The word Abracadabra is said to have ancient Aramaic roots connected to the idea of “I create with my words.” There is an old saying: “You are hung by the tongue.” What are you saying about yourself, your life and your circumstances? Be mindful of the story you speak...

One of the hardest things to do… is REST. This was something I was never really good at. I couldn’t even take five minutes out for myself without justifying how “busy” I was. It used to feel really uncomfortable to put myself first. Thankfully I have learnt how do to...

People often tell themselves  that they are  too busy, too early, too late, or I’ll start "when the time is right." But what if time isn't the problem? Nature doesn't hesitate. A tree knows when to let go of its leaves and when to grow new ones. It doesn't overthink...

What if the rules you've been living by... aren't actually yours? Most of us grew up believing there was a "right" way to do everything; eat your vegetables before dessert, work before play, dress a certain way, speak a certain way. Over time, those repeated patterns...

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a loop of overthinking? Playing out worst-case scenarios. Rehearsing conversations that haven't happened. Imagining all the ways things could go wrong. That's your imagination working against you instead of for you. One of the...

Are you looking in the right place? Sometimes you become attached to where you expect something to come from. You wait for recognition from one particular person. You hope for encouragement from someone who isn't able to give it. You seek validation from outside...

Make the rules in your life so that you always win. One of the simplest ways to do this is to shift your perception. Things won't always work out the way you expected, but that doesn't mean they are working against you. What if you looked for the good? "Things don't...

Have you ever noticed that sometimes you're simply not in the right environment to flourish? You may be surrounded by people who don't truly understand or support you. You may have been there so long that you don't even realise you're settling. Over time, your light...

Forgive your Younger Self Believe in Your Current Self Create your Future Self This is the nature of the work that I do with myself everyday. It can be easy to let the program keep running of the younger self when you aren’t event aware that you have a choice BUT you...

One thing I keep reminding myself lately is… this too will pass. When big change happens in life, it can throw you into a spin. It can feel destabilising, uncomfortable, messy and completely out of control. We often think growth should feel exciting and inspiring...

I never liked change. I used to have to control everything. I was a perfectionist and a worrier. This all stemmed from my childhood and trying to create safety for myself subconsciously. These behaviours went from childhood to my early 40’s. I thought if I could...

You have a choice in how you show up. You can choose your attitude. You can choose your state of being. As Bruce Lee once said when asked, “How do you find peace? You don’t find it, you choose it. You choose it by what you ignore, what you release, and what you stop...

Have you noticed that voice in your head?  The one that is constantly talking at you.  Talking you out of things.  Making you second guess yourself. Over thinking, overanalysing? This wastes so much time and energy. The part of your mind that holds you back is your...

You can’t have an up without a down. The law of polarity reminds us that everything has an opposite: fear and faith, doubt and belief. For a long time, I focused on what wasn’t good enough. The problem, not the solution. What was wrong, not what was right. The shift...

Have you ever paused and asked yourself this question, What is it all for? I know I have, many times over the years, particularly in moments of uncertainty or when the path ahead feels unclear. What I’ve come to understand is that this is part of the process. Those...

You can change your "state of being" in an instant.  You can feel better about yourself just by remembering a time when you laughed out loud.  You can relive that moment and the emotions that you felt over and over. You tend to do this with the things that bother you,...

Honour yourself.  Life is short. How many times do you compromise what you want? How many times do you settle? How many times do you say yes to things when you really want to say no? Are you in a job, a business, a relationship you know is no longer serving you. I...

Be intentional. Have you noticed how easy it is to get swept up with all that you happens in your day or week.  The to do lists, the “busyness” of life. One of the habits over the past few years that I have implemented is creating my day in advance. I have learnt to...

Taking time to…. Think, reflect, and being present is something that I have learnt to do. This wasn’t always the way. I used to be a workaholic, always on the go and in “doing” mode. I had no idea how to rest. Bob Proctor used to say that one of the hardest things to...

Our dog CC is always happy to see you. She always makes you feel good as she comes up for a pat. That’s the beauty of dogs they’ve got such a great attitude. Yesterday, a group of athletes that I was working with had a lightbulb moment. They realised that each morning...

9% of people keep their New Year Resolution for the entire year. 23% of people quit by the end of the 1st week of January. 50% of people quit the change they sought by the end of January You are 1 week into the new year. Are you going to have more of the same in 2025?...

