Throughout the index ‘MW’ stands for the author, Margie Warrell
- accountability 198
- ‘act as if’ 10
- action, taking 3–17, 53
- — Brenda’s story 11–12, 51
- — importance of 12–13, 48–49
- — Lyn Kraus’s story 13–14
- adversity 88, 161, 176
- affect, positive 62
- affirmation, power of 30–32
- — steps in 31–32
- — suggestions for 33
- ambition 38–44, 111, 113
- — negative associations 41–44
- — what you can give 42–43
- amplification 118–119, 196–197, 199–200
- anxiety 10, 26–27, 45–46, 48, 68, 100–101, 142, 143, 148, 168, 169, 183–185, 194
- appreciation 70–71, 101–102
- aspirations 46, 111
- assumptive world 175
- Batty, Rosie 180–181
- beating yourself up 62–63, 65–66, 68, 69
- beauty, dealing with 119–120
- beginning before you feel ready 3–17
- behaviours
- — changing 10–11
- — theories of 21
- beliefs see also faith
- best, giving your 104–105
- best life 191
- bias against women 108
- blame 26, 62, 66, 98–99, 111–112, 167–168, 175
- book club story 159–160
- ‘boys will be boys’ 128
- brain 15, 24; see also neuropsychology
- — neuroplasticity 67–68
- — pathways 67–68
- — processing information 31
- Branson, Richard 14, 44, 93, 158, 201
- brave life, 190, 191–192
- Brenda’s story 8–9, 11–12
- Brown, Shivaun 29–30
- Brown, Tania 100
- capacity for life 86
- career development, MW’s 47–50, 178–179
- CB radio and technology 91–92
- challenges
- — accepting 190–192
- — overcoming see men, overcoming ...