Rebecca Ness

I have been asking around for the few last days to my friend and family about what they would do if they had seven million dollars to play with …and most of them gave answers like ‘more travelling with kids‘ and other things that can be done without actually having the seven million. The things [...]

You can learn how to get what you want in life, by simply focusing on the magic that surrounds you and creating an intention to make it a reality. There is magic around us at all times, and if you can zero in on it, you can use to get what you want in life [...]

Travel is one of my passions and something I consider to be a very important part of my life. It’s important to my kids too, and I am constantly looking for ways to travel in style but not spend a fortune. In this article, I will be comparing the various ways a family can have [...]

The first really clear travel memory is from when I was seven but my mom has always done adventurous things like this… When I was seven, my mom and two of her girlfriends decided to go to Greece for a week. They signed up for Greek classes and started to study. But they soon realized [...]

You may think that head baskets and flip flips don’t have anything to do with your entrepreneurial spirit… but if you hang with me a minute, you’ll see what I am talking about. I have had some great adventures in my life, but it the lessons I took from them are just surfacing now… Anyway, [...]

I know a lot of moms my age (40ish) who are looking for a change. Either they have been away from work with kids and are looking for something to do to make money, or they are just sick of their job and are looking for a career change. I talked to one of my [...]

On one of  my ‘getaways’ from working in Japan, I spent two months in an ashram in Rishikesh in India. I did a combination of meditation and yoga throughout the day but I actually found a meditation class I liked better in town and would venture out every afternoon to participate in it. I remember [...]

Although it seems superficial, appearance does matter. In personal life and in business, first impressions are important and the image you portray can have an effect on whether you or not you are successful. Obviously, more people will join you in business if they get a good impression. I want to share a story that [...]

This is my good friend Graham and my husband Doug, running down a mountain in Japan after we were trapped up there for 3 days in a snow storm. Nothing makes you appreciate life like almost losing it. I have always been one to take chances… and am always open to new things. I guess [...]

When I moved to Nagano in 1997, the company I worked for gave me a small apartment. It was one room, with a tiny bathroom about the size of one in an RV, and a small kitchenette. The apartment was in the centre of the city and I used to grab my mountain bike a [...]