Julie-Anne Black, Author at Be Brilliant Now

Go and do what you love whilst your manifesto and life vision simmers in the background

COVID-19 and this intense period in lockdown, it has made us hit the pause button on life as we knew it. It has allowed us to sit with ourselves and reflect on our life vision. For me, like many others, it has been confronting, scary, uncomfortable, cathartic, and amazing all at the same time. It’s…

4-minute read + time to design your own The best leaders have a personal manifesto that guides their decisions and actions. So what is a manifesto? A personal manifesto is a set of principles and standards—a declaration of your core values, what makes you tick and why you do what you do. In…

Emotion has flooded me with what’s happening in our beautiful world. It is such a full-on time with Covid-19; everyone is affected in one way or another. The psychological aspect of COVID-19 is critical Because we’ll be in this high-risk state for some time to come; therefore, we must continue to take practical precautions to…

Your productivity will increase when you expect goodness to happen

2 minute read There’s so much going on in our world at the moment. And I’m wondering “Are you feeling productive? Or is it one of ‘those’ days, weeks or months?” If your productivity is down, I find the toughest days are when: You’re not sure of your purpose Your mission and everything…

1 minute read My recipe to be brilliant now might be a little different from the norm. I love cooking. How are you in the kitchen? For me, it’s playtime—the kitchen where I can be as creative and experimental as I choose. Sometimes things can turn out a bit bland, and others can…

Create a calm state of mind so you can being brilliant now

When it comes to creating a calm state of mind, do you know what to do? This technique teaches you how you can focus your energy whilst creating a still, alert, calm and peaceful state of being. Being in a relaxed, receptive, focused and calm state is the best state to facilitate learning and action and…

Learn how to receive a compliment and ba brilliant now

Do you ever get embarrassed when someone says something nice to you or gives you a compliment? They may compliment you on: a job well done or the way you handled a situation or your recent successes or how healthy you look or your outfit or just because you’re awesome or anything nice And what…

All loved up to Be Brilliant Now! Here's to a new dazzling decade bring your BIG dream to life!

“That loved up feeling you have when even your pack of Samboy chips delivers love hearts. 💕” WOW! We have arrived. Not only to the start of a brand new year we’ve also leapt into a new dazzling decade! It’s such a whacky ride! The ups and downs, swings and roundabouts. The control and…

Living with self-doubt and moving towards self-belief

5 minute read What is this? It’s destructive, ball-breaking and a total passion and creativity killer. It can swing your mood from brilliant to victim within a matter of seconds if you let it. Often created externally but driven internally. It has the power to make you feel like a drug addict with…

Are you being as influential as what you could be?

If there’s anything that you need, or want to achieve, you must become influential because you’ll probably need someone’s help accomplishing it. Oprah, Richard Branson, James Cameron, Helen Mirren, Roger Federer, Sheryl Sandberg, Brene Brown, Mark Zuckerberg and Lady Gaga have all needed help to be great in business so they can successfully achieve…