Moving To The Beat Of Your Life vs Fighting The Overwhelm
The 'to do' list has been weighing heavy for a few days now, a nagging sense of guilt and falling behind - slight panic and overwhelm as it mounts up and the fear of dropping a few spinning plates takes up more permanent residence. But I'm older and wiser than I once...
How to Overcome Procrastination (Sneak Peek At ALIVE Programme)
I've been busy finalising my new online course - The ALIVE programme, overcoming my usual habitual procrastination by implementing a little of my own advice! So today I thought I'd give you a little sneak preview of the section of the course: How to Deal With And...
So Near, and Yet so Far…
I'm definitely a big picture person - I too easily get lost and frustrated in the detail, whilst I'm inspired and engaged with the vision. I'm also an optimist, which is very helpful much of the time, but can also mean that I often bite off more than I can chew; drawn...
Do You Enjoy Being YOU?
Since I was a teenager, I've always had something of a difficult relationship with myself. Although appearing confident, self assured and determined, I remember actually thinking "I don't like myself". I'm sure if I could bear the cringe factor of re-reading those...
Worried About What You’re Not Doing?
I've been very busy since I got back from holidays - catching up with emails, full diary with coaching sessions, usual household tasks and seeing to the kids as well as putting the finishing touches on my new online ALIVE programme. It's been one of those periods when...
Simple Living – Less is More
I'm just back from a lovely family holiday - nothing exotic, just camping on the Llyn peninsula in Wales. We've got a good big tent with plenty of pods inside for the 5 of us; particularly important now our daughters are all getting so big and grown up! In fact I felt...
Time to Feel ALIVE Again
This evening was rereading some of my blog posts from the last few weeks and was struck by how many times I was reporting I was feeling tired, run down, irritable or even depressed. It was a bit of a wake-up call really. Overall I feel pretty sound, and there's really...
How Finding Peace to Do Your Best Work Impacts On Your Productivity
As an introvert, there are times when I just feel over-stimulated, and I need to find some peace, quiet, stillness, calm. If I can't, I start to feel exhausted and fractured. I can't think straight or concentrate. Sometimes I manage to self-soothe a little by going...
How To Deal With People You Dislike
I have a confession. It feels like an awful one to make, given that I work as a coach and it's my job to provide a place of safety and 'unconditional positive regard', but sometimes I can take an instant dislike to someone. And when I do, then I make all kinds of...
Revealing The Hidden Beauty
Welcoming a fourth child into the house, as we've done this last month by being a host family for Friends of Chernobyl's Children, is very rewarding, but also brings with it a lot of hard work and disruption to our 'normal life'. This of course is to be expected and...
Are You Unhappy That You’re Not Happy?
I've been feeling a bit depressed lately. No real reason, just a change in my mental weather. It happens from time to time. A few years ago I would have felt anxious and worried that I was feeling depressed, wondering what was wrong and if I was about to be sucked...
Getting Out Of My Mind To Find Happiness
My heart sank at the thought of writing a blog post today. Normally I love it as a reflective exercise for myself - articulating the themes that have been emerging for me over the week; what I've noticed, what I've learned, how I want to be moving forward. But today...