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At Wayfinders Summit 2025, Kate Gondouin revealed how neuroscience can rewire our relationship with money. Discover the SCARF and AIR models that reshape wealth from within.

One focus. One direction. One simple tool to help you progress through the next stage of the journey you’re actually in.

Mayfly Maven Toolkit: Create Your Headline What would your life look like if your purpose made the front page? That’s the power of the Create Your Headline  exercise, my favourite coaching tool to guide you in visualising and defining your mission in life. It’s a simple but powerful way to create clarity, connection, and momentum for the vision you want to live. Whether you're launching a new business, reimagining your career, or ready to finally put yourself first, this tool

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Mayfly Maven Toolkit: The OK Corral In the fast-paced world of leadership, communication, and personal growth, one truth continues to hold: how we perceive ourselves and others directly influences the quality of our relationships. Whether you're leading a team, navigating conflict, or simply trying to communicate more effectively, self-awareness is the starting point, and it’s here that The OK Corral  becomes a powerful ally. Originally developed from Eric Berne’s foundationa

Taken from the Mayfly Maven Powerful Negotiations Toolkit When we think of negotiation, we often picture high-stakes boardroom battles or complex contract talks. But the truth is, we negotiate every day—whether we’re discussing a budget, bedtime with a toddler, or setting boundaries with colleagues.  Life is  negotiation. In the words of Chris Voss, author of Never Split the Difference , “Negotiation is the heart of collaboration.” And I couldn’t agree more. When approached w

Taken from the Mayfly Maven Failure Sharing Toolkit For over a decade, I’ve witnessed firsthand how Mastermind Groups transform lives. Whether you’re launching a new venture, navigating a career pivot, or simply craving meaningful connection in your personal development journey, there’s nothing quite like the energy of a well-run mastermind. At its core, a mastermind is about differing perspectives coming together to create something far greater than the sum of its parts—a co

Taken from the Mayfly Maven Reset & Reflection Toolkit In the fast-moving pace of our modern world, it’s easy to move from one project to the next without pausing. But if we truly want to create meaningful progress in our personal and professional lives, we need to make space for something many of us skip: reflection. That’s why I created Reset & Reflection —a tool and mindset that allows us to pause, process, and then plan with intention. Whether you’ve just wrapped up a wor

Taken from the Mayfly Maven Failure Sharing Toolkit When we think about innovation, we often imagine bursts of genius, game-changing ideas, and big wins. However the real goldmine for innovation lies not just in what goes right, but in what goes wrong. That’s the magic of failure sharing . Most workplaces have a "success culture". We reward wins, celebrate milestones, and give shout-outs for achievements. And while that’s vital for morale, it also creates a subtle, unspoken r

Life design is for everyone. Even busy solopreneurs and entrepreneurs.

Empowering Women in Finance for a Brighter Future

In the pursuit of a fulfilling life, we often find ourselves at a crossroads, contemplating the first step towards change.

Being intentional in life design involves recognising one's survival and existence as purposeful.

Celebrate Your Successes Our journey has ups and downs, and hard work is essential. Taking breaks to celebrate milestones, big or small, is crucial for maintaining motivation and preventing burnout. Recognising achievements keeps us balanced and motivated, ensuring we stay positive and resilient throughout our journey. Every achievement deserves recognition.  We often have an easier time celebrating our wins; they are easy to recognise and fun to celebrate, allowing us to ref

Change the things you can, accept the things you can’t, and have the wisdom to know the difference between the two.

If you are in the midst of indecision or having a particularly tough challenge, try to take a bit of distance from it.

Female power | Find your voice, and then use it.

It’s normal to feel under pressure or stressed. Humans were designed to feel anxiety, without it, we would be extinct.

Psychological burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress.

Are you a bully? Yes, probably. Because I didn’t think I was a bully until I heard how I speak to myself.