
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.
#157: Glin & Tonic - Releasing Ego, Remembering Me
What I’ve learned about worth, identity, and choosing myself, without needing to prove a thing.
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As I sit to write to you this morning, there is so much I want to share, and honestly, I don’t know where to start.
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I’ve been riding an emotional wave over the past few days. Following a powerful k...
Jun 08, 2025
ego release
emotional healing
growth journey
identity
inner alignment
integration
letting go
personal transformation
self-reflection
self-worth
#156: Glin & Tonic - Being Paid to Be Me
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It’s a Small but Big Change
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I did it.
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I made a decision to embrace all of me.
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To allow myself to become SimplyGlin.
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It’s where I began in 2017, when I first launched my personal blog under the same name. A year later, it became my company, Simply Glin Pty Ltd.
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I was on the right path....
by Glin Bayley —
Jun 01, 2025
authenticity
being paid to be me
coming home to yourself
entrepreneurship
feminine leadership
identity
inner transformation
personal growth
self-leadership
simply glin
#155: Glin & Tonic - Stop Worrying What They Think
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Who are the 'they' whose thoughts and opinions you consistently concern yourself with?
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You know, the ones you think of when you ask yourself questions like:
What will they think?
What if they think I've lost the plot based on what I share?
What if they judge me?
What if they don't thi...
by Glin Bayley —
May 24, 2025
authenticity
creative confidence
emotional freedom
inner transformation
mindset
overcoming fear
personal growth
self-expression
self-leadership
the inner negotiation
validation vs alignment
#154: Glin & Tonic - The Noise, the Signal, and the Hungry Hippos
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"Have you noticed how all the big creators from LinkedIn are jumping onto Substack?" I asked a friend this week.
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"It feels like there’s no sacred space for creative expression anymore." Soon, Substack - like LinkedIn - will be filled with people chasing audiences, using it as yet another plat...
May 18, 2025
authenticity
creative expression
inner truth
online noise
presence
reflection
self-leadership
signal over noise
slow growth
writing
#153: Glin & Tonic - Going all in and what it really takes to change
"You're not going all in."
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Those are the words that have been ringing in my ears over the past few days.
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On the drive down from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney, John and I had an abundance of time to talk. No distractions. Just open space for deep conversations.
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John’s a Projector in Human Des...
May 11, 2025
#authenticliving
#emotionalintelligence
#glinandtonic
#goallin
#humandesign
#innerwork
#lifeonyourterms
#personalgrowth
#selfleadership
#transformation
#152: Glin & Tonic - Letting Go to Let Myself Grow
Something shifted in me this week and as a result, I’ve started something new.
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2025 is my year of inner transformation. I’ve committed to being subject no.1, using my own life as an experiment in the journey of becoming, of self-remembering, of aligning to the truth of who I came here to be.
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by Glin Bayley —
May 04, 2025
emotional surrender
generator energy
glin and tonic
human design
inner transformation
letting go
messy becoming
personal growth
self remembering
truth telling
Glin's April 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 —
May 04, 2025
avoidance
discomfort
honesty
inner transformation
messy middle
progress
simplyglin
truth
void
writer
#151: Glin & Tonic - The Shift from Proving to Presence
How inner transformation redefines success, value, and visibility.
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In three days, we will be at the end of April, and I'll be writing my One Pager for the month, reflecting on how I grew, what changes and progress I made towards my goals, and who I became this month.
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I'm feeling a little appr...
by Glin Bayley —
Apr 27, 2025
authenticity
ego work
emotional resilience
human design
inner transformation
letting go of proving
personal growth
presence
self-leadership
self-worth
#150: Glin & Tonic - The cost of not being honest with yourself
I've been lying to myself, and this week I allowed myself to become present to how much we all lie to ourselves to avoid the discomfort of living out of alignment with our deepest truth.
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I spoke last time about how brutal transformation is. I wonder how many of us truly aspire to shedding the l...
by Glin Bayley —
Apr 19, 2025
alignment
becoming who you are
conscious living
emotional truth
frequency & energy
future self
human design
inner transformation
inner work
living in alignment
personal growth
raising your standards
resistance
self-honesty
self-leadership
#149: Glin & Tonic - The brutal tuth about transformation
If you've been following along, you'll know 2025 is my year for deep inner transformation.
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I chose this path after noticing how often my decisions were driven by fear and scarcity. I constantly felt like I was behind, watching others seemingly master the art of life and—in Gary Vaynerchuck's wo...
by Glin Bayley —
Apr 13, 2025
authenticity
conscious leadership
courage
ego work
emotional intelligence
human design
inner growth
mindset shift
negotiation mastery
personal development
self-awareness
self-discovery
self-leadership
transformation
vulnerability
#148: Glin & Tonic - Why I'm choosing presence over performance
and how it's changing my life.
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This last week was one of the most transformative weeks I've had this year.
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I attended a long-awaited Human Design retreat with Emma Dunwoody, and it certainly did not disappoint.
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Even though I first discovered Human Design around seven years ago, it was only ...
by Glin Bayley —
Apr 06, 2025
authenticity
emotional intelligence
human design
inner work
mindfulness
personal growth
presence
retreat reflections
self-awareness
self-trust
simplyglin
transformation
Glin's Mar 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 —
Mar 29, 2025
alignment over hustle
big no
creative journey
expansive living
faith over fear
honour yourself
inner transformation
let go to grow
simplyglin
writing life