Brave Magazine - AUTUMN 2021

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AUTUMN ISSUE 2021

Starting the Year Right!

Make a lasting change in your life

11 tips to keep you on track in 2021

Small Business • Mindset • Wellbeing • Community

CREDITS

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this publication, we are full of gratitude.

Chief Editor Lisa Finn Powell Story Editor Fiona Donnelly, Telopea Services Design Andrea Mercado, Andrea Turner-Boys Feature Writer Lisa Finn Powell Regular Contributors Attention Experts www.attentionexperts.com Western Sydney Business Centre wsbusiness.com.au Gabby Benkovich judgeaccounting.com.au Images Sarah Keen

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Cover Acknowledgments Our WWA Leaders: Tina Mitchell Claire Hills Barbara Callan Fran Cane Melissa Woodward

Disclaimer

Kelly-Anne Cummings Sharon Veness Larissa Wright Lisa LaMaitre Gabrilelle Benkovich

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Hello everyone, It's nearly the end of March already! Normally I would say something like, 'Reflect on where you are tracking with your goals and focus for the first quarter and are you where you want to be' ? Isn't the reality often that we are never quite where we want to be?

Instead of asking yourself if you are tracking your goals, ask these questions instead.

Am I honouring myself with self-care? Am I taking time to pace or ground myself instead of spending all my time in my head?

Unfolding is key. I don't mean sit back and do nothing. I suggest having some fun, find pattern interrupts, take actions of course and then ALLOW things to UNFOLD - give yourself some breathing space. I have been doing this in my life more and more, my mantra is "Everything is unfolding in perfect timing". Give it a try!

This month our new Hills/ Parramatta chapter began. Larissa, Michelle, Stephanie, Naomi, Sarah & Avril are supporting you all in this region and gather on a Friday at Enzos Restaurant - Way to go team!

As usual, there is plenty on offer. We have created so many ways to connect and interact, support and chat. If you can't make a physical event, try our online networking events - Dr Sanjay Gupta recently released a book about creating healthy brains, and he advocates strongly for connection with others. Don't be so busy that you don't make time for connection, have a laugh or share inspiration - it's so important doctors are telling us to!

Until next time Im sending you big virtual hugs.

Andy xx

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Welcome to the Autumn edition of Brave Magazine!

We're changing things up a bit here and have decided to bring you four big seasonal issues per year.

The Autumn issue is all about starting your year on track and we have loads of interesting articles with great advice on goal setting, planning, plotting and planting seeds to bloom in 2021 and beyond!

We are also giving a nod to International Women's Day. Our cover and feature article this month is of the wise and energetic Abby Rees, coach facilitator and change maker extraordinaire! She inspires us all to reframe our narrative and rewrite the stories we tell ourselves.

We are also very excited to welcome a number of new authors this month so make sure you give them a good look in.

Up next is the Winter Issue due out in June. Get in touch with me now if you'd like to contribute because the deadline for final submissions is 30 April.

Take Care Lisaxx

THIS ISSUE - CONTENTS Regular Series Andy's Desk

From our Editor

Cover Story Abby Rees: The Stories we Tell Ourselves

by Lisa Finn Powell

Small Business Planning, Practicing&Proactive: Planting Success in 2021

by Michelle Katz Starting Off Well So We Succeed

by Chandu Bickford

Health & Wellbeing Thirst for First

by Andrea Turner Boys Meal Ideas for Late Summer/ Early Autumn

by Informed Health, Nutrition & Wellbeing

Mindset Finding the Key to Unlocking Creativity

by Sharon Veness Starting the Year Right

by Larissa Wright The Word that Hurts and Heals

by Sarah Keen How to Make a Lasting Change in Your Life

by Kelly-Anne Cummings Personal Growth

by Anne Barratt 11 Tips to Keep You On Track in 2021

by Lisa LaMaitre Get Into the Habit with Powerful Goal Setting

by Linda Campbell

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The first time I met Abby Rees was

Abby Rees The Stories we Tell Ourselves

By Lisa Finn Powell

in a Zoom meeting. She has one of those larger-than-life personalities that somehow allowed her that day to quite easily transcend the gap in the ether, between computers, through wires and cables, across signals and networks, making me feel like I was right there in the room with her in a front row seat!

She was a bundle of energy with a huge smile framed in bright pink lippy. She had that ‘room’ instantly entranced as she delivered her message of positivity, growth and empowerment!

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MEET ABBY REES When I later asked her to describe what it was that she ‘did’, she said, “Technically, what I DO is coaching, facilitation and culture change. But, honestly within each of these elements, what I really do is create spaces that facilitate people to think differently, deeply, to see what was previously invisible, to question it and to redesign it.”

