by Danielle | Blog, Creativity & spirituality, Life by design
While the New Year can be a fabulous energy boost, there can also be some pressure to get all our plans and goals in place ASAP during January. But sometimes, it takes a little time to warm up to the New Year, it can take a while to get clear on what we envision for...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity & spirituality, Dharma & Life Purpose, Success
The following post reveals my 5am epiphany about how we can all get whatever it is that we want – and feel good about it! But first, in the interest of sharing ways to access your own ‘epiphany-zone’, here’s a short story of how it came...
by Danielle | Blog, Writers & writing
NOTE: This post is Part 2 of How to Write A Book on an iPad. To read Part 1: click here. The following are my favourite writing apps for ipad or smartphones, as well as some support processes that I’m using to write my latest book. It’s taken me a while...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity & spirituality, Dharma & Life Purpose
A FREE SAMPLE FROM... “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” ALBERT EINSTEIN How to believe Life Loves You (& why that makes life better) CORE BELIEF #2 The 2nd Core Belief from Week 2 of...
by Danielle | Blog, Book Extract - Tonics for your Creative Spirit, Success
{ Book extract from Tonics For Your Creative Spirit } Using affirmations can be a powerful way to improve our self-image and success habits. But did you know they can also be a great way to boost your creativity? Our mindsets play a crucial role in how we prioritise...
by Danielle | Blog, Dharma & Life Purpose
A FREE SAMPLE FROM... “When you find your thing, it fuels you.” DANA WILDE Introduction to Your Creative Dharma {Free Sample Extract} I INTRODUCTION THE PROMISE OF THIS JOURNEY DEFINING DHARMA What does dharma mean? What are the principles of living in dharma?...
by Danielle | Blog, Dharma & Life Purpose
A FREE SAMPLE FROM... Keeping a Love List (Happiness Coaching Tool) This tool is a super-simple exercise in recalibrating your energy and attention away from the flaws and towards the fabulous. (Because magic happens when you do…) KEEPING A LOVE LIST This is...
by Danielle | Blog, Dharma & Life Purpose
A FREE SAMPLE FROM... How to increase your good luck and good fortune Here’s a feel-good daily habit that will uplevel your joy, confidence, and inner peace – as well as your receptiveness to ‘good luck’. LUCKY YOU DAILY PRACTICE This is a daily...
by Danielle | Blog, Dharma & Life Purpose
A FREE SAMPLE FROM... Confidence boosting mindset game for adults A small-but-mighty magic trick that will prove to you the power of your marvellous mind, as well as how easy change and improvement can be. COLOUR MAGNET MIND GAME Try this fun & simple...
by Danielle | Blog, Life by design, Success
“Play is the highest form of research.” ~ Albert Einstein Ever since I discovered the creative power of play, I’ve paid more attention to the fun games and puzzles I enjoy in my free time. (I LOVE puzzles!) My latest favourite is the charming Merge...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Health & Wellbeing, Life by design
{ Book extract from Tonics For Your Creative Spirit } Did you know that creativity is good for your health? Fun, creative activities may not be the obvious place to begin if you’re looking to improve your health and wellness, but learning to access and express your...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Life by design
{ Book extract from Tonics For Your Creative Spirit } “Everyone is a designer.” This quote is one of my favourite insights from a beautiful and inspiring book called The Joy of Home, by one of my interior design heroes, Naomi Cleaver. I love this idea and...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Dharma & Life Purpose, Life by design
{ Book extract from Tonics For Your Creative Spirit } What’s your ‘thing’? That thing – your unique gift, your flair. That thing you can happily spend all day doing, or do with your eyes closed. Each of us has a special skill, our own personal superpower that we’re...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Dharma & Life Purpose, Life by design, Success
“The real secret of power is consciousness of power.” ~ Charles Haanel I’ve been wondering lately about the best ways I can help people feel more uplifted, empowered and inspired, and I keep receiving the nudge to share whatever is helping me. So, as a dutiful...
by Danielle | Blog, Health & Wellbeing, Life by design
Though at first glance, this may seem a little off-topic, some of my other prayers have been quite popular, so I thought I’d share one of my favourite proverbs, which I have rechristened my Wine O’Clock Prayer. I have also come to view prayer as a creative...
by Danielle | Blog, Health & Wellbeing, Life by design
“Anyone with a body, a mind, and a nervous system needs productive skills to cope with the pressures of the world.” ~ Guru Jagat Whether we’re facing creative challenges, or testing times in life beyond our work, proactively prioritising our own emotional...
by Danielle | Blog, Dharma & Life Purpose, Life by design, Success
Although I’m still joyfully immersed in Book Creation mode, I have a short-and-very-sweet story to share with you from my work week… When clients make you cry (in a good way) I recently received some client feedback that made me cry. Happily, they were...
by Danielle | Blog, Books, Success, Writers & writing
How a single tweet lead to major media coverage and a spot on a bestseller list for my first self-published book. (Without leaving the house.) Approx. 1pm One day, as I was ‘networking’ on Twitter, I came across a fun and interesting lady and so I clicked...
by Danielle | Blog, Life by design, Success
If you google What is dharma?, you’ll soon see that it’s a complicated concept with a huge variety of definitions and meanings. Some say it’s a cosmic law of order and right action. While others say it’s the inherent nature of our being. It...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Life by design, Success
Today I have a quick tip for you, if you’d like a stronger awareness of the supportive power of inspiration in your life. There are two words that I’ve noticed are a tell-tale sign that creative intuition / divine guidance are at play, or as I call it: the...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Success
{ An extract from Tonics For Your Creative Spirit } • • • This tech tool is the simplest, yet possibly most powerful way to get creative juices flowing. Email. The humble email app can be a fun and easy way to access the creative genius within. It’s a technique I...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Health & Wellbeing, Life by design
My take on the snooze button debate: To snooze or not to snooze? Maybe there’s a healthy, happy and productive middle ground… • • • Are you a snoozer? If you are, here’s an idea that might not only soothe your snooze-loving soul but could...
by Danielle | Blog, Books, Creativity coaching, Inspirational Gifts
I’m very proud and happy to be one of the featured coaches in Eric Maisel’s latest book: Inside Creativity Coaching 40 Inspiring Case Studies from Around the World Eric Maisel is considered the ‘father of creativity coaching’, he was also my...
by Danielle | Blog, Creativity coaching, Health & Wellbeing, Home & family life, Success
A fun and potentially lucrative tip to support your creative adventures… • • • What’s the biggest obstacle between you and the creative life you dream of? For many of my clients and readers, lack of resources is the one thing they claim is preventing them from...
by Danielle | Blog, Dharma & Life Purpose, Life by design, Success
This gratitude prayer evolved as I was writing my latest project, Your Creative Dharma. I developed it as a mantra to support what I was teaching about affirmations and spiritual connection. But with divine synchronicity, it was also a perfectly-timed prayer for the...