Confessions of a Serial Dancer

LIfe lessons from a Sydney girl. Trina . Dancer . Corporate . Dance Studio Owner . Blogger . Musicologist . Dreammaker . Shady Ladies Live. Learn. Laugh. Love. Director Ace Dance Studios www.acedance.com.au hiphop.org.au dancing.net.au

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CoSchedule Headline Studio: A Must-Have For Serious Growth Marketers

CoSchedule Headline Studio: A Must-Have For Serious Growth Marketers

CoSchedule Headline Studio is firmly in my marketing-tech stack. Blogging or writing has evolved in a number of ways and the headlines of your blog posts play a major role. “On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.”David Ogilvy, legendary copywriter and advertising…

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The Declutter Series Part 2 - eBay Selling Tips

The Declutter Series Part 2 – eBay Selling Tips

Almost 5 months ago, I published my first “Declutter” series post and updated that for a few months afterwards. Then I decided to quit my job in August and ended up travelling overseas for 3 months. One of the things I realised while living for a quarter of a year with just a small suitcase and backpack (with a total of just 18kg), is that I don’t really need too much stuff. Even then, I only…

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The Declutter Series - My Journey to Minimalism

The Declutter Series – My Journey to Minimalism

A few months ago, I watched a show called ‘Selling Houses (Australia)’ at a friend’s place. The owners of the property were serial hoarders and it was fun and almost cathartic for me to watch them get rid of all their junk, overcoming the mental and emotional attachments to the material things. I’ve become obsessed with reading up on hoarders and watching all the relevant HOARDERS TV shows in the…

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The Prom 2020 Movie Review

The Prom 2020 Movie Review

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I Got a New Job

I Got a New Job

The last few weeks have flown by in a flurry of excitement and lots of conversations. This is the story of how I got an exciting new job. For a while now, things were uncertain at work. We had new leaders, a huge restructure which saw a lot of people made redundant or leave, and my small team, in particular, were unsure of whether or not we’d even have a job after Christmas. So I lamented with my…

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Climb a Tree Instead of a Ladder

Climb a Tree Instead of a Ladder

While walking Hugo this morning, I thought I’d change my perspective of the world by tilting my head up ever so slightly towards the sky. Right ahead of me was this beautiful tree about 20 metres high, with sturdy branches expanding out like alternate rungs on a stationary step ladder.

It hit me that you could climb a tree metaphorically towards your success, which makes more sense than climbing…

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4 Simple Tips to Start Your Morning Routine Right + 3 Bonus Tips

4 Simple Tips to Start Your Morning Routine Right + 3 Bonus Tips

Starting your day right is so important. Your morning ritual should be a priority for you to refine until you find something that really works for you. Here are 4 simple tips to start your morning routine right to set you up for a great (not just “good”) day. Good habits / effective rituals are really a big part of improving your life and maintaining it to a high standard. Aside from breaking a bad…

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We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in. No one goes through life unscathed. We can only grow and evolve if we experience a variety of things we like and don't like.

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The Time I Said Yes To A Guy Wearing An iPood T-Shirt

The Time I Said Yes To A Guy Wearing An iPood T-Shirt

If you’ve ever been on a bad date, then on reflection of it, did it make you realise what you don’t want? Did you focus on what you don’t want, or flip it to focus on what you do want? Or just go into a neutral zone and think “well I know I don’t want that, and even though I don’t know what I do want specifically, I’m definitely sure I know what I don’t want now.” Well, that also helps.

We have…

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Busta Rhymes is Back! All his tracks are fire

Busta Rhymes is Back! All his tracks are fire

Thank fuck.

I haven’t blogged here for 3.5 years, because of various reasons, and one of the bigger ones was not being inspired by a lot of music out today. I’ve grown to appreciate some newer artists and go with how hip hop music is evolving, and I feel like I’m in a more positive place to write here again.

Shoutout also goes to one of my lifelong friends who will just send me a link to watch…

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BET Cypher 2020 - H.E.R, Erykah Badu, Teyana Taylor & Brandy Are Queens

BET Cypher 2020 – H.E.R, Erykah Badu, Teyana Taylor & Brandy Are Queens

It’s so good to see females being represented more frequently in hip hop for their musical talents and nothing else, so props to the people behind the BET Cypher 2020. As a 90s kid, this was a great throwback with a modern twist featuring absolute queens of R&B, soul and hip hop to Brandy‘s I Wanna Be Down. It’s such a jam.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Brandyspitting bars but of course, it suits…

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Personal Development Tips: Create More, Consume Less

Personal Development Tips: Create More, Consume Less

One of my favourite personal development tips is about getting a good balance of “creating versus consuming”. Often I’d find myself going down a rabbit hole of consuming content, news, updates from family, coworkers and friends. It’s overwhelming and pushes our brain into filtering and processing overload.

This is why meditation has become more popular over the last decade.

Side note– my…

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2 Minute Workouts in the Kitchen

2 Minute Workouts in the Kitchen

I loved going to the gym before COVID-19 restrictions. Even now with restrictions lifted I don’t feel comfortable going to them, so I have to make do at home. It doesn’t compare to several rooms of only exercise equipment. It was like my playground.

Finding the motivation to workout at home without a dedicated space meant I had to get creative. One of the tricks I use to form a habit is to commit…

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Working From Home Hack - Automate Digital Actions On Your Mac

Working From Home Hack – Automate Digital Actions On Your Mac

Working from home wasn’t a huge change for me as I was doing it mostly before COVID lockdowns and restrictions. I quite enjoy not having to commute for about 3 hours per day, plus another 30-40min of getting ready.

Create systems

One of my obsessions is creating automated, digital systems. I started my line of work even before I realised this because I’d always thought of myself as an extremely…

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Redefining "Perfect" with Stevie Nicks' 'Dreams'

Redefining “Perfect” with Stevie Nicks’ ‘Dreams’

Redefining “Perfect”

Stevie Nicks wrote the song ‘Dreams’ in 20 minutes during a time of turmoil in her personal life.

They used the original recording that she had created in that session; Nicks basically just channelled the song through her piano and voice. They just couldn’t recreate the power and energy of that first recording after so many tries.

This inspired me with a question – is this…

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Thanks, Seth Godin, for reminding me to write every day

Thanks, Seth Godin, for reminding me to write every day

And so my on-off blogging journey is reignited.

Getting out of a slump

I’ve been in a slump lately, and when that happens, I go back to basics. It’s really just about taking a step back, hit pause and take a couple of deep breaths. Clearing my mind through decluttering has been my favourite method so far – decluttering physically, mentally, emotionally, etc.

Let’s get physical

I start with the…

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Life Hack: Conscious Breathing (The Wim Hof Method)

Life Hack: Conscious Breathing (The Wim Hof Method)

About 5 years ago I discovered that I was breathing wrong my whole life – i.e. subconsciously releasing shallow breaths most of the time. I started doing more mindful breathing exercises during meditation, yoga and exercise, finding out that breathing patterns were important during running and any physical activity to increase performance.

Then a few days ago, I stumble upon a video of Wim Hof on…

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