Through her award-winning (she won Altitude Award’s Changemaker category in 2020) coaching and facilitation business PunkPD, she uses two primary skills: making visible the invisible experience of being human and synthesising complex information quickly. This enables her to work across a range of fields and understand the complexities quickly. “This allows me to continue to learn and integrate new information into what I am doing” she explained, “I never facilitate the same content in the same way. It’s always growing, expanding!”

Her goal is to help people to make incredibly powerful changes in their own lives. She says it’s like “turning the spotlight onto the subconscious and getting a good look at all the silent elements orchestrating so much of our lives". She goes on to explain that these unconscious drivers are "ugly little buggers” and often they are "gifts" from other people. “When we can see these things, understand our habits of thought, how we make meaning, the meaning we attach to our perceptions, we are in an incredibly powerful place for change and conscious living.”

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What’s really compelling about Abby is that she walks the walk! In spite of some serious obstacles in a very challenging upbringing, she has managed to create a very successful and joyful life of learning and growing. She has earned multiple degrees, diplomas and qualifications and thus calls herself an "education junkie"!

And even more impressive than that is a skill that she attributes to a lifelong learning curve, which is to be conscious of her own narrative.

“By this I mean how we frame stories or events to others and to ourselves- what meaning are we attaching to things? What is the construct of our identity? How we narrate our ourselves? For in creating our narrative, we either step towards or away from our own power and our own choices.

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MEET ABBY REES And this has developed over the course of

“I’m no Pollyanna, but I am very drawn to

my life. Sure, my life has been incredibly

people who speak in empowered ways and

hard and painful in parts. But it’s also, and

amplify the helpful and productive parts of

not always at different times, been

their world, those who look for the lessons in

incredibly beautiful. It depends on which I

the dirt, pick them out, dust them off and

emphasise when I tell you or tell myself the

keep going. That’s why I love Women with

story. The most important bit for me is that

Altitude-so empowering!”

it’s all just a story. What matters is what I’ve done with it.”

On what International Women’s Day means to her, she explained that it is a great reminder

She does have a little bug-bear which she

and opportunity for women to check their

tenderly calls "pain porn", describing it as

narrative! “Are we controlling the narrative or

the way in which some people find it so

is it being controlled for us? What narratives

much easier to bond and connect over

or norms are we reinforcing through our own

sharing pain-based stories. My husband

behaviours and habits that we really don’t

always... I’m so tired… I never have the time…

want to anymore? For example, being the one

and how we tend to socially reward and

carrying the ‘mental load’ for the household

praise this. Oh, I know what you mean…

or being the ‘nice’ boss.

Me too.

“When I circle way above these seemingly little interactions, I am bewildered by how unhealthy this is,” Rees said. "It’s like we’re encouraging people to create unhealthy dynamics in their lives, praising them for maintaining them and allowing exhaustion, busyness, and a sub-par existence to be social badges. This occurs in friendships as well as organisations, and has some pretty horrendous cumulative impacts.”

Her ideal would be to flip that culture so that we instead bond over what went right…a cool choice you made, a moment where you really felt connection, a boss who did something brave, an award that you really want to celebrate (instead of downplaying to make yourself more socially acceptable).

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MEET ABBY REES Are we, even in the way we talk about

But, as a self-described "rebel thinker and

our own bodies, reinforcing that our

arbitrary rule breaker" she has one final tip, a

value is in our looks or that we are

rule for life that she swears by:

supposed to look a certain way to be worthwhile or desirable? While I am

"For an effervescent life, keep your thoughts

conscious of this throughout the year,

fearless, your emotions constructive and your

IWD amplifies this focus for me and I

actions venturesome!”

dig deeper with myself and with my friends and those close to me. Are we

I’m writing that one on the bathroom mirror

putting our focus into who we are and

in bright pink lippy!

how we contribute? Are we designing and reinforcing a new normal? In our own minds, in our narrative with others, with the material we choose to consume (marketing, social media, books, etc.), with the stories we share with our kids, in responding to the flippant comments from others? Are we conscious about what we are telling the world about who we are?”

I contemplate these questions as they land softly. I want to tuck them under my arm, grab a cup of tea and find a quiet place to sit with them, turning each one over in my hand, having a closer look, making sure to take in all of the detail so I can find a way to implement them into my own life.

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Planning, Practicing & Proactive Planting Success in 2021

BY MICHELLE KATZ

Can you believe that 2021 is in full swing already? Many of us have big goals that we want to achieve this year and concentrating on three key areas – planning, practicing and being proactive can help your business grow. If you are serious about blooming in 2021 then you need to look at planting seeds that will grow into success.

