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I help 200+ solopreneurs and change makers thrive to create more impact and income with my Bytes of Insight. Experienced social entrepreneur, community builder, author coach and mentor. Author of Wing of an Angel, an inspirational memoir.

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[Thrive] Support for you to Thrive in '25!

Bytes of Insight "Doing Life Perfectly Imperfect" Dear Reader, Have you been enjoying the Advent to Peace series? If you missed out the replays are all on YouTube HERE I've had so much fun creating it and having you along the way that I got inspired to create your 2025 plan for success! After 25 years as a solopreneur, two businesses, a social enterprise, three books, lots of fun, and a whole lotta learning, I now want to pass the juicy bits onto you! If you want to increase your impact and...
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Can you find stillness in the noise?

Mind - Refers to the energy and intelligence that animates all life, both in its physical form and in the formless. Universal Mind, often called "wisdom" or the "impersonal" mind, is constant and unchanging, acting as the source of innate health and well-being. Dear Reader, We are entering the second week of Advent to Peace - 24 days for you to explore the Principles of how we experience life. It's not too late to join in on these daily reflections live. Click the image for the daily...
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What would you like to cultivate during this season?

Dear Reader, Many of the people I've worked with did not know that they had a choice. Do you? Fats' Story "I'm ashamed, MamaJ", Fats said at the start of the well-being group at the prison called HMP Onley. Fifteen inmates sat in a circle on blue hard-backed chairs facing me. The cold December frost crept through the cracks of the barred windows, making a joke out of the warm air that spluttered from antiquated radiators. "What happened?" I said. It turned out that one of the inmates on the...
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And Now For Something Completely Different

Dear Reader, I have a gift for you 🎁 In fact, I have 24 gifts for you! Do you want to do the holiday season with peace this year? less stress more joy less pressure more ‘me’ time Then join me for 24 days of short reflections to reconnect with the wisdom and power that lies within. I’ll be live on Insight Timer, YouTube and Substack (hopefully). It’s free and all are welcome. Interested? This special Advent to Peace series runs from the 1st - 24th December 2024. I'll post a daily quote to...
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Being Lazy Is A Superpower

Bytes of Insight "Doing Life Perfectly Imperfect" Dear Reader, Wait what?! Being lazy is a superpower? How? Well, I'll tell you, dear friend. First, following the seven steps post, I've been inspired to create a new audio coaching course on Create A Conscious Morning Ritual. Create A Conscious Morning Ritual It's just £55 for 4 days of Telegram Coaching Experience. I'd love to see you in there. Back to being lazy as a superpower. I used to think that doing nothing meant I was being lazy. I...
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7 Ways To Create A Conscious Morning Habit

Bytes of Insight "Doing Life Perfectly Imperfect" Dear Reader, Whoop, Whoop! Happy November! I love November:- it's my son's birthday (age undisclosed ;)- it's my grandson's birthday (two this month)- it's crispy outside- it's time to start thinking about Christmas! I've been thinking about the Intentional Lifestyle for 2025 and one of the things I've noticed is how I start my morning can set the tone for the whole day! Whether it starts rushed or calm that energy seems to carry over. With...
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What Do You Want To Finish?

Bytes of Insight "Doing Life Perfectly Imperfect" Dear Reader, It's 8 weeks before we break for Christmas!! Yep, 8 weeks; what do you want to get done between now and then? When my coach told me that, I thought, "Wow, how did that creep up on me?" I like to have my end-of-year projects in the bag by now, but this time, I seem to have missed my October planning session 🤷♀️ Must've been escaping a hurricane :) I then realised you may be in the same boat Reader, so I thought, let's do something...
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Your Invited to a Book Launch Party!

Bytes of Insight "Doing Life Perfectly Imperfect" Dear Reader, In 2020 I met Renuka Susan O'Connell. A beautiful artist and writer! In fact, she was a fellow author of our first book, A Different Story. Announcement I'm delighted to announce that Renu has now composed a book of her transformative poetry: Cosmic Collect Call. Available for pre-order now. Cosmic Collect Call is a powerful message of finding grace and beauty in resilience and self-acceptance. Come along to Renu's book launch and...
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Man Makes Plans and God Laughs

Dear Reader, Join the Helpers Thrive Toolkit Now Right? Well, Florida was one of those. I came just after Hurricane Helene and right before Hurricane Milton! So, instead of running trainings, signing books and delivering presentations, I was promptly part of an evacuation plan! Instead of settling in and being wined and dined, I was packing up and being driven across the State to Orlando. Four hotel rooms in three locations in five days. Planes, taxis and automobiles! Giving way on the...
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