:molly bedingfield
How
About
Molly
Bedingfield
Molly Bedingfield is the founder of international charity Global Angels
which champions the causes of disadvantaged children and communities
around the world. She founded the organisation in 2004, after 25 years
working in the international charity sector. Since then its projects have
helped to provide water, food, education, homes, medical care and resources.
Molly is the mother of four, including well-known singers Daniel and
Natasha Bedingfield. As well as her charity work, New Zealand-born Molly
has been a professional counsellor, life coach and head teacher of two innercity schools.
…Work/life balance
I am naturally a workaholic so I try very hard
to maintain a work/life balance. My friends
have been given strict instructions to call me
regularly to go out for coffee. When I'm home
at night, I try my hardest not to do too much
Global Angels work. I used to work 18 hours
a day when I started the charity, now I try to
work only 12. I read a lot of books to escape.
I'm on the second to last book in the Game of
Thrones series which I am thoroughly enjoying.
… Managing a global role
For a third of the year I am travelling. Wherever I go, I always try to take an extra day to
enjoy the surroundings. After a recent trip
to Switzerland, although we were busy doing
strategy and planning, I took time to visit the
Matterhorn to go skiing. I'm going to Mombasa, Africa, for two weeks and I will be going
on a safari on one of the nights.
… Being a good mother
This is what I love doing the most. I aspire to
be a mother who understands her children and
who is someone her children want to hang out
with.
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… Keeping the romance alive
My husband and I date one to two nights every week
and we have done so since our children were little.
I'm still in love with my husband who I met when I
was 17. Because of my workaholic nature, dating is
something that we put in the calendar.
…Empowering and integrity
I was once asked what the most important things are
to me for Global Angels, and I came up with empowering and integrity. Everything and everyone that I
involve myself with must have these qualities.
… Friends
I have a best friend in every country. Most of the
people I work with become my friends. My friends
help me to wind down.
… Coaching and mentoring
Coaching and encouraging the best in people is
something I do that brings me the purest joy. Seeing a
person develop to their best self is incredibly fulfilling. Whether they are associates I work with in the
charity sector, people on the ground we are serving,
or even family members.
www.globalangels.org
