One single mission is the purposeful parenting blog, for parents committed to exploring Personal Power and Self-Mastery for the sake of the kids. My mission is inspire the next generation to be their own superheroes. I believe previous generations left the school system with little or no confidence or self-esteem. It was rudely snatched away in random bursts of judgement, manipulation, forced conformity and public humiliation!! But guess what, I’m here to claim it back!!! Did you know we didn’t even need to go there? Yea, it’s education that is compulsory, not school… but anyway, I digress. Are you playing small? I believe that empowerment is the answer, hopefully by mastering ourselves and reclaiming our power, we can inspire a generation of superheroes who aspire to greatness and naturally reach towards their awesome. We have learnt to play small in this world but there is so much more I just…

It's so important these days to lead by example. Our children are watching our every move and everything is rubbing off on them. So I've started a list of habits and characteristics we could probably do with cultivating, if we want to inspire our children to become their own superheroes. Clarity Do you know what you want in life. It's time to decide and go after it wholeheartedly. Clarity of purpose is something which if you have it you can pretty much write your life story in advance. Find out how and get yourself some asap. Self Awareness This is another biggy. I'm sure you've heard the term know yourself. Well i think it's hugely important to do so. Spend time with yourself asking the most important questions. Who am I? What makes me tick? What are my strengths and weaknesses? Who inspires me? Who do I want to show…

Learn how to grow your life exponentially with these 8 life growth habits For Powerful, Passionate, Purposeful Parents. Compiled to help you take the first steps to grow into your new improved life. You don't need to make big changes to make big things happen in your life. Small, regular steps can help you create a more lasting change. 1. Put Your Dreams First What is it that you most want to create in your life? So why is it that your days go by without you managing to get around to starting? The world will fill your life full of demands if you let it. It's time to prioritize your own priorities. If that means putting something else off or getting up an hour earlier your dreams need to start coming first. 2. Get Creative Creativity knows no bounds. The more creative you yet the more creative you become. It's also…

Every year I like to do a review and find out what's really working in my life and what truly is not. There's no perfect time to ask these sorts of questions but as the new year looms I tend to find myself getting into the sort of mindset where i think it's time to take a good hard look at life and work out how much of it is by my own design. How often do you look at your life and think something's not right but you can't seem to put your finger on what it is that's not right? It's never a bad time to do a life audit and decide what's working for you and your family. Below are a few of the questions (in no particular order) I ask when I'm analysing what's going right and wrong in my life. I hope you can find…

Since I often struggle with the way may day flows on a daily basis, I am a firm believer in setting healthy boundaries. Once set if you can keep them your life will flow more easily and you will still feel that everything is getting accomplished. So here's the list. I don't recommend trying to change too many things in your life at once, it's all about baby steps.  good luck with your journey.  Set days for deliveries, visitors, laundry etc. You won't get so frustrated about the build-up of laundry or being home for your special delivery if you know that you have booked and scheduled these kinds of things for specific days of the month. My favourite day to arrange for visitors, laundry, shopping and post deliveries is the 30th and 31st. That way I know we will be entering the new month with peace of mind that…

Figure out your message. Your self-esteem or lack of it didn't come from having an easy life, everybody just handles and interprets their struggles differently. But you know what, those difficulties are valuable life-shaping commodities to be appreciated and treasured. They came to make you strong not to tear you down. They came to create a warrior, so it's time to use them to your advantage. First, figure out the lessons you've learnt through life's ups and downs and find as many ways as you can to deliver it to the world. Someone out there needs your words of encouragement, your message and story of triumph over evil. Write a book, take up public speaking, yes even if you hate speaking in public, Start a blog. With the world at your fingertips, you have no excuse not try to use your stories to inspire and empower someone. Create yourself some…

Whoever you are, wherever you are in life. We could all use a little more motivation. So I've compiled a list to refer back to when times are tough and we're finding it hard to push though. It's a great idea to have a toolbox of tips under your belt that you can cultivate in your children too when they're finding it tough. 1. Always have something to work towards. Give yourself a passion project to work towards and break it down into bite sized pieces. Work on one or two a day and your goals will appear to be achieved almost automatically. 2. Schedule fun. Schedule fun days into your diary months in advance and id say go as far as buying the tickets if its a costly event. When you're feeling a bit crappy you can get up and go see what you have to look forward to…

I have been exploring what self-mastery means for quite some time now. So here are my thoughts on self-mastery, for me, self-mastery means getting unstuck by overcoming our fears, emotions and ego. Committing to greater life no matter the distance and hardships. Escaping the norm and blazing our own trail towards a life designed by ourselves and not dictated by others, Becoming the best versions of ourselves. I want this for myself and I want this for my children. I want it so badly. I want them to reach for their highest goals and attain them. I want them to be committed to lifelong learning and continuous improvement. I want them to see the opportunities hidden inside of their failures so that they're never too afraid to try. There's one thing I've learnt being a single parent and it's that kids don't always just do what they're told, well mine don't anyway. I raised…

I used to ask this question all the time and I always came to the same conclusion. It's my fault parenting is hard and guess what it's your fault too. But hang on before you click the back button because that's not such a bad thing, it actually means we have the power to improve it. I'm not sure that's what you wanted to hear but I'm not here to tell you what you want to hear, I'm here to tell you what you might NEED to hear. Yes, parenting is hard but (our life consists of patterns we've adopted by default or design) sometimes it helps to admit it when we are making life hard for ourselves and do a good honest assessment of why and how we make things hard and what we can do about it. So here it is, my list of the things I do…

  In my pursuit of a better life for my children and I, I have learnt that there are a few habits of highly empowered parents that are mostly simple to implement but produce great results. Here are the top things I've learnt on my journey so far. 1. Listening Skills. Empowered parents listen to their children fully and completely, (even if it's interrupting important mum jobs) and support their children to work through any problems that have arisen. A child who feels listened to by someone will continue to communicate with that person openly. Show interest in her interests. Make sure that you are that person by listening intently when your child wants to show you their Minecraft world, list the trains in Thomas the Tank, showcase the latest makeup tutorial or toy unboxing video on youtube. 2. Freedom From The Opinion of Others. For everything that you do…