WELL-BEING WEDNESDAY
EPISODE 1
Di Bowles
Dairy Farmer – Cohuna VIC
Shownotes
Our first guest is the wonderful Di Bowles, a dairy farmer from Cohuna in Victoria.
Why did we want to speak with Di? A couple of years ago Di made the decision to consciously pull back and say no to many of the commitments she had on boards, committees etc. She wanted to press pause, get out of frantic busy mode and spend some time reflecting and getting clear on what was really important to her. This has had lots of well-being benefits for her and we thought this would be of interest to many people who are going to be experiencing forced withdrawal in the near future due to physical isolation policies to manage COVID-19.
We thought Di would have some great wisdom to share about the benefits of slowing down and reassessing. Di also started the Show Some Dairy Love facebook page to support the well-being and connection of dairy farmers.
Di’s top well-being tips:
- Daily rituals are important for well-being. A simple thing like sitting in stillness with a cup of tea in the morning can be a ritual.
- Accept yourself as you are.
- Say, “Let me get back to you”, as a technique to avoid saying “Yes” automatically.
- Get rid of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)! It’s not necessary at all.
- Five minutes with someone could mean the world to them – take time to connect with others.
- Don’t apologise for surrounding yourself with things you love. There’s nothing wrong with having things that are precious to you.
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Your Hosts
Cynthia Mahoney
Cynthia is a facilitator, coach, mentor, speaker and author with a passion for personal disruption, neuroscience, positive psychology, courageous conversations, human performance and well-being. Her mantra (taken from the latest neuroscience research) is that “Happier people are higher performing,” and she strives to help leaders and teams achieve this in the workplace
Cynthia is passionate about working with people to develop their life and leadership skills and to increase diversity and participation in decision-making in industry, government and the community. She’s a strong believer in bringing people together to identify issues, exchange ideas and develop solutions that work for them, their business or organisation, their family and community.
Louise Thomson
Louise Thomson is a confident, courageous, and enthusiastic women who contributes her experience and wisdom to those who aspire to be better leaders. With three decades in leadership positions within corporate Australia, NFPs, and her own Leadership Development Practice, Louise has experienced most situations faced by leaders.
She was once described as an outstanding ‘blank canvas’ facilitator; enabling groups to learn from each other while providing dedicated support and expertise in leadership development. Louise also mentors’ future business leaders, hosts several leadership programs and enjoys the larger audience to present her ideas about how to make leadership easy.
