What are the benefits of life coaching and why is it something that you should consider? As I celebrate 10 years as a Life Coach, I would love this to be the year YOU experience the benefits of life coaching for yourself. Get in touch for your free taster, or read on to find out…
And so it begins again
Hello and a very happy new year to you! How was your festive season? I hope that you and yours had some time to stop, enjoy space and simple things, rest and celebrate. I am sorry if the season was a tough one for you. I hope that in these coming days there is some…
Would it make a good tattoo? Labelling yourself
What are you labelling yourself with this week? And should you be labelling yourself thus? These are the final two cognitive distortions that we will look at in this current series of musings: Labelling yourself and “should” statements. What we label ourselves with is linked to how we view ourselves and how we talk to…
How good is your mind reading?
How good is your mind reading? Might be a useful skill in some walks of life, or on some days. Perhaps if you own non-communicative teenagers, you might desire the ability to get inside their heads and actually get some idea of what is going on in their lives. