New Year, New You. I am not Buying Into That.
New Year, New You. I am not Buying Into That. new [njuː] ADJECTIVE Definition*: Shiny, straight out of the packaging, never used. New. *unofficial and for the purposes of demonstrating my point in this article The messages are everywhere. It is a New Year, time to be New again. New body, New mindset, New direction,…
Read MoreForty Things I am Going to Do in my 40s
Forty Things I am Going to Do in my 40s. A guide to creating your MaximaLIST. My 2015 was a year of two parts. The first half of the year was consumed by fear, self loathing and doubt as I approached the big 4-0. However, as you well know, my faithful readers, I had a major…
Read MoreSO YOU’RE GONNA BE A FIRST TIME DAD
SO YOU’RE GONNA BE A FIRST TIME DAD I recently found out that a friend of mine is going to be a dad for the first time. And I was prompted to pen this letter to him. Dearest friend, I am super excited and thrilled for you that you are expecting your first child, and…
Read MoreBhutan: Weaving Rainbows in the Himalayas
Bhutan: Weaving Rainbows in the Himalayas It is amazing how the Universe delivers you messages once you decide to open yourself up to new experiences. Two months ago, I went to Hong Kong. A girlfriend of mine accompanied me for the first few days of the trip. We have a shared interest in social entrepreneurship, travel and eating good…
Read MoreSunset For the Soul: Escaping The Haze.
Sunset For the Soul: Escaping The Haze. I have always been the type of person who needs to see blue sky and feel the sun on my skin to feel energised and happy. I am solar powered. Can anyone else relate to this? Singapore is consistently warm. Night and day. Same Same. It was one…
Read MoreJeunesse: I need to RAVE about it!
I look 10 years younger thanks to Jeunesse. In December 2015 a friend from Australia called me to tell me about a new skincare range. She told me that it was so transformative, that she knew I’d want to know all about it. It’s called Jeunesse (French for “youth”) and it is the closest thing science has come understanding anti-ageing…
Read More100 Days of Massive Action
Why 100 days of Massive Action? Because it will give me time to form great habits that stick. And it gives me enough time to make an impact. I invite you to join me on my journey. For daily posts you will find me on Facebook and Instagram as 40ToTheMax.
Read MoreHong Kong – The Sleepy City
Hong Kong – The Sleepy City I was very lucky to have a week off in Hong Kong on my own this past week. Since having kids, I have had a couple of opportunities to travel on my own for a week’s duration, however, it has always centred around a startup conference. The schedule is always…
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