Apr 13, 2026 | The Cleopatra Effect
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...
Mar 27, 2026 | The Cleopatra Effect
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...
Mar 13, 2026 | The Cleopatra Effect
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....
Feb 25, 2026 | The Cleopatra Effect
Let’s be honest. Coaching has become the new thing, hasn’t it? It almost feels like the middle ground between having a therapist and having a best friend. You know when someone’s struggling and you say, “Have you thought about therapy?” And they say, “No, I don’t need...
Feb 12, 2026 | The Cleopatra Effect
Recently, I watched something that really stayed with me. It was a talk by Roger Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and what he said hit me far beyond sport. Federer explained that perfection is impossible. Across 1,526 singles matches in his...
Jan 29, 2026 | The Cleopatra Effect
We all face tough situations from time to time, and it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. As the saying goes, what we focus on expands. Sometimes, that means we unintentionally magnify the problem, spiralling into catastrophising. But I’ve learned through my own work—and...
