Goal setting is a great tool to help us achieve what we want but it is null and void without accountability. So how do we ensure that we are accountable to achieve the goals we set for ourselves? There are many ways you can do it but in this modern era I believe the best ways are harnessing the use of technology so that we maximise what is already in our hands whilst rewiring the reasons why we engage with tech. This way we don’t perceive ourselves as doing something extra and we can harness the power of positive peer pressure. This is why I created the Daily Journal.

One of the values at Magnetic Confidence is to seek growth. Seeking growth is really important at making it confidence because we know that life doesn’t always come easily.

We all have busy lives and the reality is that's not going to change so it's about accepting the fact that life will continue to be busy and we will continue saying, ‘wow time is flying, we are almost at December already’ until we learn to really live in the moment.

On January 4 we launch the podcast impact of mindset. It was incredibly exciting to begin the journey into podcasting for the very first time and interview people that are inspirational have great insight into their own self-awareness and can really motivate other people with their stories.

Since January 4 we have had 25 episodes and I’m incredibly pleased about how well it has been received. I first started preparing for my podcast back in October 2020 I had no idea how much I would fall in love with my podcast. The reality is that podcasting lights me up, I really enjoy having conversations with other business owners & high-performers and I adore getting great feedback from people about how they loved interviews with different guests that they really got something out of the content that would be producing as part of the podcast.

I got sucked in by the Rockwear sale. It’s really not hard, the company is incredibly inclusive, caters for women who have curves and is super down to earth. So needless to say when they have a sale I find it takes a lot of self control not to buy new workout gear. With Toowoomba hitting 0.3 of a degree when I rose at 5am to workout earlier this week it just made sense to purchase more tights.

Years ago, I thought my greatest dream was to become a professional footballer, then at the age of 22 I was faced with the reality that I would have to work multiple jobs while also completing a heavy training schedule 3 hours away from where I lived on a regular basis, all because female athletes were paid measly wages. This combined with my desire to be a mum before I was 35 felt like a pressure cooker of decisions that directed what I would do next in sport. Not wanting to give up motherhood for sport, nor a career I had only just started I stayed with my career and stepped away from trying again to make it happen, it helped that an epic injury followed later that prevented me from playing football again. Looking back at those decisions now as a single, 35 year old it all feels ironic. I cannot change the decisions that I made, and I don’t have regrets, but I do want to share what I have learnt about chasing high performance in sport for upcoming athletes and parents that endeavour to support them.

Self-care is what keeps me sane, without self-care I cannot look after anyone else and as a coach that is everything that I do so essentially if I get it wrong, I cannot do my job. This is a distinction I think is important for anyone who works in the health and wellbeing space to get. Self-care is the foundation for your business.

So, are you looking for inspiration for how to practice self- care? Here are the things that I do to look after myself on a regular basis.

In our cars neutral just lets our car stay where it is, we don’t move forward or backwards, but it does allow our car to turn on without it going backwards. When life is tough, we need to put ourselves in neutral. Neutral gives us a place to operate with where we can go forward and to be honest, like a car, once we are here we are more likely to move forward than we are to go backwards.

How many times have you participated in exercise where you felt better afterwards? Many, right? This effect is proof that mental health is also physical. For generations we have spoken about mental health as if it’s a separate issue but it isn’t. Society knows that when we exercise we feel better, our mood is better, our productivity is better and our success is greater, so why don’t we treat our mental health as part of our physical health?

This year I decided to get out of my comfort zone and get back to playing community sport by joining my local AFL team, the Toowoomba bombers. I wanted to step back into social sport again for my health benefits and to fill the social void I know I would feel being my own boss. So far being associated with the South Toowoomba Bombers has been fantastic for that. I really wanted to share with you what it's been like me learning how to play AFL because it's the definition of getting out of my comfort zone and I’m absolutely loving it!

