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Life lessons from 2024: Embracing a Year of Joy
Embracing a Year of Joy. These are some of the life lessons I’ve learned and grown from during 2024, I hope you find them thought provoking to help you live your best life.
Even if you did no exercise today your body still needs food to stay healthy
If you’re in off season or not training as much as normal, that doesn’t mean you have to stop eating or go on a diet.
Your body needs food and fuel to thrive - even if you haven’t done any exercise.
19 life lessons I wish I'd learned sooner
Another year and more life lessons! These are some of the lessons I’ve learned and grown from during 2023, I hope you find them thought provoking to help you live your best life. Let go of your attachment to the outcome.
Life lessons 2023: Let go of your attachment to the outcome
Another year and more life lessons! These are some of the lessons I’ve learned and grown from during 2023, I hope you find them thought provoking to help you live your best life. Let go of your attachment to the outcome.
Can you relate to my perfectionistic thinking when it comes to cycling and nutrition?
Can you relate to my perfectionistic thinking when it comes to cycling and nutrition? Yesterday it cost me (at least) and hour worth of riding time!
Developing a high performance mindset
I almost didn’t get on the start line for this race. I almost let my mental chatter talk me out of doing this race and in the process learned another lesson in the art of developing a high performance mindset.
Leadership in a disrupted world: ICE Breakfast with the bunch
What does leadership in a disrupted world look like? Refuelled after our ride with good food and coffee, I enjoyed hearing the insights of Sarah Lloyd (Qantas), Jason Tuendemann (Amazon Web Services) and Anthony Seibold (England Rugby) at my first Breakfast with the Bunch hosted by the International Cycling Executives (ICE) Sydney branch.
Life lessons 2021
What life lessons did I learn in 2021? Hands down, my biggest accomplishment over the last year has been to complete my Professional Doctorate.
Thoughts feelings actions results
Henry Ford once said that "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right". The thoughts you have about a particular situation, food, or even your own body can have a huge impact on how you feel, the actions you take and the results you do (or don't) see as a result.
What is stopping you?
What is stopping you? is a question I once got asked within a conversations that become a key turning point in my life. A question that I ask my clients and athletes to look at what they are trying to achieve and what is stopping them from taking the first step towards that.
Four life lessons from 2020
Where do we begin reviewing the challenges and growth that 2020 has brought?! Here's 4 key life lessons I've learnt this year.
Small changes = big results
How many things are you currently trying to overhaul in your life?
Maybe it’s getting more sleep, stretching, strength, exercise or nutrition habits you want to work on. How many are you trying to change all at once?
All too often I see people trying to make too many changes at the same time and not being able to stick with them in the long term when life gets crazy.
Finding routine in chaos
With COVID-19 shaking our lives up, we are all having to find new routines or create our own routine when working from home. Here’s some of the ways that I use (and am currently reminding myself about) to find and maintain routine amongst chaos.
Does your mental health need a check up?
What’s the state of your mental health right now? Could you do with a bit of a mental health check up?
Surviving lockdown and working from home
Lockdown life isn't easy when you're trying to work and be productive. Trust me. What started with 14 days here in Girona has turned into 37 days of total lockdown being stuck indoors, with no clear release in sight. Here's my advice on how to survive lockdown, work from home and be relatively productive without going (too) crazy.
Three life lessons from 2019
Working as the sports nutritionist for Team Dimension Data, starting my private practice in Girona, taking part at the Giro d’Italia and collecting all of my Professional Doctorate data at the UCI World Cycling Championships in Harrogate, 2019 has been an intense whirlwind of a ride. Here's 3 key life lessons I've learnt this year.
Three life lessons from 2018
From beginning a Professional Doctorate, moving countries, crewing with Race Across America and starting to work for a professional cycling team, 2018 has been a big one. Here's 3 key life lessons I've learnt in 2018.
10 reflections working as a dietitian for 10 years
With over 10 years experience working as a dietitian, I reflect upon some of the key things I have learnt over the years both personally and professionally.
Three life lessons from 2017
I don't know about you, but I feel like 2017 has been the year where I have grown and developed personally more than I have in the past 5 or 10 years combined. There have been huge challenges, successes and set backs. Here are a few of the key things I have learnt in 2017.
Three life lessons from 2016
While I have always been quite reflective about improving my practice as a dietitian, I've rarely reflected on my personal self-development. Time for that to change! These are three life lessons I've learnt in 2016.