Children are much more than our DNA. They are the essence of our being. My children nourish my soul. They give me the reason to be better. To choose better. As a mother I get to provide my gents with the opportunity to develop qualities and to make choices that will set them up for a healthy and fulfilling life. Starting with choosing to be their authentic self and setting boundaries to ensure others don't adversely impact this.

Coming out is difficult. Hiding your true being from friends, family, and society in general, is soul destroying. Having fought my truth for a decade, I know attraction and one's preference for pleasure and inner peace is not a choice. Loving someone in an intimate sense is the most euphoric form of connection. It's the one gift we can never take for granted. Be proud to share your gift with the person who is right for you.

Founding a business from inception and committing to its growth and success can be as challenging as it is rewarding. As an entrepreneur my creativity and ideas run freely. As a businesswoman my strategic and logical brain run defence, letting only the most promising convert. As a CEO and mentor I choose to empower my people to achieve in their own right. I am not there to micromanage or dictate. I am there to facilitate success.

Motivation will get you started. Discipline will get you results.  I train five times a week and eat to a calorie and macro plan, because that gets my body the results I like to see. It keeps me focussed, and happy. I play to an elite level because of the challenge. I thrive on competition and performance. Performing well feeds my soul. As do the friendships formed with likeminded people within these sporting communities.

Everyone requires an outlet that taps into their quieter, calmer, sensory side of being. I draw and paint for me. For the inner me that is in the ultimate state of relaxation as I navigate the paper or canvas. Sometimes it's about releasing the creativity. Sometimes it's about taking some down time. If meditation is designed to give you a sense of calm, peace and balance that can benefit both your emotional well-being and your overall health. Art is my meditation.

Personality psychology is such a powerful tool to understand how and why we function the way you do.  INTP's are often described as quiet and analytical. They enjoy time alone, thinking about how things work and deriving solutions to problems. INTPs have a rich inner world and would rather focus attention on internal thoughts rather than the external world. I am a textbook INTP. I am logical, objective, an abstract thinker, independent, and loyal to a fault.