Last weekend in New Zealand we held our general elections and in the lead up to the event I witnessed the "Power of Purpose". Irrespective of my own political beliefs, I had great admiration for all the politicans who through the conviction of their belief in their party's politics and their sense of purpose to put themselves forward to make New Zealand a better country to live in - showed me the power of purpose! We saw several smaller political parties win seats in Parliament through sheer determination and power of purpose. We saw people who had a dream and vision for their political party in New Zealand realise that dream on Saturday night … [Read more...]
Visions, Dreams and Goals
This week I tuned into a great teleseminar by Lev Nathan, a Life Purpose Coach in the USA, www.levnathan.com and what he said reminded me of the important difference between our visions and dreams versus our goals. Every great thing we achieve in life starts with a dream or vision. Dreams and visions come from our spiritual self - our soul. They are inspired thoughts from our higher self. I see our visions and dreams as our internal guide - leading us to our full potential, our reason for living, our life purpose. If we can dream or envisage something - then we can reach it - and that's where the goals come into it. Visions and dreams … [Read more...]
Resilience through Purpose
On the weekend I had the privilege of speaking to about 100 business women at the Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Conference in Tauranga, New Zealand. The theme of the conference was "Agility - On your Toes Thinking" with the side themes of flexibility and resilience. Working in a new economic and business environment following the recession and natural disasters that have assailed the world the conference focused on the importance of agility, flexibility and resilience in our new world. My 40 minute speech was titled "Resilience through Purpose" and I shared 15 life lessons I have learned in my business life. If you're interested … [Read more...]


Bernadette Griffiths is a Professional Trainer and Speaker, Certified Coach and budding Writer.
Bernadette’s passion is giving businesses and individuals the information and tools they need to lead successful, inspired, and joyful lives.
With 30 years of business experience and 50+ years of life’s ups and downs, Bernadette is well qualified to speak, train, write and coach on the success principles of Joyful Living.
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