Lessons from a World Record – Persistence
It is rare these days that I remember Boesmans and the huge amount of effort that it takes to dive there. I chose to build a cottage, fix it, be [...]
Living with Dare – Questions for Creation
Living with Dare is something that has evolved over the last decade. I realised that I wasn’t happy with who I was or the life I was living. It looked [...]
When You Don’t Get Chosen – What Now ?
You may or may not have read about my saga with The Woman’s Diving Hall of Fame, an ostensibly legitimate organisation that promotes woman in diving but in my experience [...]
Being the Deepest Woman in the World isn’t Enough to Get into The Woman’s Hall of Fame
I am not sure if I should be insulted, amused or indifferent. My dive to 221 meters in 2004 put me in the top ten deepest dives in the world [...]
When People Are the Problem!
One of the biggest stumbling blocks reaching 221 meters was the fact that I needed a team. To get a team I needed to convince people to believe that I [...]
There is no such thing as an Impossible Problem!
I love impossible problems, because they aren’t! There is no such thing as an impossible problem – what you actually have is a problem that current thinking can not solve. [...]
How You Talk To Yourself Counts – What Words Are You Using ?
We are so used to our thoughts that we don’t even notice them, even though they drive all our choices. What I love about thoughts is that they aren’t choices. [...]
Yes, you have to be uncomfortable to get to ‘there’
I was struck by a comment I was at the receiving end of. It went like this, “I don’t see the point of what you write about anymore, all I [...]
Why you need to start learning again !
What if learning wasn't about getting the right grade ? What if learning/ education was a Tool ? Yes, I am reading again, a rather fascinating book called Punished by [...]
Why You Need to Plan to Quit (Life Lessons from a World Record)
What if you let go of how you get there and made getting there the most important thing ? What would you have to quit to do that ? How much time have you wasted insisting that there is only one way to get there ?