When I started Successful Minds Institute, I was told my dream was impossible.
“You can’t run a successful NLP and Hypnosis training company from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. You need a city. One with over a million people.”
That’s what my mentor told me.
I could have taken his advice.
When logic is someone else’s limitation
Here’s what I’ve come to understand: logic is often someone else’s limitation dressed up as advice.
It sounds reasonable at the time. And “impossible” is usually the opinion and the decision of someone who stopped too soon themselves.
I didn’t accept it. I made a different decision, and designed the company how I envisioned it, from my tiny little town of Coobowie (total population 250 people).
The space between “I can’t” and “what if I could?” is filled with a decision.
Recognised on a global stage
From this regional location in South Australia, I am proud to say we have trained and transformed people across the country and around the world for well over 15 years.
In 2026, that work was recognised on a global stage, with two awards at the Women Changing the World Global Awards:
- GOLD in Woman in Therapy & Counselling Services
- SILVER in Wellbeing Programs
Read more about our 2026 awards here.
One question to ask yourself this week:
Where have I accepted someone else’s limitation as my truth? And what changes the moment I decide it isn’t?
Ready to stop letting other people’s limitations keep you small and stuck? Our NLP 4-Certification Practitioner Training is for you. Find out more here.
