by Rachel Anderson | Dec 28, 2015 | Change
So, I don’t make New Year Resolutions, instead I set gentler ‘intentions'(something I ‘want’ to do, rather than something I ‘must’ or ‘should’ do). Looking back on my intentions for 2015, I can see I’ve moved on –...
by Rachel Anderson | Dec 10, 2015 | Change
This time of year can feel frantic. There’s so much to do in the run up to Christmas and a feeling of time running out. Expectations and emotions run high at Christmas as we try so hard to match up to the fantasy of how it should be; beautiful thoughtful gifts,...
by Rachel Anderson | Nov 17, 2015 | Change
So just now, I’m about a stone overweight, not as fit as I’d like to be, drinking too much alcohol, eating too much rubbish (crisps, cake, snacking) and not enough fresh fruit and veg. I’m quite sedentary though the day, working from home on the phone. I’m a night...
by Rachel Anderson | Oct 5, 2015 | Change
If you read my last blog post, you’ll remember I’ve been reading Eleanor Roosevelt’s You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life. At that point I’d only read to chapter 4, but now I’ve not only finished the whole book but reread a good chunk of...
by Rachel Anderson | Jul 20, 2015 | Change
The other day I saw this Peggy O’Mara quote and picture on the Action for Happiness website, and it really got me thinking. I saw it just after I’d been talking with a coaching client who had reflected that her sense of never being ‘good enough’ started from a very...
by Rachel Anderson | Jun 9, 2015 | Change
Uurghh, I’ve found myself falling into an old old pattern this week; assuming a future version of myself will prefer to do a task rather than the present version of me! “I’ll have more time for it tomorrow”, or “I don’t feel like it just now, but I’m sure I will...