Planning There are three main steps to concentrate on when beginning to plan your business activities in 2021: Analyse your business and what you want to achieve this year Create a strategy that will give you a clear direction Stay focused on your core offering. As entrepreneurs we get easily distracted, so one of the things that really helps is staying focused on our core offering. That does not mean that we have to knock back fun projects. Instead, it is assessing where our income is coming from and adjusting your time accordingly. When you start work every day do you focus on where your money is coming from?

Practicing Planning is essential, but don’t get caught up so much that the months go by and you are still sitting in planning mode.

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Don’t be afraid to jump in and start doing what you need to do, throw yourself in and forgive your mistakes as you learn because it is all a part of your journey.

Give yourself KPI’s and stretching targets that will keep you engaged and excited to smash them.

Proactive Planting Connecting with existing and new customers is a great way to practice proactive planting.

Communicate with your target market through multiple marketing channels.

Make sure you share your love for what you do. Showing your dedication and enthusiasm for your business will steer you in the right direction. Staying engaged with your target market will help you build lasting relationships that will help your business to continue to bloom over the years.

Practice gratitude Celebrate your achievements along the way. These wins are all important parts of the success cycle. So, rejoice and repeat.

Good Luck for 2021 – You’ve got this!

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BUSINESS

Starting off so we

well

succeed

BY CHANDU BICKFORD

Starting something new can be a challenge.

So how do we do it? What can we latch onto

But what is it that makes it so hard? Why do we

to stop us putting things off and get us going

procrastinate or put it off?

again? Our calendar months, the financial

Think back to the last time you had to start

year, school terms, the beginning of every

something new.

new week, as well as each new moon cycle

Maybe you were learning a new system for

offer us opportunities to review, re-focus and

work or hiring a staff member? Maybe you

renew our commitment to our goals and

were wanting to begin a new fitness or health

dreams. I’ve used the following steps over my

routine or moving from your established home

years in education and business to help

or workplace?

others and myself get started and stay on

Think about how you came to make that

track.

decision to make the change. Did outside

1. Set aside time to feel into what really

circumstances force you? (think Covid,

needs to be done. Try not to only focus on

legislative changes, drop in sales/income) Or

the urgent things here, feel into the

was the motivation more personal? (ill-health,

bigger picture of your work and life, your

relationship changes, deep inner knowing).

vision.

The factors that motivate us to start something

2. Prioritise what needs to be done so you

new or make a change are crucial. If we make

can be clear about what deadlines need to

the decision ourselves, we are more likely to

be met and what can wait.

feel inclined to do it, than if we are forced. But

3. Delegate and outsource where you can

if we are forced or expected to do something,

– knowing we don’t have to do everything

we are often more likely to actually do it,

can make us feel less daunted and more

because it needs to be done (think quarterly

able to get through our tasks.

BAS, study deadlines or yearly tax.)

4. Make a plan to do what needs to be

As business owners, we all know the way to

done- Sitting and writing down what

succeed is to get off to a good start, but

needs to be done and when, is very

sometimes getting started can feel like getting

helpful. Having it clear and in-front of us,

a heavy aircraft off the ground.

getting it on a page (or computer screen) and out of our head can make it real and therefore do-able.

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5. Chunk them back – break tasks down into smaller, more manageable (or tasty) morsels, they are easier to tackle that way.

6. Set a time for yourself and do a couple of the tasks to get some traction – clear your desk, pay three bills, book two appointments – these are all usually quick and easy things to manage to get things in motion. They help us feel confident and get us started.

7. Review your work tasks regularly – tick them off your list as you complete them, check in and ask yourself, did I achieve what I needed to today?

8. Celebrate the small wins and things you’ve done – make a plan to take a break, go for a walk, book that coffee with a friend.

9. Finish your day by creating a plan for the next time you come back to your tasks – write out your list, have the priorities outlined so they are not rattling around in your head while you’re supposed to be resting.

10. Make a new plan to follow through on what still needs doing and leave it! This

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is crucial. Letting things go gives us both distance and perspective.

11. Take a proper break at the end of your day - refresh yourself and rest knowing that when you resume work, you know exactly where you’ll be starting from.

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Finding the Key to unlocking

Creativity

BY SHARON VENESS

Have you ever been told that you are not good at art or that you shouldn’t try to be creative because others are so much better at it than you?

Art therapy/art healing and creativity coaching aim to unlock subconscious blockages in both mind and body that may have been blocked for many years.

US research professor, author and podcaster, Brene Brown recognises that shame can build up around art and creativity and has said that,“85% of the men and women I’ve interviewed over the last thirteen years remember something so shaming that happened to them in school that it changed how they thought of themselves as learners...

