Introducing Shar Devine! Shar is a professional photographer specialising in motivational portraits for women, transforming their self images using her photographic skills and lens of perception. She has won many photographic awards and shares her inspirations, motivations and love of her work in this interview. Enjoy!
Read MoreJoanne Laing works as a Harbour Pilot. In this work-happiness interview, Joanne talks about her challenges parking big boats, huge waves and bad weather. She shares stories of her years at sea as a Ship Master (or Captain), and discusses her work as a Harbour Pilot. Calling a spade a spade - please join me for this interview and see Joanne at work, climbing rope ladders - one step at a time! Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week GinaHainesTV features a GinaGem in response to a question I was asked a couple of weeks ago... "What can you do when you’re trying really hard to be happy but you’re surrounded by a whole heap of rubbish?" I respond from three aspects - vocabulary, cultivation and comparison and leave you with a few thoughts to ponder. Enjoy!
Read MoreRowena Watson is a jewellery designer. In this interview Rowena shares how her hobby became her income and her journey from bead-board and backpack to the successful enterprise she owns and runs at Beadz Unlimited in Christchurch. Amongst other things, Rowena talks about some of the trials and tribulations of continuing a business after the Christchurch earthquakes, the interconnection between her passion and what she does, and what's important in life. Enjoy!
Read MoreDebbie Rosas is the founder and co-creator of NIA, a holistic workout and personal practice. Debbie is a teacher, choreographer, artist, performer, author and healer. She is inspirational and influential in the lives of many - including mine! She is a super-amazing woman, and I hope you find what she has to say about self-awareness, work-happiness, life and living in the body as interesting as I do. Enjoy!
Read MoreTammy Wells is a New Zealand Icon and well-known advertising personality known as 'The Briscoes Lady' or 'Mrs Briscoes'. Briscoes is a large nation-wide chain of stores that stock just about every type of homeware imaginable. Tammy has been their long serving ad. personality for over 28 years and is a very well recognised and familiar face in New Zealand. She loves her work and in this work-happiness interview she shares some of the things that make her work so special for her and a few personal insights as well. Enjoy!
Read MoreLorraine Peters, QSM, is a ballet teacher and also my mum! In this work-happiness interview, mum shares some of her secrets, successes and challenges and says she'd "do it all again..." and for her "work-happiness is life." Enjoy!
Read MoreLisa Tui is a singer, songwriter, music teacher and facilitator, and in this work-happiness interview she candidly discusses her heritage as a New Zealander, her strengths and love of her work. Lisa believes music is so much more than technique, and talks about the relationship to 'wairua', or 'spirit', and 'te tapa wha', which in Maori means 'the whole being'. Lisa sings her original songs and shows her skills as a singing teacher. Enjoy!.
Read MoreThis GinaGem shares my thoughts on being a mum and having such an awesome mum, and includes some of the joy and challenges I faced along the way! I review some of my beliefs, values and attitudes, and the journey of their evolution. And of course... I encourage you to send magic love beams to YOUR mother any day, wherever she is, and to all mothers out there - wish a BIG HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
Read MoreTodd Mason is a professional swim coach who loves his work. In this work-happiness interview, Todd shares some of his many successes and says “It’s a privilege to work with the people I coach.” He also says,
“I’ve never looked at it as work… I don’t care what day it is - if it’s got swimming involved in it, it’s a great day. That’s how I work. I don’t work, it’s my passion.” Todd loves the “connection with people” and seeing his swimmers “development as people and as athletes.” and says his swim school motto is "to grow through swimming.”
John Lockley is a dog breeder and he loves his work. I spent an afternoon on a farm with confident, danger-loving, big-hearted John and one of the 'golden nuggets' John says is,
"you need to be able to look in the mirror and like what you see..."
Trevor is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor and part-time personal trainer, and he loves his work. Facing many challenges, Trevor has found ways to make life-changing shifts, always seeking self-improvement and knowledge. In this work-happiness interview Trevor shares insights and some of the tools he's found useful along the way.
Read MoreNick is a veterinarian who loves his work. For him work happiness is "clinical success at an excellent clinical standard". In this interview, Nick eloquently shares how his self awareness of who he is, affects the work he does.
Read MoreKen Rowe loves his work as a jettyboy at Lochmara Lodge in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand.
Read MoreMaarten Loeffen: I'm not a workaholic, I'm a customer-holic.
Read MoreRita Connolly is a manager at an eating house and bar and she loves her work. She combines her love of people, organics and nutrition and sees her strengths of nurturing, combined with her management skills and bubbly personality all work well her work.
Read MoreJackie is a retail manager in a busy women's plus size fashion clothing store. She is passionate about fashion and brings her vibrant, bubbly, fun personality to her work. She loves her work and engaging her shoppers by creating a fun, relaxed environment, whilst focusing on celebrating the small wins, making the most of every situation and empowering women to feel beautiful.
Read MoreNew Zealand filmmaker, Gina Haines, integrates signature strength examples and stories of several individuals living and working in New Zealand. After individuals took the VIA Survey of character strengths, Gina interviewed them about their signature strengths, how they use the strengths in their daily life, and other questions related to positive psychology. This montage is part of a larger film documentary project Gina made called Project Happiness - The Lived Experience while at the University of Canterbury.
Read MoreToni-Jayne Miles is a Primary School Teacher who loves her job. I spent time in her classroom talking with her about strengths and why she loves what she does.
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