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14 07, 2023

Matariki – A Time of Celebration, Reflection and New Beginnings

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by Joanne Hutchinson MBA Just a few weeks ago, here in the southern hemisphere, we passed the winter solstice which marks the longest night and shortest day of the year. It occurs around June 20th or 21st and symbolises the beginning of winter, which is a time of darkness, cold, and stillness. It is a [...]

11 05, 2023

Be the Change by Joanne Hutchinson MBA

By |May 11th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Be the Change by Joanne Hutchinson MBA

  I feel like I say this every time I write.  Is it me or is the year flying by?  How did we end up in May already?  With June just around the corner, we’re in the last few weeks of autumn, with the trees slowly releasing their leaves and completing their harvest season. Often [...]

14 03, 2023

Navigating Life’s Transitions: Coping with Impermanence and Uncertainty

By |Mar 14th, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Navigating Life’s Transitions: Coping with Impermanence and Uncertainty

by Joanne Hutchinson MBA ‍‍ Reflecting on the storms and Cyclone Gabrielle that we have experienced this year, I felt it timely to write about navigating life's transitions and coping with impermanence and uncertainty. Life is a journey that is full of transitions, both big and small. Some of these changes are expected, such as [...]

31 01, 2023

What to Expect in 2023

By |Jan 31st, 2023|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on What to Expect in 2023

Kia Ora and Welcome to You All, I hope you are safe, well and ready for the magic and mystery this year will bring :-). With the first month now behind us, you might find you are only now starting to feel like it’s a new year. This has certainly been true for me so [...]

23 09, 2022

Spring Equinox 2022

By |Sep 23rd, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Spring Equinox 2022

“Spring Into Action” by Joanne Hutchinson MBA Winter (or summer if you’re in the northern hemisphere) finally draws to an end.  We are all familiar with the change in the seasons, but have you considered that we have seasons in our lives too?  Winter is a time of things slowing down, a time when we [...]

23 09, 2022

Grief Affects Us All

By |Sep 23rd, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Grief Affects Us All

‘Stronger Together’ So, there we were.  All together as we celebrated the life of my former partner Pete and father to my daughter Hannah who had taken his last breath just days before.  A moment we knew would come, but not knowing when.  There is nothing that truly prepares you for that moment – that [...]

9 06, 2022

The Secret – All It Takes Is One Foot in Front of the Other

By |Jun 9th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on The Secret – All It Takes Is One Foot in Front of the Other

by Joanne Hutchinson MBA She sat in the corner with a warmth radiating from her being.  She was Calm.  Centred.  Grounded.  In contrast, I was nervous and feeling a little overwhelmed with what I was in for.  She looked up and we exchanged greetings.  I asked her if the map was free or if I [...]

7 06, 2022

Three Leadership Traps That Might Be Sabotaging Your Success

By |Jun 7th, 2022|Categories: Leadership|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Three Leadership Traps That Might Be Sabotaging Your Success

By Joanne Hutchinson MBA   Are great leaders born or made?  There is so much debate on this fundamental question.   Leadership is a never-ending voyage of discovery.  For me, I believe leadership is an inside job, that all growth comes from within, and the external world really mirrors to you where those opportunities are for [...]

15 05, 2022

It All Starts With Self-Awareness

By |May 15th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on It All Starts With Self-Awareness

Searching for answers?   Always thinking the answer lies out there?   Or maybe the problem is out there with that person, that thing, or that situation that is out of your control?   It’s something that as a Leadership Coach and Mentor that I hear a lot, and also used to believe. Until that day. That day [...]

25 03, 2022

Autumn Equinox 2022

By |Mar 25th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Autumn Equinox 2022

Hello and a BIG Welcome to you All :) I hope you are doing well and taking great care of yourself.  Today I'm going to share two tips about the shift in season, specifically the autumn equinox to help you navigate this new cycle. The autumn equinox on the 21st March 2022 signals the change [...]

23 02, 2022

OWN Your Authority – An Incredibly Easy Method That Works For All

By |Feb 23rd, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on OWN Your Authority – An Incredibly Easy Method That Works For All

There I was reading the national newspaper.  Ordinarily I don’t buy the paper, but my neighbour left it for me, so I thought I’d take a stroll between the pages. The photo and headline on the front page read like an atomic bomb had just gone off which made me feel sick in the stomach.  [...]

19 01, 2022

Overcoming Overwhelm – 5 Practises That You Can’t Ignore in 2022

By |Jan 19th, 2022|Categories: Personal Growth and Development|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Overcoming Overwhelm – 5 Practises That You Can’t Ignore in 2022

Nearly three weeks in, the transition from 2021 to 2022 felt seamless.  And yet, so much has happened in this short space of time that it bought to my attention the importance of these 5 practises to master overcoming overwhelm.  In one week, two family members unexpectedly went to hospital by ambulance and later I [...]

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