It’s my birthday and you know what that means I have hit another age bracket on a survey form. You might think that’s absolutely ridiculous but you usually get a few years when you don’t have to think about this we can take the same box and move on with your life but this year 35 feels different and here is why.

Several years ago I made a decision for myself not really fully understanding what that decision was, you see I made a pact with myself that I would become a mum by the time I’m 35. I didn’t have to have a baby physically in my hands but my birthday but I would need to be pregnant in the year of my 35th birthday the only problem is today is my 35th birthday.

I have decided to begin a podcast! This is a very exciting time for me, I’m really looking forward to hearing & seeing what you will enjoy about it.

The impact of mindset begins on January 4 2021. It has been a process I’ve been working on since October 2020 when I realise there was no need for me to hold back on the 2021 goal and that I should just do it right now. I’m so pleased that I have because we just days away from you getting to experience the very first episode of the impact of mindset.

COVID19 had affected aspects in our modern society mainly economically, psychologically, mentally, religiously basically anything you can mention the virus had a profound impact. When will this end? It’s still too soon to tell how long this epidemic will continue. Fever, coughing, trouble breathing, fatigue, sore throat, headache, nausea, and diarrhea are just some of the symptoms of the virus. If you think you have it, we advise you to stay at home. If you’re having trouble breathing call your local doctor/hospital so that you will be tended to with medical help as soon as possible. Keeping up with COVID19 related news is also helpful as it contains all the necessary information that could help you, your family, and community but be careful not to over-indulge on information provided by the media, it may do more harm than good on your mental health.

“Why don’t you have apple air pods?” This was something asked of me last week – surely you could own Apple air pods. Well of course I could but I chose not to.Why?

Apple air pods are $250 each which is equivalent to quite a lot of work being done for me for a week so I’d rather have less stress & more time than something that makes me look on-trend.

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This conversation isn’t one I’ve had infrequently. It appears to be a regular question; whether it’s air pods, a fancier phone or even a better car, the conversation is directed by perspective & confidence. How?

One of the greatest barriers to coping with mental health is the feeling that it isn't right, normal or dignified to be suffering from it and the only real solution to many of our private ordeals is to know that we are not alone. According to a study conducted by MentalHealth.gov, your mental health includes emotional, psychological, financial and social well-being. Our mental health affects our mindset, feelings, and actions. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is a very important aspect at any stage of our life and it often fluctuates based on what is happening for us. For this reason it is important that we never feel as though we are inadequate or ‘not good enough’ if we get out of balance or need extra support, it is perfectly normal to have more stress in our life, we cannot feel on top of the world or happy at all times.

In 2017, I walked back into a church after I hadn't been into a church for essentially two and a half years. Um, and it was hard. I had made so much progress with my personal development, I felt as though everything had been dealt with. Except for the fact that whenever I walked past a church, I would get angry.

How to be authentic and hopeful. At the same time. Authenticity is one of the most common words on social media, spoken about all the time. It is used frequently. In fact, any blog post or content online that contains authenticity, generally gets more viewing than most content out there.

Why? Because people want to be authentic, they want to be true to themselves, they want to know how to do this. But how do we have the balance between being authentic and having great hope for our future and what we can achieve? It's a question that has been asked to me by many people before because we know that people who want to be natural leaders and maximize their potential will want to be entrepreneurs and to change the face of the world or have a positive impact on the masses, or even just those that they care deeply about.

Welcome to this live where we get to talk about how to deal with people that are disruptive in our spaces. Sometimes these are people that don't intentionally intend to inflict pain, and in some cases, it's individuals who purposely go out of their way to inflict pain.

Being a woman kicks butt, we are incredibly capable, stronger than we know, and can achieve anything we want. Feminism has helped encouraged women to see this which has been brilliant but it also comes at the cost of femininity. Today I dive into the reasons why feminism without feminity creates a society women simply cannot have, It as unrealistic as a man wanting DD boobs on a size 8 girl- its impossible, and it’s about time women started realising it.