Choose today that you will turn up with a smile on your face. Choose today and this week that you will look for the good. Keep it simple. Be calm, relaxed and remember to breath. Look for the joy, the gratitude for all the good that is present in your life right now....

Something to think about this week...When I am working with you, I am like a scientist. I want to understand what makes you really tick and what is producing your results – the failures and the success. Your thoughts, your feelings and your actions produce your...

Recently I have had conversations with people who have said, life looks really good for you, you look like you are doing really well and business is fantastic. Now we as human beings are really good at making assumptions. We all have great imaginations and can make up...

It happens every year. Are you aware that this time of year people really get caught up with being “BUSY”? Think about it.  You are 96% conditioned to think the same thoughts, feel the same feelings and behave the same way. Being “busy” has become the normal. The most...

Habits and discipline – reframing as self love and putting yourself first. It took me over 8 years to develop the habit to meditate every day It took me nearly 18 months to teach myself to wake up with a smile on my face It took me 41 years to change from not being...

Happy Monday !!! Many people are chasing the quick fix to feel good, often focusing on the outside. “When I look like this or buy that, then I’ll feel good.” The work I do helps people shift from the inside out. You might not be able to see it, but you feel it, a...

Do what you love Do what you love Do what you love These are your moments, your hours, your minutes and your seconds of life. Do not sacrifice a moment of it. It's short. We all know someone who has lost their life too early. It makes us think, for a little while and...

Happy Monday!!! Is it time to give attention to that quiet inner voice inside of you? “The words that follow ‘I am …..’ follow you” , Rumi. What follows these two powerful words is what can make a profound difference in your life. “You become what you think about most...

Have you every thought when is the right time to start something new or to let go of something? Think about nature. For a tree there is a moment in autumn to winter – where the tree lets go of its leaves. If it is too early or too late it could affect the energy for...

I am getting a little personal today in sharing this Monday Inspiration I have marked the 15th September as “️I MATTER️” day.  What would have been my wedding anniversary is no longer so I wanted to create a day where I remembered to put myself 1st. Releasing: All...

One of the most powerful concepts I have been learning about is your Teachability Index.  It is a simple way to check how open you are to learning and change. It’s made up of two questions: 1️. What’s your willingness to learn? Are you truly open to new ideas, or do...

Are you settling?   This is a question I continue to ask myself. Where are you limiting yourself?  Where are you doing things from a place of people pleasing, putting others/tasks before you? I have been working with a number of people recently To help them stop...

Happy Monday!!! For everything, there is a season… and sometimes, the time comes to lovingly let one go. It might be a job, a relationship, a friendship. Too often, you hold on to something that no longer serves us. I know I did when I was teaching in schools. I...

What you speak out loud carries power. What you type in a message has energy. What you repeat to yourself becomes truth. Lately, I’ve been guiding clients through something simple but powerful: Stop saying “I’m sorry” when you don’t need to. Not every mistake, delay,...

Have you noticed how easy it is to get swept up with all that happens in your day or week. The “To do” lists, the “Busyness” of life. One of the habits over the past few years that I have implemented is creating my day in advance. I have learnt to focus on the 24...

Are you on the bottom of the pile of your life? Are you a people pleaser? I have been drawing this picture for many people over the past few weeks. The conversation generally goes along the lines of: When you look at yourself and the triangle is on top of you:...

I caught up with friends recently, and the evening was full of laughter, lightness, and joy. It reminded me how powerful connection can be—how simply sharing presence can lift your energy. Even though every one of us had things going on in our lives, we didn’t talk...

This week I want to thank all of you who have given me feedback on how the Monday Inspiration emails are helping you.   You may never know the impact of the work you do.   Many of us are conditioned to look for external feedback as to how well we are going – I...

Success, setbacks, more success and another setback? You've all heard it before—success isn’t a straight line. When things fall apart or don’t go to plan, the advice is usually clear: dust yourself off, get back up, and keep going. It sounds like a good strategy,...

Happy Monday !!! Like many others, I’ve been drawn to Mel Robbins’ ideas about “Let Them” and “Let Me.” These concepts came into my life at just the right time—when I realised I was still trying to please people in ways I thought I had already let go of. It wasn’t...

