by Louise Beker | Jul 23, 2020 | Extraordinary Life, Self improvement, Wellbeing
As children, most of us were not well trained around emotions. We were not trained how to deal with the poor behaviour of others: their anger, meanness, manipulation, or their incompetency dealing with their own emotions. In short, many of us have ‘TRAINED...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Extraordinary Life, Self improvement, Wellbeing
‘Get busy living, or get busy dying.’ Know that line? It’s a classic from the movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. I recently found myself contemplating this, and whether I was truly ‘getting busy living’. Having had a positive and powerfully transformative year, I...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Extraordinary Life, Humanity
It’s almost my anniversary! Over several decades ago I received an O.B.E. Fantastic, huh? Err, well, maybe it would be if I was actually referring to the award for Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. However, I’m not. O.B.E also happens to be an...
by Louise Beker | Feb 7, 2017 | Extraordinary Life, Self improvement
Are you your word? Let’s make this easy: are you your word with YOURSELF (let alone others). Do you follow through with the thoughts and words you state, publicly or privately…the things you say I WILL DO? Even the simple stuff? Because it really is so important in...