For many years, communication was my biggest blind spot.
I was capable, driven, and direct – but often unaware of how my words, tone, and energy landed on others. I spoke quickly, reacted instinctively, and pushed back when perspectives differed. While my intentions were good, the impact wasn’t. And over time, that disconnect affected my relationships, my confidence, and my career.
A moment of honest feedback from a colleague became a turning point. It forced me to confront a hard truth: It wasn’t just the environment I was struggling with – it was how I was showing up in it.
That realisation reshaped my path.
I began doing the deeper work of developing self-awareness – learning to pause, observe my thinking, understand emotional triggers, and respond with intention rather than habit. I studied communication, emotional intelligence, neuroscience, self-leadership, and human behaviour across multiple disciplines, integrating coaching, facilitation, and reflective practice into how I live and work. It’s still a work in progress.
Today, I practise and facilitate metacognition – awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes – because it is the foundation of effective communication, grounded leadership, and sustainable performance.
This philosophy led to the creation of Awareness Works.
Awareness Works exists to help professionals and leaders cut through mental noise, surface blind spots, and shift out of automatic patterns that limit performance and connection. The work is not about fixing people. It’s about creating clarity – so individuals and teams can communicate more consciously, manage emotional responses more effectively, and lead with alignment and intention.
When awareness increases, everything changes:
- Conversations become clearer
- Relationships become more intentional
- Decisions become more grounded
- Growth becomes sustainable
Today, I work with organisations, leaders, and teams to build this capability – helping them communicate with impact, relate with awareness, and lead with clarity.
Because awareness isn’t a just another soft skill.
It’s the skill that makes every other skill work.