At the start of the year, I found myself contemplating a goal around shopping and my possessions. Considering implementing a one in, one out policy. Or a shopping ban for January. Or fix it February focusing on repairing things I already own. As I evaluated different options and tried to figure out what was best … Continue reading Thoughts On Trusting Your Intuition
Tag: life
2018: A Round-Up
Welcome to the New Year! How is it feeling so far? Hitting the ground running with clear goals or taking it a bit slower? I'm certainly easing my way into 2019 and feel better for it. The start of a new year provides an easy reminder to pause, reflect, reevaluate but the thirty first of December … Continue reading 2018: A Round-Up
A Guide to Simple End of Year Reviews
There is a lot of content out there at the moment about doing an end of year review. How to do one. When to do it. What questions to ask. Stand on your head and get a PhD in self-reflection first. It's a lot of noise and it's a lot of pressure to do something … Continue reading A Guide to Simple End of Year Reviews
Make Monday Your Favourite Day of the Week
Who here gets the Monday morning dread? You wake up, know you need to get a million things done but don't know where to start. You drag your feet or switch between half a dozen tasks, underutilising precious time. Sound familiar? Monday's don't have to be this way. The secret to making Monday's your favourite … Continue reading Make Monday Your Favourite Day of the Week
Responsible for Valentine’s Day
I was going to write a post about being a confident single lady on Valentine's Day. But V-Day has never turned me into that 'why am I still single?' person so actually don't have that much to say on the subject. I've always just got on with life which isn't exactly startling and helpful insight. … Continue reading Responsible for Valentine’s Day
5 Ways to Amplify Your Options This Weekend
Every day is an opportunity to try something new and expand your life in some way. Small or big, doesn't matter. Amplifying your life is about pushing boundaries in the most immediate ways possible. The best time is now, the second best time is this weekend. So to inspire you in time to get organised … Continue reading 5 Ways to Amplify Your Options This Weekend
Tricks to Get into a Go Get Em Frame of Mind
Every now and then life requires you get up, get psyched when all you feel like is cups of tea and wearing your slippers. This situation doesn't need to be a drag, with some simple techniques, you can flip the switch from lethargic to lethal! Have your power outfit! Putting on heels makes me feel … Continue reading Tricks to Get into a Go Get Em Frame of Mind
10 Ways to Amplify Your Options Right Now
Sometimes it seems like making a change, shifting your perspective or elevating your mood (in other words, amplifying your options), takes so much effort, time or money. That doesn't have to be the case, so I've compiled my favourite ways to amplify, almost instantly, for you. Change the way you get somewhere. Usually drive? Take … Continue reading 10 Ways to Amplify Your Options Right Now
9 Ways Podcasts Amplify Your Life
Most mornings you'll find me, earbuds in on my commute, soaking up the latest podcast. Of course, at An Independent Maven, we're all about amplifying our options as a way to elevate our lives. Over the past three years of podcasting listening, I've discovered how powerful they can be in elevating my life, and no doubt, … Continue reading 9 Ways Podcasts Amplify Your Life
Good Question: What’s Missing From My Life?
Why I Love This Question It's a great checkin. One question to prompt a quick life scan. The answer can run the gamut from basics like sleep and vege intake to the social, when was the last time I talked to my best friend?, to the material, kick arse stilettos for that work meeting, to … Continue reading Good Question: What’s Missing From My Life?
