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The Windmills of Your Mind: Feeling Like You've Achieved Nothing?

by Rachel Anderson | Apr 7, 2016 | Coaching

I’d worked hard for my ski holiday this year; after breaking my leg in 2013, I was determined that this was to be the year I would finally overcome my physical, mental and emotional limitations to skiing and return to something approaching the level I was at before my...

Are There Always Reasons To Be Cheerful?

by Rachel Anderson | Mar 16, 2016 | Coaching

When things happen that are beyond our control, it’s easy to feel like a victim; angry, hurt, resentful. As I’ve often written in this blog, we can’t always control what happens to us, or other people. We do have the choice how to respond – but it’s not always...

Less is More: Why You Need to Set a Limit on Yourself to Achieve Your Goals

by Rachel Anderson | Mar 1, 2016 | Coaching

It’s always interesting to me how I’ll hit ‘pockets’ of coach calls where very different clients are either bringing the same issue, or have made a similar breakthrough. And of course I’ll particularly notice it because the theme will be relevant to me as well! This...

The Price of Being a People Pleaser

by Rachel Anderson | Jan 18, 2016 | Coaching

When I was a little girl, my parents called me their ‘sunshine girl’ and told me how happy I made them. It made me happy to make them happy too. I worked hard to be a good girl and basked in their approval of my good behaviour. It made me sad if I...

Endings and New Beginnings

by Rachel Anderson | Jan 4, 2016 | Business news, Coaching

I hope Christmas was all you hoped for, and that you’ve had some time for yourself amidst all the activities, preparations, excitement (and clearing up)? As we anticipate the New Year, it’s often with a renewed sense of determination and resolve –...

Let Go of the Old to Make Way for the New…

by Rachel Anderson | Dec 24, 2015 | Business news, Coaching

We all have things we want to change, improve, transform (well, I certainly do and so does everyone I talk to!). But it can feel overwhelming and like we don’t have the time, or energy to make the changes we want. Often it’s because we try to tack on the...