Too many of us live preoccupied with what others are thinking about our choices. Feeling constantly watched, and judged, is a heavy burden. It’s time to give it up.
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 While recently listening to Hayley Lewis—Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion swimmer, business woman, mother, wife, TV host of The Biggest Loser and now author—I had a living savvy moment when I had to decide whether I was going to choose to pull myself down with comparison, or rise up with inspiration for my own dream.  Friendships are vital to living savvy because when we’re aspiring to live an extraordinary life, we need good friends who share our vision, celebrate with us, encourage and challenge us to be true to who we are and what we believe. Here are a few of my favourite poems that capture my thinking and feeling behind living savvy friendships.  Why do we focus on friendships in the living savvy journey and how can friendships help you live your dream life? That’s what we’re talking about this week! Who completes me? It is a powerful question, yet is is probably the most misunderstood. Perhaps this is because it challenges us to look outside of ourselves and to other people. Don’t let misunderstanding mean you miss out on this vital tool in living a truly fulfilling and satisfying life…  We’ve had two living savvy posts on the downside of comparing ourselves to others, and how it ultimately leads us away from our true strengths and true dreams. So, could there be anything positive to be gained through comparing?  Reaching out and connecting is my focus in 2011. Exercise is a very important way that I stay connected to myself, my ideas, family and friends. When exercise stops being a chore but a way to reach out and connect imagine the possibilities.  I was delighted when CLEO got in touch to ask for my thoughts on their upcoming article: The Seven Deadly Friendship Sins. When we ask the Living Savvy question, “Who completes me?” we are really asking “Who will I choose to support, encourage and challenge me in my journey to creating a life that is fulfilling and joyful?”  My daughter Isabella and I are big fans of the TV series Charmed (about three sisters who are also modern-day witches) and everything magical, so when I caught celebrity (and Aussie-born) white witch, Fiona Horne on Channel Ten’s The Circle, I took a few minutes to see what she had to say. |
You can create a more fulfilling, more satisfying and more joyful life—starting today. You just need the right support...
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