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Coming up 9 July 2012
Mother & daughter doing the school holiday juggle Last week was the juggle between school holidays and the beginning of the financial year. At RedBalloon it was all about signing off plans,...
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Coming up this week 16 July 2012
At work last week : Head of security still looking pretty good after 11 years at the helm In addition to writing a column for the Australian, a blog or two, doing several interviews – one for Women in...
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Why is happiness important?
Dexter is perpetually grateful - Happiness is a human choice “From the moment of birth every human being wants happiness and freedom and wants to avoid suffering. In this we are all the same; and the...
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Coming Up this week 27 August 2012
Deputy Comissioner Catherine Burn - shares her story with the RedBalloon team Last week was a great week of learning – Early in the week I attended the Entrepreneurs Organization event with Tessa...
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A 360 degree view of the holistic life
The Entrepreneur Organization Theme Looking at one’s spirituality and how it impacts each area of one’s life is not necessarily something I think about a lot. But as I launch headlong into inspiring...
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Five things to consider in choosing one’s life’s work…
Twenty Five Balloons to celebrate the future During the presentations at the Entrepreneurs Organization conference we had a presentation from the founder of NGO – Wine to Water. He painted himself as a...
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Coming up this week 8 October 2012
Last week was all about publishing! – I had known for a month or so that launch date for the LinkedIn Influencer Program was 2 October – so I had been working hard on presenting my ideas and opinions...
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Eight things that have disappeared at work
Bright eyed and bushy tailed - armed with my degree I started my career bright-eyed and bushy-tailed – committed to doing my best work – armed with my very precious degree – and now years later, I have...
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Clouds level the business playing field
I was invited a few weeks ago to attend the V8 Supercars in Launceston… in the 12 years I have now worked at RedBalloon I have seen many a car (and been in side many a V8) as they raced around the...
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The ‘Fear of Missing Out’ epidemic
Perfect for “being present” I pose the question’ are we so busy staying connected that we have disconnected?’ Are we so busy to dash off an email we forget that a quick phone call can not only do the...
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Three quick ways to make your world a better place
‘Every little bit helps’… environmental artist John Dahlsen (work above) spent 8 years collecting the thongs from the beach on the far north cost – one man’s trash is another mans profession. I...
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84% Say Clutter Adds to Stress
Too much stuff – deal with it – feel the joy! “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” Will Rogers According to the Australia...
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If I Were 22: Work Won’t Remember that Weekend You Didn’t Give It. Your...
This post is part of a series in which Influencers share lessons from their youth. Read all the stories here. I turned 22 on February 22nd – my Hawaiian birthday. I had graduated with my economics...
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Out of Office: Whatever It Takes to Get There, Your Audience Can’t Know
This post is part of a series in which LinkedIn Influencers and members share their business travel advice and stories from life on the road. Read all the posts here. No matter what has happened on the...
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With your friends by your side… 10,000 steps a day can change someone’s world
City to Surf yesterday…. Yesterday I did the City to Surf with some of my colleagues from RedBalloon. Together with 80,000 other’s we headed the 14kms to Bondi – apparently this is the biggest race in...
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How Business Leaders ‘Do It All’
“How do you do it all?” This is a question every woman leader seems to be asked, but this question is relevant for all busy people and all people who aspire to leadership. ‘Leadership’ can seem like a...
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Pause in your pursuit of happiness and be happy
Here are TWO things you can do right now to experience happy: 1. Create a Happiness Jar Find a Jar (A big one – that is clear) Each day, on a small piece of paper, write down one thing that brought a...
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Ten myths about woman and pay equality
I was having dinner a few years ago with my daughter then (17) and son (15) – and my son asked me if I would prefer to be a man or a woman… I instantly responded ‘A woman’ – when he asked the same...
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Excited to announce….
Live What You Love. Available from March 2015 – Pre Order your copy now When Passion and Purpose Change your Life. I have been alluding to the fact that I have been researching and writing my next book...
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