50% of those wounds were around art and creativity”.

These sad statistics highlight the huge percentage of people from Brene’s study who have lost faith in their ability to learn new things and to be creative because of something they experienced in their early

Art therapy is not just about creating a beautiful painting or drawing but instead draws deeply from the field of psychoanalysis to focus on interpreting images and symbolism. By opening up and examining the blockages holding people back gives them the opportunity to live a more authentic and fulfilling life and to connect with their creative brilliance.

A creative mindset can also be beneficial in business by helping businesses maintain a greater focus, express themselves more creatively and to reach out more successfully to clients.

years.

So many people resist tapping in to their creativity because they have deep-seated blockages holding them back from expressing themselves creatively. When we have blockages in mindset and life goals, we may experience blockages in other areas of our life including: our health, wellbeing, business

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Starting the year right

BY LARISSA WRIGHT

PHOTO CREDIT: SARAH KEEN

Research suggests (see womenshealth.com.au) the most stressed out mums are those who have three children. However, those who have four or more are less stressed. Perhaps the more you have the easier it is to handle them?

Or perhaps, whatever situation we are in we feel stress and it’s just that some women handle it better than others. For many of us there is a lot of pressure going into 2021. The pressure for it to be a better year than the last. To make money. To balance it all. Lots of pressure.

The American Psychological Society (2019) reports, “More women than men have physical symptoms due to stress. Women are more likely than men to stress about money and the economy. Married women are more likely than single to feel higher levels of stress.” With this in mind, 2021 might be looking a bit bleak.

However, despite this, there are a few things that every woman can do to start the year right.

Regardless of the number of children you have!

Work on getting ‘enough’ sleep Those women who sleep better are able to control their stress levels so much better.

Harvard Medical School reported that people need between 7-9 hours sleep. Listen to your body.

Work on Eating ‘well’ What we eat positively and negatively impacts our health and in turn, our stress levels.

Foods like fruit and vegetables have a higher vibration than packaged food. When we eat food that we know will affect our digestive or immune system first thing in the morning, it’s harder to cope with the stress that is thrown at us throughout the day. The same goes for what we drink –our body needs water.

Let’s make 2021 amazing. We have the tools.

We have the community to support us. We are amazing women and are capable of so much.

Work on your mindset Keeping a positive frame of mind is important, while we cannot necessarily control what happens outside of us, we definitely can control our mindset. Our mindset supports our focus, it shapes who we are now and who we will be in future.

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The Word that

hurts and heals

BY SARAH KEEN

2020 was monopolised by one word.

No, not that word. One that you encountered even more frequently.

The word was DON’T. It took over the audial landscape, news browsing and bumper television consumption.

Don’t go out. Don’t hold parties. Don’t enter if you have a sore throat. If in doubt: don’t, and stay tuned for more don’ts. The don’ts kept us safe, but sad. Protected but disconnected.

Social media commentary lauded division over harmony: people you didn’t know didn’t want to know you if you did not abide by the don’ts.

The word crept in and halted the normal limits of possibility. The risks you fancied you would take one day, the extraordinary potential and luck that a word like twenty-twenty vowed to bring were quickly pared back with one don’t after another.

The end of the year arrived with a sluggish slide for most people, and Happy New Year took on a precious, urgent meaning. 2021 needed to be new, and it definitely needed to be happy. At the time of writing, the don’ts have settled into a muted ebb and flow.

Weddings, meetings and café crowds flourish and diminish, flourish and diminish, like flowers following the sun. The same words hum along in a familiar background rhythm.

Masks. Restrictions. Quarantine. Borders. The don’ts are déjà vu don’ts, freeing up thought space for new wonderings.

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If not in 2020, bludgeoned by crisis, then certainly in 2021. The hopes and blueprints for thriving small business have been bruised but not beaten. Delayed but not disbanded.

Enter the women who own those small businesses. To them, ‘don’t’ isn’t just about risk and consequence. They use it in a way to communicate with each other which is entirely unique to them. Unlike any other word in the cosmos of human interaction.

Don’t hide your talent. Don’t fear your creative inspiration. Don’t let that deadline sail by because you didn’t think you were good enough to apply. Don’t say yes to projects which you know will sap the energy you need for the endeavours that excite you.

Don’t forget that I’m only a text message away. Don’t sit on that idea indefinitely, waiting for the other don’ts to quieten down enough for you to make a run for it.

The inspiring, positive don’ts are all well and good in a meme, a TED talk or even a magazine article like this one. Yes, yes - we’ve heard it all before. Don’t wait: be great.

