Until the age of 18 I was a geeky introvert, studious and apt at nearly all my subjects at school with a gutsy ambition to be a lawyer, no, a barrister and even a successful, high flying, jet setting business woman. Then I turned 19; “stuff happened” (I do not have the energy to relay this “stuff”, it saps the
I came to Paris in 1999. I was lost and life had thrashed me about more than enough. I had no self-confidence and I was afraid of the unknown, but I had my spirituality and a daily discipline of meditation. I believe that above all, these things and some loving friends helped me build myself little by little. At 40,
Have you ever felt that you were destined to do bigger things? Amalia shares her personal story of how she overcome fear and left her banking career and choose to follow love for her purpose! I choose to believe there was always a voice inside of me, telling me that I could do more than just the usual path which
The first time I saw a horse, I must have been about 4 years old. My cousin and I had accompanied my grandfather on a walk down to the local school field where a herd of horses were grazing. He asked if we wanted to ride. He’d always told us stories of his horse riding days before cars came along
Last month I started 2014 with a bang and conquered Kilimanjaro. I did not reach the highest summit, but I did have an awesome experience! Although last year was pretty exciting (check out my review), I had a lot of downs in my personal life. In order to challenge myself and take my business and life to the next level,
Have you had the heavy head on the pillow constantly wondering if this is all there is to life? Is there anything better than this? Thinking back at how awesome college or being a kid was? Wondering if things would be different if you had studied something else? Did more? You’re thinking ‘damn, life is not turning out as I
Every year, for the past decade, I have done this ritual of sending a yearly message reflecting on my learning’s of 2014. This year I am sending this a couple of weeks late as I have just spent the past month in Africa, conquering Kilimanjaro. This year was nothing less than a rollercoaster, not only did I move between three
As much as positive and measurable goal setting is an integral part of personal and business success, so too is deciding what not to do along the road to happiness and prosperity. We’ve rounded up sixteen inspirational women from a variety of entrepreneurial backgrounds to give us their personal, professional and wise insights into what they refuse to do in