The theme of September is one of emergence. Have you noticed how Spring is emerging, the days are getting lighter and we are saying our last goodbyes to the winter season? The shift is upon us. It’s time for us too, to emerge from our cocoons. Life in lockdown has certainly meant we have had [...]
By Jo Hutchinson MBA Welcome to July. Can you believe it? The first half of 2020 has been and gone! July heralds in a new energy and is a new opportunity to re-set and carve your new path forward. What changes are you ready to make in your life? How can you feel lighter and [...]
What’s Up in June 2020? by Jo Hutchinson MBA Hang onto your hat’s beautiful soul – we are in for a ride. June is all about sudden or unexpected change and transformation. I see 2020 as a year of transformative growth, perfecting our visions and for many people, it’s an enabler to stepping into a [...]
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At A Standstill - A Time to Re-Set By Jo Hutchinson The world stands still – hovering over the giant pause button as we adjust to this new reality. Moving into these last few days of March, the global lockdown now sits around 25% of the world. That’s one in four people. Something we’ve never [...]
Where are we Now? January was the first month of your new decade. It set the scene for a cracking year ahead. The pace. Where time feels like it has sped up. Many have started the new year feeling exhausted, even after taking a break or having a holiday. This is a sign that self-care [...]
Here we are. In 2020. A new year and a whole new decade where the heart leads the way. A year to journey within the self, to uncover hidden talents and abilities, and to step out with a renewed sense of purpose. A new you. A new version of you. 2020 is about perfecting our [...]
This short story is an excerpt from my book ‘Journeys of the Heart and Spirit’ written in 2015 and is shared to honour the brave souls who lost their lives on 9 December 2019 whilst visiting Whakaari/White Island. May we stand together as One people, united in our aroha and hearts, and may we find [...]
What makes someone coachable? In my experience, it’s the willingness to grow. Coaching is not a comfortable journey – it is challenging, confronting, and life changing all at the same time. Not everyone is up for it. Breaking out of a comfort zone carries fears and beliefs that will be triggered and need to be [...]
Just 1 day ago I was talking to a client about Christmas holidays. As we spoke, they had a light bulb moment when they mentally calculated that they had less than 2 weeks before going on holiday. On the one hand they were excited about this and on the other, they felt the enormity of [...]
It started out as a random conversation. I was in a retail shop when one of the staff approached me to see if I needed some help. We started chatting. She told me she had just become the store manager and was new to the role. She was young and enthusiastic. I could tell she [...]
It was the end of my work day and I needed a lift. Embracing the shared economy, I opened the Uber app. It was 4.42pm when the Uber driver finally picked me up. He’d been a good 10 minutes stuck in traffic trying to reach me said the Uber app, keeping me updated every moment. [...]
Endings prepare us for new beginnings. The sun-sets on another year as Christmas lurks just around the corner. This year more so than other years has flown by and I was glad back in August that I carved out some creative time to reflect on my most important things and get more focussed on my [...]
By Joanne Hutchinson Last week I was speaking at a Women’s Leadership Summit and I had the opportunity to enjoy the speakers who went before me. In one of the presentations, the Formula for Change was briefly touched on and I remembered this from many years earlier. It’s one of those models that is easy [...]
The fact that we’ve just passed the shortest day of the year and are now in winter in the Southern Hemisphere means we just passed a natural turning point - the solstice. This is where the sun is at its lowest point relative to the equator and now the light slowly increases until it reaches [...]
I had the incredible pleasure to hear Dr Tererai Trent speak at the Worldwomen17 conference held in Auckland last weekend. This event was the dream of Theresa Gattung and Barbara Gabler who wanted to create an event to inspire women to create meaningful change in the world. Dr. Tererai Trent is one of today's most [...]
Today, I was looking back in my archives and came across this article I wrote in 2009 about courage. I have just returned from a fabulous couple of weeks exploring the historic ruins of Greece. A last-minute change enabled me to fit in a one day tour of the three closest outer islands which was superb [...]
by Jo Hutchinson On a quiet Sunday, I lazily sipped away on my flat white while doing one of my favourite pastimes, reading the weekend newspaper. It wasn’t long before I came across a fabulous article on Valerie Adams - New Zealand’s Queen of Shot Put and a world class athlete who’ll be soon competing [...]
The Facebook post read: “I didn’t know that this was going to hit me as hard as it did. To be honest, it was gut wrenching to hear the news that in 2 weeks, none of us would have jobs. So I thought this would be a good time to start the business I’ve always [...]
by Jo Hutchinson Shakespeare said “To thy own self be true.” I was reunited with this saying last week while doing some background research work for a workshop that I was facilitating on the theme of Authentic Leadership. It got me thinking about what it means to live life authentically and to be true to [...]
