Can I be honest…?

I am not a meditating gal. I sit there thinking ‘I am so bored’, ‘How long have I been thinking about that…’, ‘FOCUS ON YOUR BREATH!’.

But my best friend? She loves it. Thrives off it. It makes her focused, grounded, energised. The same friend loves a sweaty, active yoga sesh.

I couldn’t think of anything worse. I’m your rest and restore kinda gal. Give me a yin yoga class any day!

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I've always undervalued my soft skills.

I can remember so clearly getting the results back from Strength Finder back in my Red Bull days and being disappointed that 'positivity' and 'woo' had made my top five. Don't get me wrong, I knew they were great qualities to have but seriously, of all the things I could be amazing at, that was it? 

I was desperate for the heavyweights of 'discipline' and 'ac...

I want to take you on a little trip down memory lane.

Think back to when you were a 10yrs old girl.

What did you look like? Who were your friends? How did you love to spend your time?

Now, remember yourself as a 20yrs old woman and ask those same questions.

Thinking about how much you’ve changed in that time, is it any wonder that long-term relationships often grow apart?

Not only do we change astronom...

I recently shared my experience of returning to work after my mum passed away and have since received many questions around how to communicate personal challenges in the workplace.

As a manager myself, this is a topic I’m extremely passionate about and one that I try to instil in my team by being open and honest about the happenings of my own world. 

There are many different ways to share personal s...

Whilst we regularly recognise and celebrate resilience in people who have overcome extreme adversity, we rarely pay the same respect to everyday resilience.

We don’t think much about the challenging conversation we’ve had to have with a colleague, the tight deadline we’ve hit for a client or the emotional support we’ve provided a family member, and yet these are all examples of resilience.

You see,...

Photo credit: time spent with this guy (my husband) is some of my happiest

If you’re anything like me, you’ve chased success for as long as you can remember. Whether it’s been big or small, success has always held the promise of making you very happy...and that’s pretty damn irresistible.
 

Once that promotion comes through, we’ll be happy. If we just recruit a few new team members, we’ll be happy....

I'll never forget the night we lost my mum. Hours earlier we'd been called into one of those private rooms in ICU (side note: you NEVER want to be asked to step into one of those) and told by a distraught specialist that there was nothing more they could do.

Phwoa, it makes me well up just thinking about it again.

We were told it would be quick and painless but that it was time to say our goodbyes....

 I'd always known I wanted to start my own business. But, it wasn't until I one of the country's top Sales Directors shared with me that not once had she ever wished that for herself, that I realised this feeling was unique and something I had to follow through on.

I spent months years trying to figure out what I could do on my own that would hold my attention, challenge me and afford me the lifest...

Photo Credit: Masterminding exactly what I want... mwahahaha 

The only way to get to where you want to be is to know where you want to go.

Up until about 12 months ago I had a pretty vague idea about what I wanted - a loving marriage, a growing family and a job that I loved. Whilst these wants were completely valid (and are wants I still hold today), I really hadn't spent much time thinking dee...

Lecinda Ward is a lawyer-turned-photographer who has found what truly makes her happy in the thriving business she's created. I sat down with Lecinda to meet the woman behind the lens and understand how one of Melbourne’s top photographers came to be.