My Journey
When I was young, I was always intrigued with why I was here, and more fundamentally who I was. The essence of these thoughts were captured in my diary at around age 12 when I wrote:‘To enjoy life you have to find yourself and be happy with what you find.’Forty years later I found myself reconnecting with, what that young me already knew. In-between time I have spent much of my life being someone other than me, creating a lived experience which frequently felt hollow and two dimensional.On paper my life was working, I had a good salary, I had a great team and as a nutritionist was selling a product that helped people, which was important to me. Yet despite all this and with nothing else to go to I made the decision to leave.For a lot of people, it made no sense, and my logical mind was in that camp too. Yet this quiet voice within knew it was the right thing to do. I listened to it and took the leap of faith I had been unable to take when I was younger and followed my heart.After leaving my job I trained as a coach and reconnected with my previous training as a Journey Practitioner. I received several hours of coaching myself and with this change in direction, support and meeting new people little by little I started to transform into something, that as corny as it sounds, genuinely felt like home.A shift was taking place where I was able to connect with my purpose and with this I started to become more curious about the possibilities that lay ahead of me, I let myself play with being creative and allowed myself to find things that I enjoyed doing, and sink into them, simply for the joy of it, for the love of it, just because I could.From this my coaching business grew as well as a love of being creative with pottery and picking up my camera again.This is my journey so far, I look forward to meeting you on yours ❤️
Know Your Spark
While I never found a way to truly connect with myself when I was younger, living my life as chameleon, adapting to each environment I found myself in, I’ve learned that this connection is available to us at any time in our lives. Living with this place of authenticity brings greater purpose and joy.Know Your Spark is the space I’ve created where I help you to reconnect to your authentic self. it is about removing the blocks that are in the way and rediscovering with what drives you, the energy, purpose, and values that make you feel most alive.Coaching isn’t about fixing what’s wrong; it’s about remembering what’s already powerful within you and learning to use it with intention. Reconnecting with your inner wisdom can help you to see your situation from a new perspective, revealing the next steps and how to take them with confidence.If you feel curious about where you could grow and find more clarity let’s chat, book a free 40-minute session to explore what’s possible.
Find Your Spark.
Live With Joy.
Lead with Purpose.
Maphuta Creates
I was born in South Africa where the word Maphuta comes from, it is the Zulu name I was called when I was born, meaning ‘Little fat one’.It’s a place where I have found I can express myself and experiment with being creative. Purely for the fun of it and what I get out of it. The fact that others also like it is a pretty awesome byproduct which makes me happy. I’m new to it, I’m still learning what I like, I’m enjoying it.I’ve always loved photography, the ability to stop time, a moment captured that will never repeat again. There is something magical in that, even more so if the photo is a good one!Pottery is a great reminder to me about letting go as the end result is never a given. It’s much like life in that respect and I think it’s that lack of control that I have over the outcome, which I really like. From creating, to firing, to glazing there are many stages where things don’t always go as planned and yet this can also reveal the most amazing creations.
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