Hello, my name is Meredith Forder. I am the founder and CEO (constant enthusiasm officer) of Clear Thinking, a non-profit-organisation dedicated to helping people discover their purpose, improve their focus and clarity and reduce their anxiety and stress.
To give you a little background as to how Clear Thinking became established, I would like to wind the clock back a little over two decades, to when I was in my early 20s…
My career started as a fashionista on QLD’s Gold Coast. I worked as a designer and learnt everything that I needed to know, before starting my own fashion label.
All was well in my life, until my father became ill. I was 24 when he died. My grief was inconsolable. One month later my partner left me. This was actually a blessing in disguise. Then and soon after, my cousin was killed in a car accident. Within the span of three months, my entire world came crumbling down.
Amidst all the greif, I threw myself into work. Determined to succeed, I won several prestigious design awards. I was intent on proving that all was well in my world. On the surface, everything was perfect and shiny; I was all smiles. Yet deep down, there was an emptiness that could not be filled.
I put it down to the fact that that I had lost so much, but it was more than that. I participated in several so called “spiritual” courses and asked myself some serious questions, like “What am I doing?” “Where am I going?” “If I continue this way, where will I end up?”
Then, a friend suggested that I do a course in Perth, called “Mastermind.” I had never been to Western Australia before. I was excited and I needed to get away to have some time to reflect; but what I didn’t know was that this trip was going to change my life, forever.
A series of fortunate events lead me to reading an awe-inspiring book, meeting the author, then flying to India to live a monastic life, for six years, studying their ancient culture, values and philosophy.
The years spent in India set the foundation for Clear Thinking.
When I returned to Australia in 1998, I became a teacher of the Vedanta philosophy. Then, after some time, I realised that I needed to reach out to more people, so I packaged the philosophy in a way that was easy to understand and practice.
In July 2011, Clear Thinking was established.
Through Clear Thinking I conduct private consultations and corporate training programs.
With every fibre of my being, I do my best to inspire people to reach their full potential, by teaching them how to discover their purpose and manage their mind, so that they can be less stressed and more productive, resulting in greater success and happiness.