Do you have those down days? I was surprised when a client said to me last week, "You have them too?" Of course. I have had a big year and been riding the waves of grief, disconnect and recreating a new life I am grateful every single day for learning about how to use...

Have you every thought when is the right time to start something new or to let go of something? Think about nature. For a tree there is a moment in autumn to winter – where the tree lets go of its leaves. If it is too early or too late it could affect the energy for...

Whose lives do you impact? It has been an emotional week where my heart has been touched in so many ways. The impact of the work I do is extraordinary and most of the time it is teaching people to create a different perspective of themselves and see who they are in a...

Can you tap into the feeling of gratitude? Over the past week I have been sharing gratitude within my Mindshift for Success Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/Mindshiftforyoursuccess, feel free to join. When you FEEL gratitude, you open up the channel for...

“The comfort zone is a great place, but nothing grows there.” The comfort zone may feel nice, cosy..easy… You feel comfortable, but you aren’t where you want to be in life. Nothing grows from being comfortable. The only way to get to where you want to be - whether it...

EAT DESSERT FIRST!!! Not sure about you but I know I was brought up that there was an order to do things. Certain ways to eat food, ways to dress, way to speak. This programming is what has created our habits, our beliefs and behaviours. However some of this...

The fun and frivolity of the holidays is starting to wear off and things start to go back to more of the same in the next few weeks in Australia. Have you had enough of a break? Did you know that one of the hardest things to do is to discipline yourself to rest,...

One of the most joyous things in the work that I do is hearing when somebody applies the work and transforms the life of somebody else. That happened during the week and brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart. Transferring confidence and belief out to another...

There is never a shortage of awe and inspiration to be found outdoors. I make it a priority to go away, connect with myself, nature and the people around me. In this fast-paced world we live in it can be so easy to get caught up in technology and ignore what is right...

How do you express your emotions? Expressing emotion is not something many people are comfortable with or in control of. This is something that many people haven’t been taught how to do. Learning how to express your emotions in a way that doesn’t hurt yourself or...

What is your measure of success? I spoke at the FCEM World Congress in Sydney last week and shared that my measure of success has changed over the years. For me there used to be a strong link between success and approval. Self-approval by achievement - where I needed...

The words that follow 'I am...' follow you. I loved visiting a classroom recently where I spoke with students about exploring a career and doing what you love with the Beacon Foundation. This picture was on the wall. What I loved was the reinforcement of such great...

Do you notice all the things that are going wrong with your day? Do you rant in your head how bad things are and how everything is going wrong? Do you expect you'll be parking on the 6th floor instead of the 1st? I was conditioned to focus on the lack of something ie...

I had the pleasure of speaking to great 10 students at the Woodbridge District High School during the week as part of the Beacon Foundation. I was asked the question: What do I think is one of the most important skills for the workplace? Answer: Everyday people are...

Have you noticed how you hold your body? Have you noticed the conversations you have with others and the words you use? Feeling frustrated, angry, resistance uses a lot of energy. It is like you are rowing a boat upstream and not getting anywhere. When you talk about...

Moments… don’t get caught up in stuff that’s not important. Yesterday I received a message that again was a reminder to really live my life. Your life, my life is a gift and you don’t know when those seconds, those moments, those minutes, hours are going to end. Pause...

When you get dressed in the morning do you consider what clothes you are going to wear or do you just throw things on? Most of the time you are pretty considered in your selection depending on where you are going, what you feel like wearing, and who you are catching...

Change your measures of success. Success doesn’t have to be measured by what you do, it can be measured by who you show up as every day. If you are unhappy, dissatisfied, frustrated - change your measures of success. What success isn’t? Winning and it not satisfying...

All you need is the “right material to grow”. The same surface grows both weeds and plants. What is the “soil” like in your subconscious mind. Is it growing weeds or plants You just need to check your results and you will know what you are giving your attention to....

How you think about yourself affects how you feel about yourself. You are who you believe yourself to be. This is your self-image. Your self- image is the foundation of all your results. It is why you do what you do. Why do you do what you do what you do? You have...

Have you ever been put into a box that doesn’t define you? · Super powerful · Intimidating · Too competitive · Too strong · Outspoken · Forceful · Too productive · Not good enough Listening to Brian Proctor over the weekend he talks about how what other people say is...

