What have we learnt so far from our mistakes? I’m sure anyone who has done anything similar can relate – and if you haven’t, enjoy this free lesson!
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Many people have asked us various questions about the trip from why we’re doing it, to what we’re looking forward to most, to nitty-gritty logistics. So, we answered them...
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It’s our conditioning to focus on outcomes - sometimes to the exclusion of many other (often more important) factors.
Sometimes we seem incapable of valuing things that we can’t immediately measure, or judge, especially in COMPARISON to others’ performance or lives.
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Spoiler alert – no! (well, I’m not, but apparently John sort-of is!) But there are some things we’re have on our concern list that we’ve been thinking about. It’s interesting to see that we don’t have many shared concerns, perhaps between us we seem to cover them all?!
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Ever dreamed of taking 3 months off? Or turning another vision or dream of yours into reality? Here are a number of top tips for achieving whatever you have your heart set on.
For many, I expect the answer to this question will come with a whole heap of "I'd love to, BUT..."
Let me help you with those...
Last time I wrote about the trip, by now we’d be on a countdown of 11 days to go. However…
The start of the big trip has been delayed. A few people have said “oh no! That sucks, I’m so sorry”.
And in a way, they’re not wrong. And, equally, it’s actually more than fine.
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Some of you won’t like what I’m about to say…even though, deep down, you know it is 100% true. It’s both immensely liberating and a little scary. Even when you try hard, and put in all the work, and try and imagine all scenarios, and plan, and contingency plan, and even when you’re FEELING in control…
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This is what a 4x4 enthusiast looks like! How did I end up falling in love with this way of travel and these vehicles that have led me to have huge dreams and continue to make them happen? How did I get here and why do I still do want to more of it? Read on…
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If you hear yourself thinking or saying phrases similar to these below, here are three easy tips to begin to change that way of thinking and, in doing so, boost your confidence.
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The big adventure is now all booked and I’m getting ready to go!
We’re taking 2.5 months off from October this year to drive our beloved 80’s series Toyota Landcruiser (‘Penelope’…as in, Penelope Cruiser!) through Botswana and Namibia.
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STOP SHAMING YOURSELF – & therefore others – for wanting or needing support, of any sort.
No matter whether you’re wanting support with work, a project, training, a challenge, parenting, relationships…you don’t have to figure it out yourself.
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If you want more happiness and more success, this ONE thing will get you there…
Stop.
The.
Comparisons.
We usually compare from a mentality of lack in ourselves versus others. If you keep doing this, you will never be truly happy or successful.
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What's your 'new normal'? And how can you respond?
I'm sharing my post-cancer new normal. Appointments in London every 3 months. Regular CT and MRI scans to determine if I am still clear. These usually take up a whole day.
As we look ahead to the start of 2021, I invite you to decide which of your versions of ‘reality’ you will challenge.
In coaching sessions, I often say to my clients that the words ‘reality’ and ‘realistic’ are banned. Why? Because this way of thinking can keep us trapped and stop us working towards things we want to achieve. Also, for the simple fact that every single one of us have a different version of what is or is not ‘realistic’.
Just a few years ago, I had achieved something pretty good, and I said to my husband, “I feel a little bit proud of myself”. (And I still said it slightly bashfully). He - a man who I was with for 15 years and knew me better than anyone - looked at me and said “I NEVER hear you say that”.
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We can often be overwhelmed by how much we SHOULD be doing. Demands seem to bombard us from every angle. But fear not! Help is at hand to manage these AND stay sane (yes, it is possible).
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“I do not mind telling you all, this hike is KICKING. MY. ASS. Firmly.”
Those were the words from my notes a couple of days earlier, in the middle of the 5 day, solo-hike that I was doing across Catalina Island in the U.S.
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Here’s one of the many ways I have been wrong…
Today my day started in the UK sea. In just a swimming costume. In October. At 6:50am. (With a group of wonderful people).
BUT...I used to think that these people were nutters. As I HATE being cold, I refused to believe that cold water swimming was everything that people banged on about.
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What’s your most painful failure - in any aspect of life?
Because in order to be ‘successful’, we need to ‘fail’.
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