During COVID-19 pervasive uncertainty, dissolved boundaries between work and life and the acceptance of traditional gender roles left working mothers burnt out and opting out (of paid work).
“No matter how fast I run or how hard I try I can’t keep up.”
I’ve achieved something that I never dreamt of and it’s come off the back of experimentation and intentionally adapting. Off the back of being true to who I am and practicing what I preach and teach. Allow me the indulgence of sharing in the hope that it might inspire you to experiment your way to flourishing.
Social isolation, increased workload in the home and escalating uncertainty, driven by COVID-19 restrictions, are accelerating mental health and wellbeing issues in Australian women.
It’s 3pm on a Friday and I find myself staring out the window from my bed. The sun streams in and a moment later it’s grey and raining. The weather can’t seem to make up its mind which feels a lot like life at the moment.
Today I want to challenge you to look at boundaries through a new lens and consider how critical they are to amplifying your energy levels, your mental wellbeing and your happiness.
It was 2014 and from the outside looking in I had the perfect life. A high-flying corporate executive at a global giant, a beautiful home with a white picket fence, a husband and a small child, a couple of European cars in the driveway, international travel… I wanted for nothing but I longed for a different life.
Have you noticed a shift in yourself? An uncontrollable urge to fill the spare minutes you have, picking up your device and scrolling the news or social media only to find yourself at the end of the day feeling flat and with a To Do List that remains undone?
Amplifying your IAQ® as a leader provides a navigation system for you to explore, experiment and evolve in a way that is meaningful to you and inspiring to others.
There’s an internal battle going on, it's the resistance between the unrealistic expectations of what we feel we should be doing (based on the way life used to be) and creating the space to pave a new path.
If I asked you to reflect back over the past months and write down what hasn’t worked out for you, what would your list look like? I’m guessing it may be long, sprinkled with a little discomfort and perhaps an unwillingness to share publicly.
How can you find happiness in just the next 24 hours? I thought I might share a really simple exercise to help those who want to bring a little more happiness into each day. So we here go …
Mother nature has forced our hand gifting us a moment of inflection that is long overdue. We find ourselves at a decision point that will shape history, one that requires us to consider a fundamentally different future, a future that puts Humans First. Our very survival depends on it.
