In life and work, success begins with a goal.
Visualisation brings order to your mind and is actually based on neuroscience principles.
Read MoreIn life and work, success begins with a goal.
Visualisation brings order to your mind and is actually based on neuroscience principles.
Read MoreWe can often forget that the most intimate and closest relationship we will ever have is with our own self. So talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.
Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.
Read MoreYour body is always communicating with you.
Your body is an amazing, finely tuned instrument. It performs so many tasks each day without us needing to consciously think about it. So this is a gentle reminder…
Read MoreWe’re really here to understand the inner game of life. Your thoughts, beliefs and emotions shape your world. So supercharge your life by understanding the power of quantum physics.
I think quantum physics is the coolest science of all as it can enhance every aspect of your life.
Read MoreI’m a big fan of Sir Anthony Seldon, not only as an acclaimed historian and one of Britain’s most prominent head teachers, but as a person too. I first met him when he was Headmaster of Wellington College, the independent school in Berkshire, where he had just introduced ‘happiness and well-being classes’ for pupils AND parents! He is co-founder of the national body, ‘Action for Happiness’ and governor of The Royal Shakespeare Company amongst many other attributes. I call him a modern day visionary!
Read MoreIf you’re going through a divine storm right now – see it as a gift.
We’ve all had a divine storm in our lives.
Moments when you feel that life/The Universe is against us.
Nothing is going well.
I call it a wake-up call.
Read MoreSarah Price is an international stylist extraordinaire to royalty and celebs and she also happens to be a dear friend. She has designed a revolutionary garment called a ‘Shimmy’ that provides women with the option of a sleeve. I felt honoured she asked me to become one of her Shimmy Shakers - an ambassador for this brilliant new versatile garment that can transform your current wardrobe.
Recently we sat down on a freezing December afternoon in London and where I shared my top Shimmy styling tips, career highlights and talked about spirituality and the power of a positive mindset… Enjoy!
Read MoreCongratulations to Theresa May - I wish her much success as we need her steadying and unifying female hand in these turbulent times - I believe she is the right person for this time in our history. The 21st century should be about authentic leaders who empower others wherever we are and whatever our backgrounds - we generally share the same fears, concerns and desires.
I truly believe we are in a new era of massive change and consciousness and generally people are looking for deeper meaning in their lives. The state of humanity is down to the state of its thinking so the better you feel the more you allow. Why is this not taught in schools? I plan to change this.
Read MoreIn 2010 I saw the documentary ‘Food Inc.’ at BAFTA - a deeply unflattering look inside America’s corporate-controlled food industry and its knock-on effects to the country’s farmers and the health of its citizens. The film showed that the Big Food corporations put their vast profits way above a nation’s health and that this is happening on a global basis.
A year later I met Tracy Worcester who produced the acclaimed and widely broadcast documentary ‘Pig Business’. Now in 21 languages and 7 country-specific versions, it highlights the horrors associated with modern industrial-scale pig production. She continues to make films through her campaign Farms Not Factories, to raise awareness about the rise of factory pig farming, a system which abuses animals, pollutes the environment, threatens human health through dangerous overuse of antibiotics and wrecks rural communities. Her solution is to urge consumers to ‘turn their nose up’ at pig factories and only buy meat from high animal welfare farms.
Read More'Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.' - Carl Gustav Jung
Recently HuffPost GPS for the Soul wrote about the World's Best (and Worst) Regions For Well-being. It makes fascinating reading with the survey measuring different varieties of well-being in purpose, social, physical, financial and community; Panama being the global leader in terms of thriving, followed by Costa Rica, Denmark, Austria and Brazil. However across the globe our greatest struggle evidently is in purpose and 'liking what you do each day and being motivated to achieve our goals'. I wrote about this on May 16th 2013 in a blog called 'Do you like what you do each day?' as I believe that you will only be truly satisfied and have well-being when your skills, ability, personality and dreams all come together and you find your purpose and place in the world.
Sir Ken Robinson is one of my mentors and in his book 'Finding Your Element - How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life', he shows that age and occupation are no barriers to discovering what makes you happiest and that once we have found our path we can help others do the same - which gives you a double whammy of purpose and well-being! Happiness is often enhanced by looking beyond yourself and engaging with the needs of others.
Purpose is essential for our psychological health and can enhance our self-esteem and flow. It is a fundamental component of a fulfilling life - which is why our attention needs to be occupied by external things otherwise we get bored, anxious, depressed and self-centred.
I found my purpose through finding my spiritual path - I'm not religious but we are all spiritual beings and I found that once I'd hooked into finding that inner connection and honouring my values - I found my new purpose and evolution in 'making the world a better place'. Just as you eat healthy foods and exercise to take care of your body, seeking a meaningful life of purpose nourishes your spirit and enhances your emotional and physical health as well - which ultimately improves your well-being! Health also brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it, but I found that once I lived my life with a sense of trust, it dramatically changes everything.
The conclusion being if the world is struggling to achieve well-being in purpose, I do believe that honouring your spiritual self and finding that inner connection would benefit many people the world over and bringing that into everything you do and everyone you meet - after all friendship and kindness are life enhancing!
'Live life as though everything were rigged in your favour.' - Rumi