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Make Peace, not War, with where you are
“The most important thing you can do to get what you want is to make peace with not having it yet.” I know. It sounds completely backwards. But stay with me. As a coach, I spend a lot of time listening to people talk about the things they want to change. And often,...
This Too Shall Pass
Someone has probably said these four words to you at some point in your life. This too shall pass. Maybe you were going through a breakup. Grieving somebody. Struggling with work, money, family or simply one of those periods when everything seems to be going wrong at...
Never Complain. Change It or Accept It.
I recently came across a quote inspired by the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius that really made me stop and think. "Never let anyone hear your complaint. Not even yourself." At first, I thought that sounded a little extreme. Surely we all need to...
Why Motivation Isn’t Enough: The System Behind Every Success
As a coach, whether I'm working with students in my Styling Academy or clients in my Cleopatra coaching programme, I always start with the same question: What do you actually want? It sounds simple, but many people can't answer it with real clarity. Do you want to...
The Monk and the Glass: Learning to Treasure What We Have
I once read a lovely story about a monk and a glass.Someone asked him how he managed to stay so calm and peaceful in life, especially when things inevitably changed or came to an end. The monk picked up a glass of water and said, "To me, this glass is already broken."...
Are You Sharpening the Axe or Just Swinging It Harder?
One of my favourite stories is about two woodcutters who are given the same challenge: cut down as many trees as possible over the course of a month. The first woodcutter gets straight to work, chopping trees every single day without stopping. The second woodcutter...
The Difference Between Being Attractive & Being Charismatic
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about charisma and what it actually is, because I think people get it confused with confidence, beauty, attention, or popularity. And honestly, I understand why. For years, as a trainer, I knew I could present well. I could hold a room,...
The Power of Words & The Cleopatra Effect
I recently watched a speech online that really stayed with me. The speaker started by defending smoking. He confidently spoke about statistics, questioned health campaigns, and made arguments that sounded believable. The frightening part was that people believed him....
Smile and Say Hi First
As a personal stylist, a trainer, and a coach, one of the biggest things I see in women is this innate desire to be liked. Whether it’s at work, in relationships, socially, or even just walking into a room, we want to be perceived well. We want to feel attractive,...
Stop Scrolling Before Bed—Do This Instead
We spend so much time trying to change our habits—what we eat, how we exercise, how productive we are—but we rarely look at the one thing that actually drives all of it. Our identity. And this isn’t just mindset talk—it’s fact. Your brain is wired to protect the...
Are You Loving Yourself… or Missing Who You Used to Be?
I read something recently… A man was asked what the secret was to loving the same woman for 60 years. You’d expect the usual answers—communication, date nights, compromise. But he said something completely different. “You don’t love the same woman.” He explained that...
Time: The One Thing You’re Guaranteed Never to Get Back
There’s one thing in life that we are all guaranteed to lose, and it’s the one thing we can never earn back. Time. You can rebuild your finances. You can recover your energy after burnout. You can change careers, repair relationships, even reinvent yourself entirely....