15 Important Lessons For Creating Lasting Change

Stunning Vancouver Nature

In early March 2013 me, my husband and our son moved from Ireland to Vancouver, Canada to live (we had lived in Ireland for seven years having moved there from our home country, England, in 2006). It is a change we had been working on making happen for quite some time as part of our design life plans. Achieving such a big goal and dream has been exciting, deeply fulfilling and a hell of an adventure. But the path to making change happen … [Read more...]

The Key To A Fulfilling Life AND A Thriving Business

Get Clarity

One of the questions I get asked a lot is: "What is the key to having BOTH a fulfilling life AND a thriving business?" There are many things that contribute to that. So I think it is important to start at the very beginning. A significant contributing factor is that people haven't got total clarity on what "ideal" is to them. They know what they don't want, but what they want isn't detailed and specific enough to be able to create … [Read more...]

An Inspiring Story of Creating Success When The Odds Are Stacked Against You

Betty Smith

How many people do you think could set up a business at the age of 76, with no prior experience in that industry, in a country that is pretty much bankrupt and being bailed out by the IMF in order to stay financially solvent (Ireland)......and make a great success of it in less than 12 months? Sounds like the odds would be stacked against that doesn’t it? But that is exactly what a client I worked with for a few months last year … [Read more...]

4 Reasons to Start Designing Your Life as a Matter of Urgency

4 Reasons to start desiging your life as a matter of urgency

Last week I visited a family member who has non curable cancer. He has played an important role throughout my life. He drummed into me that life isn’t a dress rehearsal – that it is good to challenge the status quo and not to settle for mediocrity. His influence and support over the years have helped me create positive changes in my life. He has been a role model for living life large and on your own terms. I don’t know when, or … [Read more...]