How To Build Self Esteem – Terry Hawkins On Self Awareness (Video)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxZh7HMWRA&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=15[/youtube] [powerpress] Building self esteem is critical for anyone. Fellow Aussie Speaker, Author and Educator, Terry Hawkins shares some valuable wisdoms about self esteem and self awareness. She explains that self esteem is circumstantial, so it can go up and down. That if we become self aware, we can work out if it’s either outside of ourselves or inside of ourselves. Watch the short video to get the full meaning and share with your friends if a light bulb went off Read More

Self Love & 5 Tips For Fostering It

The Value of Self-Love Self Love is something that needs nurturing. Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in everyday life – working, maintaining relationships, cooking, cleaning, looking after the children – that we tend to forget about our own needs. We spend so much time listening to the incessant chatter in our heads that we don’t take the time to listen to what is in our hearts. How we feel on the inside radiates from the centre of our Read More

Oversexualization – Are Our Young Girls Too Sexy?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ruig80n-EU&list=PLQIikebAPmLUPXy05DKmphT8hUuZj_8dY&index=8[/youtube] [powerpress] Girls and women are constantly fed the message that taking it off and flaunting your body is what it means to be beautiful. Movies, video games, magazines, and now social media… During our Kouch Time Discussion, I learned that kids are having contests via social media as to who can post the sexiest pictures. That took me by surprise.  What will be next? Where does this problem of oversexualization stem from? And how can we send them out into the Read More

Negative Thoughts & How To Change Your Thinking – Dr. Caroline Leaf On Positive Thinking (Video)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuNUDBlrR7A&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=14[/youtube] [powerpress] Negative thoughts can have a huge impact on our health and well being but until Dr. Caroline Leaf explained it to me, I had no idea that negative thoughts are the cause of most current physical illnesses today.  Crazy.  She said, “75% to 98% of current physical illnesses today (cancer, depression, etc) are coming from our [negative] thought.”  Is that scary or empowering to you?  Leave your comments below.  I’m curious to hear how you feel about it. Read More

Feeling Your Feelings & Remembering You Are Not Your Feelings

Feeling your feelings. When was the last time you did that ? Who teaches us how?  The lovely Lorna Patten, founder of Open Up Communication shares with us a beautiful article on why we are not our emotions. I had never heard a message quite like Lorna’s. Her writing style is poetic and her tenderness will permeate your heart. My favorite teaching is to ‘let emotion move through you.’ Ninety seconds is all it has to take! Enjoy and leave your comments Read More

Everyone Numbs. What’s Your Vice?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtm24RVeuU4&list=PLQIikebAPmLUPXy05DKmphT8hUuZj_8dY&index=7[/youtube] [powerpress] Many of us do this without even being aware that we do. Reflect on your thoughts. When you’re stressed, angry or tense, do you find yourself wishing for a cigarette, a cup of coffee, a drink, a pill or a chocolate bar? Do you find yourself rationalizing your use of any addictive substances? Could you be using alcohol, cigarettes, food, sex, alcohol or drugs to cut yourself off from your feelings? We all do this! Sometimes we avoid Read More

Small Business Tips – JT Foxx – 3 Things To Build A Successful Business (Video)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6HZ9Ghg9xo&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=13[/youtube] [powerpress] Building a successful small business is not easy but JT Foxx is a Serial Entrepreneur, Top Wealth Coach and Radio Personality. He hangs around with some of the biggest entrepreneurs on the planet like Donald Trump and Stedman Graham. He was very succinct in how one can build entrepreneurial success. Here are some of my favorite tweetable moments: It’s not about success it’s about significance. #KirstyTV You can only help other people if you help yourself first. #KirstyTV People need Read More

Les Brown – 3 Steps For A Better Life (Video)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj5UJb4Gq94&list=PLQIikebAPmLWnoONVNCfK-ToC2YPeeNhq&index=12[/youtube] [powerpress] I first met Les Brown at a real estate conference in Australia over ten years ago.  He inspired and motivated me then and he’s still got it! Les is a top Motivational Speaker, Speech Coach and Best-Selling Author, loving father and grandfather, whose passion is empowering youth and helping them have a larger vision for their lives. Here we caught up and discussed three things we can do to transform our lives. He had some great tips and Read More

How To Stay Motivated & Focused When Working From Home

Staying motivated when home alone is not always easy. This throwback photo is the real deal! I literally started building my dream from my kitchen. And look how happy I am in this photo! I think working there gave me extra motivation to work hard to get out of there. I can attest to so many of the things that my brilliant friend, Rachael Bermingham has to share with us today. Aside from being an 8-time bestselling author and speaker, she is Read More

The Price Of Success – Discussion On What It Takes & Can Cost Us

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4vLGhowH0&list=PLQIikebAPmLUPXy05DKmphT8hUuZj_8dY&index=6[/youtube] [powerpress] My friends and I were chatting about the risks involved when we go after our dreams.  There are almost always sacrifices… time, energy, money and sometimes we miss out on being with the people we love.   Personally, I took a huge risk leaving my career when I was at the top of my game to go into the unknown and spend years rebuilding. There were many sacrifices I had to make. So, what is that magical thing that pushes Read More