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From one business buddy to another, the

But the light don’ts (the don’t give

don’ts take on a magical quality because

ups) have no such limits: they can be

that person knows your struggles

seeded liberally, lovingly and most

intimately. They saw your exhilaration and

importantly, locally. To those

feisty determination as twenty-twenty

business friends whose

arrived. They saw the wind knocked out of

companionship you frequented in

your sails. They saw you pivot – toedipping, teetering, testing and trialling your way through those twelve months.

They saw you survive and your hopes swell for new beginnings.

And now a timely tap on the shoulder: don’t stop now. I see you. Don’t you dare give up.

What a gift. One to unwrap and savour in the mind on the days when the task list looks impenetrable, the kids are uncontrollable and social media

2019, those new faces who have found your tribe, and even those people who run their own small shop down the street – whose only knowledge of you is a brief smile and a card tap. They like to feel seen too.

This is your annual assignment. Let your good don’ts out-shout the others and keep your peers climbing.

On those days they need to remember, they will.

engagement is unremarkable.

Surely this is altitude. A whisper which transforms the most dark and despairing of words into a tough, trusting skyward push, uttered by someone who scoffs at perfection but prizes your progress.

The dark don’ts of 2020 (the don’t go outs) tempt a daily tolerance limit. There are only so many we can take before the veneer starts to crack and plans lose their preparation and polish. Safety over striving. Sensibility over socialising.

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How to make

lasting change in your life

BY KELLY ANNE CUMMINGS

Having had so much of our life upended courtesy of the Covid pandemic, many people have reassessed the way they live their lives.

Some have realised that they are tired of the hustle and bustle and want to make big changes, but often don’t know where to start.

The first step is to do a stocktake of your life.

Consider your current health, the conditions of your relationships, your finances, your career/ business, and your spiritual wellbeing. Are these areas all healthy and blossoming or are they ripe and rotting? When part of your life is neglected, it can only take a small crisis for everything to come tumbling down.

When we start to make changes in our lives, it’s important that we don’t give up when we don’t see results as quickly as we would like. We need to keep turning up and putting in the work if we want to give new things an opportunity to grow.

Slow is the new sexy! By exercising patience, we can expect to achieve greater results than rushing or worse still, giving up all together. It’s not reasonable to expect to lose 10kg after attending a gym once and changing your food for a week. Expecting crowds of people to flock to your business and buy your product immediately after building a website and printing up business cards is not a reasonable expectation.

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It’s important to set realistic deadlines. It takes time to get fit and healthy and to build a business with a positive reputation.

It’s also important to make sure that you are really clear about what you want.

Concentrate on the positive outcome instead of what you are avoiding e.g. a positive statement would be, ‘I want to be known for offering great service and quality products’ rather than ‘I want to run a business that doesn’t go broke and offers bad service’.

Notice the difference?

To summarise: Slow down and take time to be present and breathe.

Reassess what is important and meaningful to you.

Consider downsizing, decluttering, and simplifying your life. It’s much easier to build upon an organised and ordered life.

Are you ready to take your first step today?

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Personal Growth

BY ANNE BARRATT

Personal growth is the process of bettering and developing yourself and is something we need to revisit at various times throughout your life.

How does a person decide what parts of their life they need to work on? Everyone has some part of life they need or want to improve. Of course, it’s one thing to want to improve part of your life but quite another thing to actually do it. How do you go about making a change in your life? It can be a challenging task especially if you have spent most of your life up to this point just living day to day.

The challenge however, is definitely worth it when you experience the sense of accomplishment and fulfillment when you have successfully made that change. Do you ever think about the things in your life that you would really like to change? Finding things, you need to work on is not as complicated as we make it. Start where you are.

Project you An important skill as an adult is selfdevelopment. Self-mastery, and learning how to be competent at activities of daily living are only the beginning. Beyond the skills that help you advance in your career and passions, tap into your own motivation and drive to find the path to elevate yourself beyond the status quo.

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You are your own self-development project.

You are the boss, the architect, and the quality control team.

Start with a list Yes, really. Make a list of what YOU think you need to work on. Then narrow it down to one goal and create a plan of tasks to take on one at a time. Do this once a month. Some of your goals will change. Some won’t matter anymore. Some new items will pop up. There is nothing more satisfying than marking off a goal you have accomplished.

Treat yourself Making progress is motivating. Reaching milestones creates the energy to keep going.

Reward yourself for progress along the way.

These rewards don’t have to be extravagant.

They could be as simple as watching a favourite movie or treating yourself to a favourite takeaway meal. A small treat after hard work, and reaching a goal is a great way to motivate yourself to stay on track and keep going. Celebrate that progress.

