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Podcast: Finding Your True Voice

Podcast: Finding Your True Voice

I was on The Creative Zone Podcast recently, chatting with Tali Brash about the incredible transformation I experienced from meeting and creatively expressing my inner voices. In this episode we chat about: Navigating such a huge internal transition in my life My...

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How I found light in the darkness of dementia

How I found light in the darkness of dementia

For regular readers of my blog, and those who have been part of my journey since Think Bespoke was first established, you'll know that one of the driving forces behind starting my business was my Mum's diagnosis of dementia (specifically vascular dementia and...

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How to Get More Thinking Time in Each Day

How to Get More Thinking Time in Each Day

Technology is now a key part of so much of how we relate to the world. I've personally used technology as a tool to grow Think Bespoke's business with our LinkedIn specialist training. New clients are sometimes surprised when I pull out a notebook and pen or my paper...

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Why Patience is a Virtue

Why Patience is a Virtue

It’s 5.30pm on a Sunday evening and my flight is delayed. We've boarded but we are not moving. This means I’ve enjoyed the best part of the last hour reading through the inspiring articles sprinkled throughout The Collective Hub, a magazine that takes a fresh...

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Why Your Values Matter

Why Your Values Matter

At the original rainforest market, hidden at the back of the many markets scattered in the main street of Kuranda you’ll find a small stall amongst the natural hand made ice cream vendors, encouraging you, for just $2, to find out the characteristics of the high...

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Why I Want You To Book Annual Leave

Why I Want You To Book Annual Leave

I believe your appetite for planning regular holidays and taking short breaks over long weekends is strongly influenced by your parent's approach to taking holidays when you were part of the family's holiday plans. Growing up, we had regular holidays as a family,...

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How to Get Back on Track When You’re Feeling Lost

How to Get Back on Track When You’re Feeling Lost

There are a number of key points in my life when I've felt lost, metaphorically speaking. The most memorable was when I had my first child, but the most significant, in the context of sharing my insights with you here, is when I first started managing people. My hope...

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Why You Can’t Wear Thongs When Guest Speaking

Why You Can’t Wear Thongs When Guest Speaking

I’ve spent most of the last working week in Sydney. The opportunity to develop tailored training for new clients, run a LinkedIn Publishing workshop and speak at a Tech Talk in a client's Sydney office, were all reasons why it made sense to dedicate four days to a...

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When Childhood Dreams Come True

When Childhood Dreams Come True

If I was going to be completely honest (and don't take this to mean that I am normally dishonest), it is Sasha Hollenbach from Delux Kustoms, who had a very strong influence on my decision to make my career change after I had my (well, our) first child. Yes, he's my...

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