What do you welcome? I was so moved by my recent trip to Kenya. (Here's a great video of me in a village in Kilifi)  Everyone I spoke to smiled, was friendly and open, from the hotel to the villages - every interaction was warm and welcoming. When I caught a cab to...

That feeling when you have just lived a future memory on your vision board. This picture has been on my vision board since 2018. I not only wanted to sponsor villages, I wanted to go and visit them. I saw Celia Kersey on stage at Bob Proctor event and I was...

Do you have “rich” thoughts? A rich consciousness precedes “riches” in the material world. Read that again. Wealth comes from within. It is a state of being. You will have your own definition for “rich”. Whether this be an abundance of time, abundance of health,...

Do you block the good that you desire? Do you realise how many mixed messages you send out through your thoughts and how you are feeling? This can be a complete upgrade of the conversations that you have with yourself. Telling yourself that it is possible, that you...

Stillness What does it give you? Stillness Do you create enough time for it? Stillness Do you remember how to be this? Just to be, still, present, calm and relaxed. There is enormous power in this moment. It’s connection, it’s creative, it is one with all. And it only...

In my life I often felt like this. It was a judgement I made of myself. That sense of belonging comes from you being connected with you. (Regardless of your results and where you are. Those things are just an indication of your previous thinking, feelings and...

What makes you smile? This is the easiest way for me to tap into gratitude. I have developed the habit of waking up with a smile on my face and reflecting on all the blessings I have in my life. Can you tap into the feeling of gratitude? This is where the magic is....

There are highs and lows and everything in between. How do you show up in these times? What are your thoughts? Your feelings? Did you get stuck in the lows for days on end, or is this something that you can move through, feel the feelings and move on to the next...

Have you ever thought when is the right time to start something new or to let go of something? Think about nature. For a tree there is a moment in autumn to winter – where the tree lets go of its leaves.  If it is too early or too late it could affect the energy for...

Are you living your best life? I know that I am not. There are still things that I hold myself back from, that I limit, that I second guess, that I avoid, that is an internal battle. I thought in the beginning that being a mindset mentor meant I had to have it...

Have you noticed how much we look for things to make us feel good? Where someone’s had a massage and it’s made them feel good so we go and have one. Or you go to the gym because someone got great results there. Or you follow a diet or do a month of smoothies because...

Happy Monday !!! How has your year started? This year like many others I hibernated. I pulled back from the world and went within, spent time in nature and with my family. I often get this feeling where I am called to stillness. In the past I didn’t listen to it. Now...

Can you be open to receiving all that has showed up for you this year? All the good, all the bad, all the stuff that has happened. More than likely not. (I certainly don't find this easy!!) If you can be open to receiving all of it with ownership, grace and...

Your mind is a magnet … Thought causes all. Your mind is like a magnet that draws to itself its own like and kind. When you think of yourself as a magnet, you are attracting to yourself whatever you are thinking. Your mental magnet is greatly reduced by your worries,...

Stillness What does it give you? Stillness Do you create enough time for it? Stillness Do you remember how to be this? Just to be, still, present, There is enormous power in this moment. It’s connection, it’s creative, it is one with all. And it only takes a few...

Most people ask for what they want and then spend most of their mental energy focused on why it isn’t showing up. Think about water from a trickle, to a stream, river and ocean. It doesn't waste any time with an obstacle. It quietly works its way around any...

Forgive your Younger Self Believe in Your Current Self Create your Future Self This is the nature of the work that I do with myself everyday. It can be easy to let the program keep running of the younger self when you aren’t event aware that you have a choice, BUT you...

Flex your muscle - Your intuition muscle. Trust your intuition. That quiet voice in your head. Not the one that is constantly chattering, that’s your logic and it weighs up all your options, helps you procrastinate and generally talks you out of what you want, based...

Life is meant to be better. Can you imagine what life would look life for you if you were taught: You become what you think about. You have infinite potential and can do whatever ideas pop in your mind. They are YOUR ideas. To look for the positive - it is always...

How do you sabotage yourself? “Self sabotage is like driving with your foot on the accelerator and the brake pedal at the same time.” Self-sabotage refers to behaviours or thought patterns that hold you back and prevent you from doing what you want to do. Most people...

Great question this week – “Rachael, How do I stop trying and overthinking something that I want so badly?" My response – Get yourself calm and relaxed. When you are tense and in a state of wanting you hold yourself away from what you want. You know that frustrated...