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Network Share your goals and vision with likeminded individuals. This can be friends, supportive family, colleagues, fellow business owners or even social media groups. You don’t have to all be in the same physical location to support each other. Sharing highs, lows, successes, and failures are a great way to gain insight and camaraderie on your journey of personal growth. You are not alone in your desire for change.

Life is an ever-changing journey and Expand your mind

at different stages in your life, your

Personal improvement cannot be

goals and perspectives may change.

achieved in a single day. This journey is

When this happens don’t be

a process and the change can be

concerned, it might be the time to

gradual. A great way to begin creating a

check in and make sure that you are

growth mindset in your life is to open

living life in tune with your goals and

your mind up to new ways of personal

dreams. Try to ensure that you

growth. Learning from the experiences

continue on the quest for self-

and advice of others can be inspiring

knowledge, self-mastery, and

and you can access their ideas by: browsing through social media, self-help or psychology books, study goal setting, attending conferences, and listening to podcasts. Take note of the ideas that speak to you and reflect on how you can

personal improvement. This is as important aspect of living a fulfilling and balanced life.

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incorporate them into your life.

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11 tips to keep you

on track

in 2021

BY LISA LAMAITRE

1. Sleep – please don’t short change yourself on sleep. The Mayo Clinic recommends 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night.

2. Nutrition – we all know we feel better when we eat fresh, quality food, and limit highly processed foods. What needs adjusting on your shopping list to see more nutritious food on your plate?

3. Hydration – each cell in our body needs water to function. There are a number of hydration tracking apps and websites available to help you keep sipping all day!

4. Movement – regular exercise helps to keep our muscles and joints supple and strong.

What’s a movement activity that you love to do? Choose one that you love and do it regularly.

5. Support – name three people you rely on to support you emotionally? Now name three people who rely on you? Emotional support increases longevity, improves psychological functioning and immunity.

6. Me time – when was the last time you had some one-on-one time with yourself?

Regular solitude has been shown to increase empathy, increase productivity, spark creativity, and allow for reflection and self-awareness.

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7. Plan – if you want to manage your team better, spot any issues, improve cashflow, focus on your goals or reach milestones then taking time to plan for your business is essential. Remember to make planning a regular habit.

8. Connect – whether its socialising with friends, catching up with family, networking with business colleagues or building a team we need to make time to be and feel connected.

9. Check ins – finding someone to be your accountability partner can help you stay on track with your professional and personal goals.

10. Gratitude – remember to thank the people around you who are supporting you.

Genuine words of thanks, a note or gift lets those invested in our journey, know that their efforts are valued and appreciated.

11. Celebrate – regardless of what the year ahead holds, CELEBRATE IT! Celebrate the wins and the learnings.

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BY LINDA CAMPBELL

Well, the new year has truly started and I’m

Treat everything as a learning experience. If

getting used to writing 2021 instead of 2020,

you fail to stick to your resolution today,

although it takes a while. How are you going

what can you do differently tomorrow? Look

with any goals or resolutions that you set?

for things you can adjust to make achieving

Remember that this is about forming new habits

your goal easier. Be flexible and take things

and that takes perseverance.

in your stride.

It's best to just focus on one new habit at a time.

Once you're doing this automatically then you can start on changing something else.

Many people fail at their resolutions because they quit when things get hard. You have to be totally committed to changing. Just imagine if you were going to get a massive fine - say $500,000 if you had just one cigarette or if you ate that chocolate. Would you still do it? That's the level of commitment and determination that you need to develop.

Take each day at a time and think about working on your goal for just that day. When you focus too far ahead, it's hard to keep up the motivation. If something triggered the old behaviour, think about how you can deal with that when it happens again.

Be careful who you share your goal with. It is good to have a group of supportive friends who will hold you accountable or who may share your goal. Some people are more interested in bringing you down rather than building you up, the sort of person who says, 'Go on - just have one. It won't hurt you'. They don't like to see others succeed where they have failed. So, choose your support group carefully.

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To help you achieve those resolutions, here are some goal-setting tips.

Many of you will be familiar with SMART goal setting. This variation on SMART is even more powerful than the original.

1) Write your goal down.

2) Be specific e.g. decide how much weight you will lose or how much money you will save.

3) Give your goal a realistic time frame.

4) Write your goal in the present tense as if you're already successful.

5) We're motivated by feelings so imagine how you will feel at that exact moment when you realise you've reached your goal. Include the steps you took to get there.

6) Have some way of measuring your progress.

7) Focus on what you want rather than what you don’t want. When you focus on what you don’t want, e.g. 'I don’t want to be in debt.'

While you're motivated to begin with, once you start feeling more comfortable, your motivation decreases. Instead focus on saving a stated amount of money.

