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Dr Sharon brings her wealth of knowledge and experience to help you navigate the intricacies of various subjects. Whether you’re seeking personal development guidance, professional tips, or simply looking to expand your knowledge base, you’re in the right place. Join us as we delve into a world of insights that will empower you to take key steps towards your goals.
Purge perfectionism and reclaim your inner peace
Last week we spoke about the signs of perfectionism and how to spot when you have moved from healthy high achievement into destructive perfectionism. This week, I’d like us to work on overcoming perfectionism because while every day is a new opportunity to be better...
Seven signs you are a perfectionist
No matter how successful you are, life is robbed of its joy and inner peace is snuffed out by perfectionism. I know, because I used to be obsessed with being perfect – and some days I still slip up and slip into this old habit. Overcoming perfectionism is like...
What do empathy and happiness have in common?
What do empathy and happiness have in common? Quite a lot actually. Empathic communication is an essential part of any successful and lasting relationship. The ability to be empathetic towards another has significant positive impact on the overall levels of...
Are you waiting to be happy?
Before the pandemic, I often saw people wasting months – even years of life – while waiting to complete studies, find the ‘right’ job, meet ‘Mr or Mrs Right’, get in-shape, have children, afford the perfect home and so on. I can admit that I have done this too....
Breathe… what successful women know about downtime
Are you more tired than ever? Feel like stopping the bus for a while so you can catch your breath? I’d be surprised if you didn’t. Research shows that burnout is up by 30% and mental health issues are being dubbed the second pandemic. People are dealing with chronic...
Why women don’t ask and what we can do about it…
After working with thousands of women during our Key Steps to Negotiate and Influence Your Way to Success training programme. I agree with the research out there and have seen first-hand. Women tend to shy away from asking for what they want and deserve, especially...
Beat brain fog and fatigue
Last week I sent you a FREE guide of Key Steps to Your Wellbeing in Times of Crisis. If you haven’t yet, you can still download the FREE guide and you are welcome to share it. In fact, please do. If you know someone who can benefit from it, I’d appreciate you sharing...
Your FREE guide to wellbeing in times of crisis
Last week I spoke about the impact of Covid on our soul and how many of us are feeling unsettled. In South Africa, you add in riots and looting, and many are feeling more than just a little unsettled. You might be reading this far removed from any violence – I hope...
Is Covid-19 unsettling your soul? And what to do if it is…
I recently read an article in the Psychiatric Times where Dr Pies stated that “Beyond unsettling our minds, the current pandemic unsettles our souls in ways we are just beginning to understand. Just as the COVID-19 virus attacks the respiratory tract, the pandemic...
Stop judging, I dare you…
Last week we spoke about the difference between discernment and judgement and the importance of practising the former and why we should stop the latter. Adayashanti says, “True sincerity reveals a powerful form of clarity and discernment that is necessary in order to...
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