Glin & Tonic Newsletter

Glin & Tonic

This is more than a newsletter, it’s a weekly heart-to-heart where I share my real experiences, challenges, and reflections as I navigate my own path. Every week, you’ll receive stories, insights, and reflections designed to inspire, connect, and encourage you to lean into your own growth. It’s a safe space for exploration, where we journey together through the ups and downs of personal growth and self-leadership.

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#146: Glin & Tonic - The Courage to Disappoint

Have you ever had one of those holidays where you think you're going for rest and relaxation but instead experience an exorcism of your ego and a shedding of even more false layers of your existing life? No? Just me? Perth has been amazing this week. Spending time with my good friend,...

by Glin Bayley — Mar 23, 2025 authenticity boundaries courage ego death emotional wellness inner transformation mindset shift personal growth prioritising yourself saying no self-alignment women's empowerment

#144: Glin & Tonic - When Growth Feels Like a Storm

Most of this week was a schmozzle, and if you've read my heart-to-hearts over the last two weeks, you'll know this is the third week I’ve felt this way. I'm sharing this journey with you to show you the behind-the-scenes of what inner transformation looks like. This is my messy middle, the spac...

by Glin Bayley — Mar 09, 2025 embracing change inner transformation letting go of control mindset shifts navigating uncertainty overcoming fear personal growth resilience and growth self discovery trusting the process

#143: Glin & Tonic - Why saying no is the hardest step toward your dreams

How have I managed to have another week that has been an absolute schmozzle? I was in Sydney this week for a business conference as part of the mastermind group I’m in. The last conference was in November, and I remember how disconnected I felt. That week, I was purging, unable to keep myself f...

by Glin Bayley — Mar 01, 2025 boundaries career change letting go to grow mindset shift overcoming fear personal growth protecting your dreams saying no self-discovery trusting yourself

#142: Glin & Tonic - Letting Go of Obligations to Step Into Your Future Self

I'm being really harsh with myself, but I had to say this out loud to get the feelings out of my body, this week felt like a bit of a clusterfuck. Nobody on the receiving end of my time would have thought that because I was fully in contribution mode this week. The only person I didn’t contri...

by Glin Bayley — Feb 22, 2025 boundaries matter choosing yourself energy management future self identity shift inner transformation letting go personal growth self-leadership trust the process

#141: Glin & Tonic - Your Big No is the Key to Unlocking Your Future Self

This week, I’ve had another major aha moment, and it’s freaked me out a little. The inner transformation I was committing to this year just got even bigger. I had a major identity shift coming into the new year when I realised I didn’t want to be a business owner but a creator instead. For ...

by Glin Bayley — Feb 15, 2025 becoming your future self creative freedom embracing change identity shift inner transformation letting go personal growth quantum leap the power of no trust over validation

#139: Glin & Tonic - Rewriting Your Life Script and Choosing Freedom Over Expectations

We're one month into 2025 already. If you were to write a One-Pager summarising your month, what would it say? My January has been the most incredible start to what will be a year of huge inner transformation. So much has shifted. I'm not the same person I was coming into 2025. I’ve rewritten...

by Glin Bayley — Feb 01, 2025 breaking the script conscious living create your life creator life embrace change freedom lifestyle life transformation mindset shift personal growth rewrite your story

Glin's Jan 2025 - 1 Page Report

A Look Inside My Journey Each month, I sit down and write a One Page Report, a way to capture where I am, what I’m learning, and how I’m evolving. It’s not a polished update or a highlight reel. It’s an honest reflection of the journey I’m on, figuring out what alignment really feels like, challe...

by Glin Bayley — Feb 01, 2025 alignment becoming conscious leadership impact and contribution income follows alignment inner transformation personal growth self reflection transformation in action writing journey

#138: Glin & Tonic - You Can't Be What You Observe in Self-Transformation

I seem to be coming out of the other side of my first ego death of the year. I say "first" because I know this is only the beginning. The year ahead is going to be one where I will experience a version of myself I have not yet met. I'm excited to meet future Glin. She's the person I know I st...

by Glin Bayley — Jan 25, 2025 alignment authenticity ego death emotional resilience human design inner work life lessons living authentically mindset shift overcoming fear personal growth purposeful living self-reflection self-transformation

#137: Glin& Tonic - My Journey to Killing my Ego and Embracing Transformation

Have you ever tried to transcend your ego? In my case, "transcend" might be a little beyond reach—I’d settle for killing it! I was ready for this week to be uncomfortable because I was going to choose differently. I wasn’t going to sit at my desk from 8–6pm just so my ego could feel safe, t...

by Glin Bayley — Jan 18, 2025 ego transformation embracing change inner transformation life lessons mindset shift overcoming ego personal growth personal journey self-awareness self-development

#136: Glin & Tonic - Embracing Transformation: How Identity Changes Require New Choices

Last week, I surrendered my identity as a business owner and embraced my identity as a creator. This might sound ridiculous to some, but for me, it represented a significant ego death. It meant letting go of any attachment or concern for how people might perceive me, my fear of how...

by Glin Bayley — Jan 11, 2025 authenticity ego death embracing change empowerment growth mindset identity change inner transformation inner work life transitions mindset shift personal growth personal transformation self-discovery self-reflection

#135: Glin & Tonic - I'm letting go of business ownership

I like being spontaneous, but even this was a bit unusual for me. I had only been home for one hour after returning from Hervey Bay last week when I booked a trip to Perth to see my good friend Zoe. The flight was departing two ...

by Glin Bayley — Jan 04, 2025 authenticity business ownership creative freedom creativity ego death empowerment entrepreneurship identity transformation inner transformation leadership mission-driven personal development personal growth self-discovery

#134: Glin & Tonic - Be So Good They Can't Ignore You

What's your 20% genius zone? If you knew that your 20% genius zone drives 80% of the income you earn, or the value others want from you, what would you choose? While enjoying a break in the sleepy Hervey Bay on the Fraser Coast and some poolside chill time, I finished reading So ...

by Glin Bayley — Dec 28, 2024 80/20 rule business transformation career capital career success deliberate practice genius zone holistic approach leadership development mastery negotiation skills personal development personal growth professional growth self-mastery skill development

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