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Lessons from Laos #3 You don’t need to be perfect to be loved.

In the gift shop of the COPE Visitor Centre in Vientiane, Laos, all the toys have limbs missing. Some also have eye patches or crutches.  It is a powerful message that those without perfect bodies are still lovable.  At the current

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Lessons from Laos #2 Have you chosen a barbed wire canoe?

Exploring the Luang Prabang locals’ food market was one of those sensory adventures I thrive on, even though the smell of the cooked ‘frogs’ (the live ones looked too much like cane toads to me) took me straight back to Xiamen

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Lessons From Laos #1 People treat us how we train them to

Reflecting on my recent trip to Laos, running workshops and coaching sessions with the ex-pat women, a few ‘lessons’ have occurred to me.  This is the first: #1  People treat us how we train, then allow them to. Perhaps, like

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Are tears a sign of weakness or strength?

What’s your automatic response to tears?  Do you feel embarrassed?  Do you immediately start to soothe and hush, aiming to stop the tears asap?  Do you have a different response if it’s a male rather than female crying?  Do you

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Struggling to find your purpose?

What if your only purpose in life was to be the very best YOU you can be, while fulfilling your heart’s desires?   Does that make it easier? No need to be reaching for the stars if you are happily content

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Confessions of a procrastinating writer

I just came across this start of an post in the 2013 Drafts…rather ironic really! “How long did it take you to write your book?” is a common question, but there’s no simple answer. The actually writing time was much

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6 Tips to get off that downward spiral now!

It’s almost the end of February and I’ve noticed there’s more space again at the gym, in the Body Balance classes, and on the walkways by the beach and in the bush. The same pattern happens every year. It’s sad

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HOT NEWS – WORKSHOPS IN Vientiane, LAOS in MARCH

I’m heading off to Laos in March to run 2 workshops for ‘single wives’ and their spouses: “Putting the ‘I’ back into your LFE” (women only) and “De-stress For Success” For dates and everything else you need to know click

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