Mindfulness. When do we need it? Now!
A couple of weeks ago, I had no inkling the world would completely change, and everything would be turned upside down. Things I took for granted, like popping downstairs for a quick coffee, going to yoga or the movies, were suddenly swiped off my table. In a flash, my...
My cultural cringe! 9 things to avoid when presenting to Kiwis…
Recently I had one of those cultural cringe moments while attending an all-day event. Instead of being warmly greeted by the organiser, I was ordered (rather loudly and without a smile) to “show my virtual ticket”, before being tagged with a yellow...
‘Crazy Busy’ – How to switch off, show up for what really matters and still get sh*t done!
“The busier you are the unhappier you get!” A short excerpt from the book ‘Crazy Busy” planned to be available November 2019. As a busy career woman in the nineties, I thought I could do and have it all. And I did, to a point, holding down a demanding full-time job as...
How love overcomes hatred
Like many people, I found it hard to come to terms with what happened in Christchurch recently. I sat on the couch in tears all that afternoon and evening. To make it worse, I was on my own. It’s times like this that you really need people around you. Facebook...About Kerene Strochnetter
Kerene is the Managing Director of Mindful at Work – a business that delivers workplace programmes across New Zealand – to build resilience, lift engagement and create healthier work cultures. She’s also the author of ‘Crazy Busy – If busy is the new stupid, then mindful is the new smart’.