Bianca Best
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Bianca Best is a global exec, bestselling author, mother & coach. Championing graceful productivity, she illuminates & ignites how to thrive. Big Impact Without Burnout sparkles with pragmatism to solidly inspire joy & success that lasts!
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What's safer, your Ego or your Intuition?
Today is boom time for ‘consciousness’, for ‘awakening’. We’re in an effervescent era of mindfulness exploration as we all grapple to breathe, be present and step out of the whirlwinds of our tumultuous, tech-filled, stimulus-assaulted lives. We’re all fervently seeking utopian states of peace, joy and fulfilment, be they ephemeral or eternal.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
What will you do next?
Atop my dusty attic shelf stands a well-leafed, well-loved storybook about a teddy bear separated from his owner working out how to stop being and feeling so lost. His little, furry self is overwhelmed by the magnitude of the world and its apparent lack of signposting. But then eureka! He spots a path then knows what to do next, to walk along it. He spots a boat then knows what to do next, to climb aboard it. He spots a hand then has the idea to hold it. Each charmingly illustrated page ends with the sentence “…and then Bear knew what to do next.”
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
Big Impact. Are you ready to reach those stars of yours?
We all want to have impact. It’s an innate human desire. To belong, to be needed, to be heard and seen. To know that our efforts have an effect, that they positively affect others/society/the world and that there’s solid reason for doing what we do, an alluring rationale for being. Inherently, we want reassuring certainty that we are worthy and that our actions matter (and mattered) to ensure our souls slumber peacefully each night satisfied our toil was, well, worth it.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Motivation
Are you effectively harnessing yoru warrior archetype or too perpetually in battle mode?
The warrior archetype is a person who uses their strength and courage to protect others. They are often decisive and choose to fight for what they believe in. The warrior archetype contains both masculine and feminine energy and is focused on conquering.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Psyche
The Sober Decision. There isn’t sunshine at the bottom of that glass after all.
I’ve always been sober curious. So many in our industry are. Are you? I’ve devoured tomes on the topic of booze from biographies of famous sober idols (Rob Lowe my most indulgent guilty pleasure), to graphic and shocking analyses of high functioning alcoholics, to ‘stop drinking now’ hypnosis meditations, to heart-breaking alcoholic memoirs, to pragmatic guides to giving up.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
SHAME ON YOU GOOGLE! FIRING A TOP PERFORMER ON THE GROUNDS OF PROCESS IS LAMENTABLE.
Sivan Hermon had more awards than years of service under her belt at Google. A decade of consistently rising stardom, endless recognition from above, below and across the industry, her impact was awarded publicly time and time again followed by resplendent Googler career progression. Then in an abrupt a case of wrong place, wrong time she woke up one jolty morning this year to find herself unemployed. (Read her full story here.)
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
Did you know your career is a permanent beta?
Have you seen Ken Robinson’s now classic Ted Talk on how schools are killing creativity? Robinson laments an antiquated ethos lingering in our education system which enforces learning by rote. His point is that this yields little value later out in the big wide world for our children who will enter adult life in the most unpredictable and volatile time in history.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
How do you learn?
LEARN THESE 4 WAYS TO OPTIMISE YOUR LEARNING Next week my youngest son is going to see an educational psychologist. He’ll sit a couple of papers examining Maths and English ability, he’ll be assessed on verbal and non-verbal solutioning, his processing speed will be calculated and he’ll have lots of discussion about his thoughts on school, inner reactions to classroom situations and more. 2 weeks later I’ll receive a detailed report guiding me and him on his optimal learning path. We’ll have identified gaps in his knowledge per curriculum expectations, the way his brain ignites over different stimulus, how he retains information best and essentially we’ll have a map to ensure he excels and most importantly enjoys learning.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
HOW DO YOU MAKE PEOPLE FEEL?
The biggest hearted people leave warm glows in their wakes. Their kind, expansive energy embalms those they encounter with uplifting ripples that happily linger. We remember their positive vibe and forever think fondly of them. As Maya Angelou famously said “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Motivation
Create Yourself First
Sara Blakely, Founder of Spanx, became the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world at only 41. Impassioned, personable and straight-talking she went from door-to-door fax machine sales to running the world’s largest underwear empire. It wasn’t overnight success of course, but years of graft and wily determination.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
5 Ways to Overcome the Paralysing Fear of Judgement
My son had a haircut and is now in a trauma state. Yes, a micro trauma all things considered but the reaction going on in his young mind and body is symptomatic of trauma. He’s terrified about going to school, being bullied and suffering shame. He’s oscillating from hysteria to immense sadness to pragmatic resolution: “I’m not going to school for a few weeks Mum.” (Sidenote, “Sorry Darling, but yes you are.”).
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Humans
Just Decide
In the 2 weeks before Roger Bannister made history cracking the 4 minute mile he was on holiday. He wasn’t pounding the track daily, focusing body and mind religiously on the May 6th 1954 race day goal. Nope, he was on holiday. Hiking in Scotland with some non-runner pals strictly briefed not to mention the sub-4 minute target.
By Bianca Best3 years ago in Motivation
