How to Retire in 12 Months

Well this is week 2 in the 52 weeks of passion, in case you missed the details; I am interviewing people who have had a Good Life Crisis, people who have decided to choose how they will live their lives and are following their passions as a result.

It is not about the richest people or the most successful people, it is about real people who are living lives they have designed.

This week we took some time to interview Annette Sym on her dramatic life change through health…

Where did it all begin?

My Good Life Crisis was back in 1989, after a day at the beach with some friends and family. A friend had taken a photo of me in my swimsuit and when I later saw the photo I was devastated: the photo showed every bit of my 100 kilos. It had been a really nice day at the beach, but now all I could see was a very obese woman who was (more…)

Posted on December 28, 2011 in 52 Weeks of Passion, Goals, Lifestyle (Tags: Annette Sym, Health and Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Symply too good to be true) 2 Comments

There is this kind of person that I come across on a regular basis; they dedicate their lives or whole parts of it to helping others or fundraising for charity. They are the kind of people who will go out of their way to help people in need and then go home to their humble little flat and think about what’s next. They have huge energy for other people or causes; they have a big heart yet often a small income.

As a business coach I find these people have the biggest passion. But there is a common question which presents a personal dilemma…

How do you focus on creating financial security when you really want to focus on making a difference?

This may have an obvious answer for most people… (more…)

Posted on November 11, 2011 in Escaping the Rat Race, Lifestyle, Making a Difference (Tags: Do Gooders, Lifestyle Choices, Making a Difference) 5 Comments

It is time for change.

I can tell by the amount of new challenges I am taking on that I am beyond the grief and back to my old self… Yay!

Finding myself clear headed again I  realise that my business needs to change in ways I didn’t anticipate when I started this journey.

Recently four awesome casual staff came on to help with different parts of the business, this has been a godsend but unfortunately has also highlighted the fact that I am terrible at delegating! But it is nice to know that (more…)

Posted on October 27, 2011 in Dream Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Where are we at? (Tags: Being Creative, Creating change, How to Retire in 12 Months book, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Choices, The year of expansion) 8 Comments

This is my new philosophy on fitness and I have the aching muscles to prove it. Rather than joining the gym I have been testing a selection of physical activities that are an adventure in their own right, including my first trapeze lesson last week.

Standing on the edge of a thin board suspended 8 metres above the ground is one of those heart-in-your-mouth moments. The only thing worse is that you know you are about to jump off! In the two hour lesson we learned some exciting tricks including back flips off the bar and that swinging upside down thing where you trust that someone will (more…)

Posted on August 02, 2011 in Dream Lifestyle, Lifestyle (Tags: Get Creative with Fitness, The year of expansion) 9 Comments

Last week, my husband and I shared an impromptu picnic on a grassy knoll on the cliffs of the North Bondi golf course. The ambient city lights were no match for the stars and the night air was still and quiet, except for the (more…)

Posted on April 18, 2011 in Lifestyle, Success Mindset and Philosophy (Tags: Appreciate your family, Change is certain, Grief and loss, Life is changing, Lifestyle Choices, Positive thinking) 9 Comments

I was recently informed that the world is screwed.

I hear this a lot actually… the environment is doomed, world systems are corrupt, animals are (more…)

Posted on March 09, 2011 in Escaping the Rat Race, Lifestyle (Tags: Creating urgency, Lifestyle Choices, Make the most of it, Take Action) 15 Comments