Infuse Issue 6 December 2018 | Page 18

What do you wish you could go back
and tell yourself when you first started
FoodBytes?
That I don’t have to say yes to every person
and opportunity that comes my way. I’ve
learned the hard way that some people
will take advantage of you by trying to take
more than what was agreed. This requires
having some tough conversations, but
these conversations are essential to your
belief in yourself, your priorities and your
business values.
What's a quote you live by?
A few years ago, I attended a wonderful
talk by Hugh Van Cuylenberg, who set up
The Resilience Project. Hugh volunteered
in an Indian orphanage engaging with
young kids who came from extremely
poor backgrounds, yet he found they lived
their lives with much more happiness
and joy than many people. Hugh created
an incredible school program designed
to reduce mental health issues in young
children, based on research that guides
the principles to develop resilience and
deal with life’s challenges. Whilst this is
not a “quote I live by”, there are three
guiding principles Hugh teaches that I try
to emulate every day. These include daily
mindfulness, gratitude and doing acts of
kindness simply to be kind.
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