Frustrated With a Difficult CrossFit Movement? Read This.
If you’ve been doing CrossFit for at least 3 months, you’ve probably got a good idea of your strengths and weaknesses. You’ve learned what you’re good at, and discovered that you’re quite sucky at a...
View ArticleWhat’s in my Minaal bag? + the benefits of travelling light
I recently met up with my parents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They had just arrived from a two-month Europe trip (we are now a family of nomads – my sister and I: ‘digital’, our parents: ‘grey’). I was...
View ArticleWhat CrossFit Has Taught Me About Body Image
If you’re a female Crossfitter, you may be able to relate to this one. And if not, keep at those heavy squats. You soon will. I’m back in Melbourne after 9 months living overseas. As I was travelling...
View ArticleGoal Setting? How to Hold Yourself Accountable [VIDEO]
You know I like challenges. Whether it’s eating Paleo, doing 100 burpees a day or a stand up comedy gig, I love to push myself out of my comfort zone and simply see what’s possible. For my next...
View Article14 Things I Learned In 2014
We’re almost at the end of 2014! Are you happy with how it turned out? Did you learn some new skills? Act on an idea? Fulfil a goal? And if not – what are you going to do differently next year?...
View ArticleWe Quit Sugar – And This Is What Happened
I’m writing this post from my perch at St Ali, a rather fancy cafe in South Melbourne. How fancy, you ask? Check it out: they have coffee ‘meal deals’ such as the ‘Barista Breakfast’ ($10 taster of 3...
View ArticleA Year Ago I Quit My Job – What The Hell Am I Doing Now?
Exactly one year and a month ago, I quit my job as an architect to pursue my goal of working for myself and doing what I love. I lived in New York City, couchsurfed in Iceland, visited family in...
View ArticleWhy you should become MORE of your true self
Do you ever feel like your ‘true’ self is not exactly the ‘right’ way to be? Maybe you dismiss certain personality traits as not important or useful. Or maybe you act a certain way to please others,...
View Article‘Busy’ all the time? Here are 2 truths you need to know.
Since when did being ‘busy’ become our definition of success? I find that when I ask people how they’re going, they often say something like: “Yeah, good, busy!” or “I’m so flat out at the moment!” Or...
View ArticleHow To Stay Fit, Healthy & Happy in Winter
Is it just me, or is winter also giving you a case of the SADs?* Maybe it’s because we’ve just had the wettest July day since 1990. Or maybe it’s because you have to sleep in a hoodie and thermals....
View ArticleMomentum – The Key To Getting Shit Done
Last week at the RMIT Business Plan Competition awards night (where I won a major prize ;)), keynote speaker, Thankyou founder Daniel Flynn, spoke about the company’s long and arduous journey to...
View ArticleQuitting Coffee: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
I’ve been drinking coffee every day since I was 18. There were so many things about it that had me addicted – the taste, the morning ritual, the instant perk-up, the social aspect. I wasn’t a ‘double...
View Article15 Things I Learned In 2015
It’s been just over a year since I came back to Melbourne after a major life change. You may recall – in February 2014 I left a promising career in architecture to travel and pursue my passion,...
View ArticleMy personal word crimes
I recently watched “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Word Crimes video, which is a spoof of Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines. It’s damn hilarious. Do yourself a favour and watch it now: One of my favourite bits: And I...
View ArticleTwo types of people
When Aaron and I first started dating, he told me he’d gone through a period of significant personal growth a few years earlier. And my reaction was: “Wow, that’s great!” Today, he recalled that...
View ArticleWhy we get addicted (and how to change it)
You know why Crossfitters can’t stop talking about Crossfit? It’s because we’re addicted. Here’s why. When I was at ‘Unleash the Power Within’, the Tony Robbins seminar, I learned that we all have six...
View ArticleMy thoughts on minimalism
Ever since I started travelling with carry-on bags only, I’ve become a bit of a minimalist. And by ‘minimalist’ I mean I don’t like having ‘stuff’ for the sake of having it. I’d rather have fewer...
View ArticleSmall hinges swing big doors
This is a follow up post to my article on minimalism. My boyfriend Aaron and I live in a very small apartment. Which is fine (I don’t mind small spaces), except that Aaron has a lot of stuff. In...
View ArticleGaining perspective on my morning commute
Yesterday I had a meeting in the city at 9.00am. This is unusual for me, as I prefer to work from cafes in the morning, and then head to the city for meetings in the afternoon. But 9.00am it was, and...
View ArticleHow to do the important stuff you “don’t have time” for
This week I was speaking to a good friend of mine who is doing really well in her job, but it’s not what she wants to be doing forever. She has other interests she’s considering as potential career,...
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