Category: Focus

19th January 2019

The path to success is not a straight line

Be prepared to fall before you fly The line from start to success is not a straight one. It’s a harsh reality, but the sooner you know – and accept – this, the easier it will be for you to deal with the disappointment that accompanies what you may perceive as failure. There’s a meme I’ve seen on social media...

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15th September 2018

‘Perfection’ is an ever-shifting goalpost

The quest for perfection is futile I was flowing from downward facing dog into plank when I caught a glimpse down my T-shirt, of my tummy, just hanging there like the unwanted extra that it was. With half an ear I heard the yoga teacher imploring us to just “be in the moment”. Of course, what she meant was to...

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15th May 2018

Reflections on World Meditation Day

Expand your consciousness In Catching the big fish, acclaimed film-maker David Lynch describes our consciousness as a pool in which we fish for ideas and inspiration. If your pool is small, you can expect to catch small fish, but if you want to “catch the big fish”, he says, you have to find a way to increase the size of...

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14th April 2018

Paleo lifestyle helped me shed 36kg

IN FEBRUARY 2018 my Edited Eating newspaper column, in which I explore aspects of the Paleo lifestyle, weightloss and getting fit and healthy, was launched. It appears in the Sunday edition of Weekend Argus. This was my intro column… I’m up at 5am. And out of the door by 6. By 6.25am I’ve parked the car and am hitting the...

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5th January 2018

Ready, set, reboot!

Regain your focus for the year ahead January 9 will mark a year since the start of my weightloss journey, which I kickstarted by doing my first 30-day reboot programme which introduced to the Paleo lifestyle. Because I’m a pretty sentimental gal – and because I believe in marking milestones – I’ve decided to do another 30-day reboot, starting on...

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1st January 2018

To be in the race, you must stay on track

Five strategies for success At the beginning of 2017, I decided it was time to get into shape, which meant getting fit and shedding a lot of extra weight I had been carrying. While every weightloss and fitness journey is a very personal one, and everyone will have different strategies that worked for them, I’m sharing my top 5 strategies...

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26th December 2017

Everything. Is possible.

A year in reflection When I stepped on the scale in January 2017, I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the numbers settling down. You know what I mean… The numbers seem to go a bit crazy before you realise you should stop moving – and then they stop. But you get off, tap the scale with your...

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