Nicole Moorey: "It is important for all of us to fill our cups"

'The Proust questionnaire’ is one of the best-known interviews used in the media. Proust established the questions as the quickest way to reveal a person’s true character. Today you can read the story of Nicole Moorey, one of our community members.

"I am Nicole Moorey, a nature-inspired emotional wellness coach. My clients spend so much time and energy on their businesses and their families. There is never any time left for themselves. Which is OK to some degree, but it becomes problematic when you never have time for yourself."

What makes you different from the traditional Wellness Coach? "I help you to set up a routine and to deal with the underlying problem. That's when Emotional Wellness comes in. A lot of us neglect emotions; we don't know what to do with them. It's a thrill for me to show how simple it can be to turn that all around, and prioritize taking care of yourself, which actually benefits your business in the end. The specific moment I decided I have to do this, is that I learned about emotional empowerment myself. I was feeling overwhelmed by all of the things that I was responsible for. I wasn't taking care of myself. And I came to understand there is a healthy way to deal with all of this. So that's where it started."

What is your favourite question? "My favourite question is number 8: what do you consider the most overrated virtue? A huge part of what I do in my work and my life is to recognize that working isn't the be-all and the end-all. That in fact, there are other stages too, which are important. Rest would be the opposite of diligence, I think. And rest is so underrated. It is important for all of us to fill our cups, to renew ourselves. That action is what's going to make our work more powerful. It really is a cycle. There is a season for everything, and I believe it is the same for us humans because we are nature!"

Proust’s Questionnaire 1. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Exploring beautiful places with great people

2. What is your greatest fear? My loved ones being harmed

3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Dislike keeping quiet when I want to speak

4. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Not willing to try to understand others

5. Which living person do you most admire? No one person, but I do I admire most people

6. What is your greatest extravagance? Renting a house on the lake

7. What is your current state of mind? Excited

8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Diligence - rest is the other half of the magic

9. On what occasion do you lie? To protect people's feelings

10. What do you most dislike about your appearance? My greying hair - it doesn't match the age I feel

11. Which living person do you most despise? I don't think I could despise someone

12. What is the quality you most like in a man? Genuine care for other people

13. What is the quality you most like in a woman? Being herself, in a world that tries to change that

14. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? You know?

15. What or who is the greatest love of your life? My family - my husband and 2 children

16. When and where were you happiest? My family camp, from childhood through now

17. Which talent would you most like to have? Be a singing guitar player

18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My overthinking

19. What do you consider your greatest achievement? My family

20. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? Myself

21. Where would you most like to live? Somewhere warm on the water, but with great skiing nearby

22. What is your most treasured possession? I'm surprisingly unattached to my possessions, maybe photos and notecards

23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Feeling powerless

24. What is your favourite occupation? Coaching!

25. What is your most marked characteristic? Empathy

26. What do you most value in your friends? That we enjoy each other's company

27. Who are your favourite writers? All of them! This moment - Richard Wagamese

28. Who is your hero of fiction? Generally, I love stories where ordinary people become extraordinary heroes

29. Which historical figure do you most identify with? My maternal grandmother

30. Who are your heroes in real life? People who live out their dreams, regardless of societal expectations

31. What are your favourite names? Anson and Ayla

32. What is it that you most dislike? The "isms" - sexism, racism, heterosexism, etc.

33. What is your greatest regret? Not traveling and experiencing more in my youth

34. How would you like to die? Peacefully and healthfully in my sleep in my 90s

35. What is your motto? This above all, to thine own self be true.

I posted interviews with our community members Meg Heppner, Catherine Croucher and Fololi Lologa. Do you want to be next? Please, send me a message!