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8) Break your goal down into small steps with a time frame for each. Reward yourself when you reach those smaller milestones.

9) Be flexible. Unexpected things happen be prepared to change your plan or even your goal to meet new challenges. Don’t get discouraged or beat yourself up - just stay focused on the big picture.

10) Be committed and keep going, even when it seems really hard. If you don't reach your goal within the time frame, reset it.

Example: It is 30th November, 2021 and I've just deposited $500 into my account and I now have saved $40,000. I feel elated and excited because now I can get that housing loan. I did this through increasing my clients and cutting down on unnecessary expenses.

It is January 28th, 2022 and I'm wearing my new dress (specify the size, style and colour). I'm looking at myself in the mirror and I feel proud, happy and energised. I achieved this through eating sensibly and exercising every day.

Linda Campbell Mind Mastery To change your life, you need to change the way that you think. At Mind Mastery you will learn proven techniques that will help you to do just that!

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Write your goal like this and notice how much more motivated you feel. And remember to stay focused!

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ALL ABOUT YOUR

& h T l Hea

g n i e b l Wel

After that meditation it followed me

HEALTH & WELLBEING

The thirst for

First

around as I daydreamed, drove, pondered, asking myself, ‘what do I want?’ I continued to get nothing. Nada.

Do I need to sleep? What is wrong with me?

Sure, I could roll out the clichés, that it would be nice to have some more money

BY ANDREA TURNER BOYS

or a new car, but on a nurturing level this would just superficial and disingenuine.

Understanding oneself, knowing what you want or need is the foundation of being a

‘Put your oxygen mask on you first, then on your children’, this is the example given by gurus, coaches and positivity kings and queens about how we must put ourselves first.

Take care of yourself so that you can take care of others.

There are countless conversations that no doubt you have participated in, ruminating how challenging it is to do this as a woman, partner, mother, friend, counsellor. I have to level with you - I have sucked at it. I put so many other things ahead of my own needs that peoplepleasing, bending, changing and practically selling myself to make sure another was sorted or felt valued became my modus operandi.

Why is this something to discuss? Do you see yourself, your sister or friend do this too?

Oprah talks about ‘the disease to please’.

This summer I realised that I lost myself.

I lost my needs I forgot what they were. So numbed to the frantic pace of to-do lists and trying to keep all of my commitments and overcompensation that when I finally slowed and stopped to rest, I didn't know what I wanted. It first came to light during a meditation and a process of asking for what you want. When I took deep breaths and tried to visualise what I wanted for myself, I had nothing. I could close my eyes and visualise what I wanted for members of Women with Altitude, I could easily visualise what I would love for our movement and organisation, I can visualise what I want for my children and husband, but when it comes to me, It felt weird.

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functioning human, is it not?

I decided I must be very burnt out or tired and so I took an extended Christmas break.

What was the lesson or the outcome of this rest time? I discovered that in order to reconnect with myself, the requirement of me is to put my needs first.

Even if I don't know what those needs are.

I'm embarrassed to say that I had the large orange man's (who we never really want to speak of again) words in my head, instead of 'America first' it was 'Andrea first'. It sounded so strange and egotistical but deep down I know it’s neither. It's a reminder for me to be kinder to myself. To prioritise sleep, to not say yes immediately, to give me time to decide to see how it feels, and above all, it means pacing myself, and being ok when I haven't met a deadline. To rediscover what my needs are, I commit to myself, to have a thirst for putting myself first. The wheels are in motion, it's not an immediate fix, and there are still not freely flowing thoughts or certainty of what I want in my life, but there is a feeling of being calmer, more present and settled.

Hopefully, clarity will soon follow.

This year my challenge to myself, and to all of you, is put yourself in first position. Your needs are important and not to be negotiated with or deviated from. Who’s with me?

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MEAL IDEAS FOR

Late Summer Early Autumn FROM INFORMED HEALTH NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING

Potato Salad INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS 1. Cut potatoes and carrots into large cubes and boil until tender, drain and place into a glass bowl

500g potatoes 3 large carrots 1 cup whole egg mayonnaise OR 1 cup of avocado mashed with 2T of extra virgin olive oil, ½ lemon, juiced and ½ a finely

2. Combine mayonnaise or avocado with lemon juices and chives in a small bowl 3. Pour over warm potato and stir gently to avoid breaking the potatoes

chopped red onion (for a Mexican style potato salad) 1 small lemon juiced 1 bunch of chives 100g bacon chopped ½ cup continental parsley

NUTRITION based on one serving

4. Sauté bacon in pan over medium heat for approx. 3 minutes or until golden, set aside to cool then add bacon and parsley the potatoes and stir gently 5. Season with salt and pepper and serve as a side dish with your favourite meal 6. Stir through some rocket for some extra vegetables yum!

