be imagining myself on horse-back jumping the fences and hedges we were passing. I dreamt of being a vet or working in a zoo! As I got older however, I’d get caught staring out the school window and be told to stop! In my school reports teachers would say things like “If Katrina applied herself to her studies as much as she stared out the window she would achieve great results”!! I chuckle now!!
Over time my dreaming stopped and was replaced with ‘reality’. The place where we live when we are getting by in life, living day by day or week by week, and not thinking too much about the present or the future because we would then be faced with the knowledge that we’re not living up to our true potential.

Until one day… Something – and it’s different for all of us – but it goes along the lines of “That’s IT!! I’m not living this way ANYMORE” And we begin a search, we begin to search for a SOLUTION. A search that takes us back to the place of dreams, leads to the place of hopes and excitement and to a place, where if we truly allow ourselves to dream our big dreams we can begin to turn them into a way of living our life by design.

I’ve had that moment, the one where I went – “That’s it, I’ve had it, I’m sick of living this way and I want more out of my life” I began my search and the solution came to me in the form of an email from a friend! I looked at her website and I KNEW – I just KNEW that this was it, my searching was over and I had found the vehicle that would bring my dreams to life.

And, oh boy, have I had some of my dreams come true since I got started in my own business with this awesome company and I’m so, so excited by what I know I can achieve in the years to come as well – it blows me away. I pinch myself and sometimes am on the brink of tears because I’ve found the place where I can be ME, I can dream – and work at those dreams and know how to create the life for myself and my family that I always wanted.

Welcome to being an entreprenuer, the place where YOU decide that your dreams can and WILL come true!