Be honest, how do you feel about 30 June? Not so much the day itself, but the implications that come with it. It marks the end of the Financial Year, which means tax time, which means getting your affairs in order, which means booking in with the accountant, which means a mad rush to try and find all your receipts, which means silently cursing yourself for not being more organised during the year, which ultimately makes you want to curl ...
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Do you have any bad habits? Things you do all the time but wish you didn’t? What about something your partner does that really annoys you? We tend to view habits as negative – something to be broken – and along with that goes the guilt and frustration when we can’t quit our bad habits.
But what about good habits?
We recently got the whole Monarch team together for a professional development session and the topic was ‘Improvement as Habit’. As facilitator, ...
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I love travelling overseas! It’s awesome to be able to experience other cultures and see the way other people live. Take my recent trip to Japan and Korea. Aside from the fascinating history, incredible food and gorgeous scenery, I was really intrigued by the Japanese people. It never ceases to amaze me how different people can be, depending on where they grew up ...
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
You’ve probably heard this John Lennon quote before. But have you ever noticed how true it really is? You could have your ideal milestones all mapped out, from your first career steps to the age you think you’ll be ready to get married and have kids, right through to when you’d like ...
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Last week I sat down with a couple to do a review of their insurances. It was a great meeting for a couple of reasons and I wanted to share the experience here…
I first started working with this couple a little over four years ago. Let’s call them Jack and Jill. Jack and Jill were newly married and wanted to get their life ...
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Today marks seven years since Rob and I tied the knot. Seven years!! Aside from ‘Congratulations!’, there’s another phrase we’ve been hearing when we tell people about our anniversary: ‘The seven year itch!’
Apparently there’s something about seven years in the same situation that makes people suddenly realise they want to change. Just to reassure you all, this is not the case for ...
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Insurance is all about planning in advance to protect your future. We hope we never need it, but it’s nice to know that if something does go wrong with our health, we’ve got a plan in place to maintain an income and continue to support our families. And having an adviser means if you do need to make that claim, you have ...
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Welcome to 2017! As you can see, we were lucky enough to celebrate New Year’s Eve with a prime view of Sydney’s spectacular fireworks display! How did you ring in the New Year? Make any New Year’s resolutions?
Did you know that the concept of making a New Year’s resolution actually began back with the ancient Babylonians, who made promises ...
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