Working from home, you will likely find that you are either super productive or you are having trouble focusing and finding your ‘zone’. Deborah recommends a few productivity hacks, such as the Pomodoro timer technique, Robin Sharma’s 90-90-1 p

WFH Tip 3: Get Moving & Take Breaks

Mar 31st, 2020 8m 46s

Tip 3 of 5 top tips to master working from home (WFH) Deborah shares the importance of taking a 10 minute break once every hour and of ensuring that you move around and get your step count up. During this global pandemic, there are so many free

WFH Power Tip 2: Routine is Important

Mar 22nd, 2020 9m 10s

If you’re working from home (WFH) and practicing social distancing during this coronavirus pandemic, you might be tempted to spend the day in your PJ’s and work on your bed. Deborah advises against slipping into this bad habit and instead, reco

WFH Power Tip 1: Space is Sacred

Mar 22nd, 2020 5m 50s

Coronavirus lockdown and social distancing has many people working from home (WFH) and facing new challenges in creating a balance and distinction between ‘work’ and ‘life’. Deborah has been WFH for 12 years and shares her top 5 tips for sanity

Hope and Coronavirus Quarantine

Mar 22nd, 2020 10m 13s

Deborah has been social distancing for a week now and is already feeling the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic that is Covid-19. Amidst all the fear, confusion and anger, Deborah reminds listeners to focus on what they can control du

Cull the Herd & Curate your Tribe

Dec 1st, 2019 10m 24s

All the convenience of the last decade has fundamentally changed the way that humans interact. As we enter 2020, Deborah invites you to let go of some of the people and relationships that no longer serve you and to commit to cultivating relatio

Making Lemonade

Oct 29th, 2019 8m 15s

As irritating as that old phrase is, most of the time, if we look back on our lives at the times we didn’t get what we really wanted, we find that things worked out better than we could have imagined at the time. The challenge is to just lean i

Mindfully Grateful

Oct 29th, 2019 8m 5s

After recently participating in a global 10 day gratitude challenge, Deborah shares some of her learnings and the importance of being more mindful of all the things we have to be grateful for, on a daily basis. Deborah talks about the free app

3 Lessons in 3 Months

Sep 13th, 2019 9m 28s

After a rather long absence from the podcast, Deborah is back and explaining the 3 main reasons for her absence and the lessons she has learned in the process. Firstly, if you’re sick, you need to rest and recuperate and you shouldn’t be workin

If you don’t change it, you’re choosing it

Jul 3rd, 2019 6m 59s

Sometimes we forget that we have the power to make choices to change our situations and our lives. If you become aware of something that is causing you stress or making you unhappy, you can actively work towards changing it by either making som

Feel the Feeling. Don’t become the Emotion

Jul 3rd, 2019 6m 17s

It’s ok to be sad or heartbroken or disappointed or to feel fear in a moment. Recognize the emotion. Sit with it for a while. Feel it and let it go. Don’t allow an emotion to control you or define who you become.

Patience and delayed gratification

Jun 26th, 2019 6m 36s

In our world of ‘always on’ we have all become socially conditioned to expect instant gratification. We are losing our ability to have patience and to understand that some things take longer than others. Deborah invites you to be realistic abou

Health, wealth and time

Jun 26th, 2019 8m 55s

After a 4 week absence due to illness, Deborah is back and sharing her very personal insights on the importance of looking after our own health and wellbeing and being selfish with our time. Money cannot buy us health and it cannot buy us more

Just ‘love’

May 29th, 2019 6m 35s

Instead of assuming that love is romantic or familial, Deborah encourages listeners to distinguish love-based actions and emotions from those that are fear-based and to act from a place of love, more often. For additional reading, check out Sco

Belief in Self

May 28th, 2019 6m

You need to believe in yourself and your abilities, fiercely and unequivocally. Don’t let the fears of others - or your win negative self talk - get in the way of achieving your goals or taking risks to change the world. You are amazing and sho

The Myth of Closure

May 24th, 2019 10m 18s

Are you still stuck on an event from the past? Something ended and you don’t really know why? Deborah talks about what she calls the ‘myth of closure’ and how you can move on by accepting an apology you will never get and making peace with an e

Stop Starting & Start Finishing

May 21st, 2019 5m 57s

How many projects have you started and not finished? How many of those projects still belong on your to-do list? Deborah invites you to follow this inspiring mantra: stop Starting, start finishing and start where you are. No more procrastinatin

A Personal SWOT

May 20th, 2019 8m 7s

Your fear and self limiting beliefs are the only thing standing in the way of a world of opportunities for growth, Discovery, success and abundance. Deborah invites you to start a personal SWOT analysis to really start looking at the things tha

Not My Job

May 14th, 2019 8m 53s

The shadow side to being kind and empathetic and always willing to help others, is that we take on burdens that are not ours to carry. In this episode, Deborah reminds you that there are certain things in life which are possibly causing you anx

A lesson in not taking things personally

May 13th, 2019 10m 36s

Deborah shares a very personal story about the importance of not internalizing the behaviors of others and not taking things personally. It’s important that we see people for who they are and meet them where they are on their journey and that w

3 lessons on Taking Chances

May 8th, 2019 9m 53s

Deborah shares the top 3 Lessons she has learned over the past few years about taking chances in life and going after your dreams.

Changing your Habits will Change your Life

May 7th, 2019 8m 58s

Simply having knowledge about something doesn't actually lead to lasting change. If we truly want to change our lives, we need to change our behaviors and we need to create healthier, more positive habits for ourselves. In this episode, Deborah

The Best Compliment Ever

May 2nd, 2019 7m 9s

What is the best compliment you have ever received? A compliment about your character and your way of showing up in this world? What lasting impression are you leaving on the people you interact with? Even if the interactions are brief and flee

Be the Architect of your own Life

Apr 29th, 2019 8m 12s

In this retrospective, Deborah encourages you to be the Architect of your own life, instead of being a construction worker for someone else’s dreams. Gain some Perspective on work and life and start doing more of the things that bring you joy a

Reason, season or lifetime

Apr 23rd, 2019 8m 50s

As with all things in nature, human relationships also go through cycles and we can be a lot happier and healthier if we all let go of our expectation that human relationships should last ‘forever’ or that any kind of a relationship ending, is