The power of taking responsibility isn't spoken about enough.

Knowing that you sometimes may not have all the information, and asking what you may have contributed, is an important thought process to be able to create if you really care about yourself and others.

We give our power away when we allow others to be the reason why we feel how we feel, instead of accepting that we are the one in control of our emotions and experiences. Sometimes it takes the experience of blaming others before you realise it can be a silent merry go round of resentment.

Once you take full responsibility for your experiences, you can learn the lessons, control your outcomes to unfold the way you truly want, and if not, see them with a different perspective.

Most importantly, learn not to blame yourself. Remember you did the best you could at the time, with the information that you had.

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In this episode, we chat with Dr Hayley Squance, author, speaker and emergency management specialist, about her beautiful children’s book Stargazer — inspired by a real blind ostrich she cared for many years ago.

Hayley holds a PhD in Emergency Management and has worked across veterinary emergency and critical care, university education, and emergency management in New Zealand and internationally. Through her experiences, she has developed a deep interest in how we navigate change and uncertainty, why slowing down matters, and how much we can notice when we become truly present to what is happening around us.

Her book Stargazer has evolved into so much more than a children’s story. It carries a powerful message about awareness, slowing down, seeing things differently and recognising the connections around us.

Through Hayley’s own life experiences, we explore what we might be missing when we rush through life and how pausing, paying attention and becoming more aware can open us up to a whole new way of experiencing the world.

A beautiful reminder that sometimes we don’t need to do more — we simply need to pause and notice.

Because perhaps there is much more happening around us than we realise.

Follow the full journey and be the first to know when the book is launched.

Stargazer website https://www.hayleysquance.com/stargazer

How often do you challenge yourself and observe what you actually have control over?

Today we invite you to discover more about your patterns and behaviours. What serves you, who you want to be, and how tiny moments add up to to bring that awareness to the forefront.

Are you able to put your phone down when it really matters? Or say no to any forms of instant gratification?

Join us as we dive into this fantastic top around strengthening your self control.

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