Mentor Note #122 Mentor Note: “ More light doesn’t arrive by force - it arrives when there is space to hold it.” - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, As the year quietly turns, I’ve noticed how different it feels to begin from a rested place rather than a rushed one. After some time away, slowing down a little, breathing deeper, and living a little more gently, I’ve been sitting with what really matters as we step into what’s next. And what keeps returning to me is this: The...
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Mentor Note #121 Mentor Note: “ More light doesn’t arrive by force - it arrives when there is space to hold it.” - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I hope you are having a great break and that your celebrations have been full of love and joy. My family and I have had a quiet Sydney Christmas this year. It's been really nice and relaxing. The days between Christmas and New Year always feel a little different, don’t they? Not quite ending, not...
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Mentor Note #120 Mentor Note: "The future listens differently when we speak from truth, not pressure." - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, As the year winds down, I always find myself noticing the quiet in those last few days - the space after the busyness, before everything starts again. I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to rush straight into “what’s next” without pausing to check in with ourselves. This space matters the most! Before any resolutions or plans take over, I...
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Mentor Note #119 Mentor Note: "What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, As the year winds down, I’ve noticed how often fear shapes our decisions, especially for creatives. I think about the moments I’ve stepped into something new - performances, projects, or personal challenges and how often the unknown felt intimidating. Yet those are exactly the moments that expanded my confidence, creativity, and capacity to grow....
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Mentor Note #118 Mentor Note: "Do not wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect." - Zoey Sayward Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, This week, I’ve been reflecting on how often we wait for inspiration, for confidence, or for conditions to feel “just right.” Watching my daughter step into her dance concert and performing a few weeks ago reminded me that the only way to create magic is to start where you are, with what you have, right now. There is never a perfect moment, and...
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Mentor Note #117 Mentor Note: "Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life." - Confucius Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, This week, I’ve been immersed in my daughter’s dance concerts - tech runs, rehearsals, and all the behind-the-scenes hustle. Watching them reminded me so much of my own life as a performer. I remember the countless hours of rehearsals, the early mornings, the late nights… and yet, it never felt like work. Not once did I dread stepping on stage. Every moment of...
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Mentor Note #116 Mentor Note: “Intuition is the direct messenger of the soul.” - Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, I picked up the book, Women Who Run With the Wolves again this week, and it hit me- maybe more than ever, how deeply women have been taught to mistrust their own inner voice. The author, Clarissa writes about intuition as our ancient instinct, our inner wildness, our fierce knowing… and yet so many of us have learned to override...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Mentor Note #115 Mentor Note: Your 8-Year-Old and 80-Year-Old Are Cheering for You - David Perell Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, I read this last week and I just had to use it in this week's Mentor Note. I’ve been reminded a lot lately about why we are really here.Every one of us is doing life, learning, evolving, moving through experiences that feel random but are anything but. I’ve always believed we’re here to fulfil a soul contract, unique to each of us - and nothing happens by chance. The...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Mentor Note #114 Mentor Note: “Don’t wait for confidence. Confidence is built in motion.” - Sally Polihronas Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, Can you believe it’s November? This year has moved fast - and maybe you’re noticing that quiet voice inside saying, “There’s still something I want to do. I’m not done yet.” Not in a frantic, “I should have done more” way. But in that gut-level knowing that there is one step waiting for you., One step that feels like truth and that would close this year...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Mentor Note #113 Mentor Note: "The final stage of the healing journey is becoming the artist." - Unknown Lets Dive in... Hello Reader, This year, I made a conscious choice to go deeper with you.To move beyond mindset tips, habit stacking, and productivity hacks - and into the parts of growth that happen underneath the surface. (You know the inner work stuff not many talk about.) And you stayed.We only lost 2–3 readers through this shift - which tells me everything I need to know about you and...
2 months ago • 3 min read