SERVES 4 PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 15 MINS TOTAL TIME: 30 MINS

Calories

399

Protein

12g

Informed Health Nutritional

Fat

27g

Wellbeing:

Carbohydrate

23g

Pumpkin, Feta & Walnut Salad

INGREDIENTS ½ cup roasted butternut pumpkin

(approx. 100g) 1 tablespoon pepitas (pumpkin

DIRECTIONS 1. Prepare ingredients 2. Combine in a bowl and dress with avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil 3. Season with salt, pepper, and vinaigrette of choice

seeds) 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds 1 tablespoon walnuts 30g baby spinach and rocket mixed

SERVES 1 PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 0 TOTAL TIME: 15 MINS

30g feta diced ½ T extra virgin olive oil

NUTRITION based on one serving Calories

357

Protein

16g

Fat

33g

Carbohydrate

8g

Informed Health Nutritional Wellbeing:

Green Chicken Curry INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons Ayam green curry paste Coconut oil for cooking 500g chicken thigh fillets roughly chopped 1 medium brown onion roughly chopped 1 medium carrot roughly chopped

DIRECTIONS 1. Heat a medium to large frying pan over a high heat and add in coconut oil and green curry paste. Stir until it becomes fragrant 2. Add in carrots and onions and stir fry them in the curry paste for approximately 3 minutes 3. Add in the chicken and lightly brown

1 tin Ayam coconut milk 270ml 1 bunch of bok choy roughly chopped

4. Turn down the heat, add coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes

1 medium head of broccoli roughly

5. Add in the broccoli and bok choy and simmer for a further 10 minutes

chopped

6. Serve with cauliflower rice or basmati rice and enjoy!

NUTRITION based on one serving Calories

311

Protein

28g

Fat

31g

Carbohydrate

9g

SERVES 4 PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 45 MINS TOTAL TIME: 1 HOUR Informed Health Nutritional Wellbeing:

Spinach, Ricotta and Pumpkin Bake INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

100g baby spinach leaves

1. Preheat oven to 180°C

½ cup coconut cream

2. Sauté the baby spinach leaves in olive oil on a low heat for approx. 2 minutes

400g fresh full fat ricotta cheese 1/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese 800g butternut pumpkin, peeled, thinly sliced 1 small brown onion, halved,

3. Combine coconut cream, ricotta, and parmesan in a bowl. Season with pepper 4. Place one third of the pumpkin, spinach, onion and cream mixture in a greased oven-proof dish. Repeat with remaining pumpkin, spinach, onion and cream mixture 5. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove cover. Bake for 30 minutes or until pumpkin is tender and top is lightly browned 6. Leave to cool and serve

thinly sliced

NUTRITION Calories

335

SERVES 6 PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 1 HOUR TOTAL TIME: 1 HOUR AND 15 MINS

Protein

16g

Informed Health Nutritional

Fat

33g

Carbohydrate

12g

based on one serving

Wellbeing:

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Would you like to speak at our events?

Here are the upcoming themes: March - International Women's Day - Women in leadership April - Creative Comfort Zone May - Mind your Money Month June - Open theme July - Check in Challenge - How are your 2021 goals tracking?

August - Digital Dexterity September - Spring Clean Your Everything October - Small Business Month November - Mental Health & Mindset Month

Contact Lisa Finn Powell at members@womenwithatitude.com.au

BE IN THE NEXT

BRAVE

MAGAZINE

Would you like to write for our magazine? Brave Magazine welcomes articles that are empowering, informative, entertaining, humorous or moving.

Our regular sections include: • Small Business • Feature Article • Mindset • Member Spotlight • Health & Wellbeing Upcoming issues, themes and deadlines: Winter Issue: Digital Dexterity We are accepting articles on working in the digital space, including tech tips, productivity app suggestions, digital marketing ideas and Mindset, Health & Wellbeing advice for an increasingly online world.

Submission deadline for completed articles: 3 May Spring Issue: Spring Clean Your Everything We are accepting articles on how to spruce up just about anything in your life and business from your socials to your spreadsheets, your workspace to your wellbeing, your money to your mindset, your health to your happiness!

Submission deadline for completed articles: 2 Aug We are open to all of your ideas - get creative!

Contact our Chief Editor Lisa Finn Powell at members@womenwithaltitude.com.au

BECOME A

Leader

of a WWA or MWA chapter near you!

Want to expand your profile, stretch yourself, grow your business and build a community?

Become a leader and start a chapter in your area, Full support and fun along the way, enquire today.

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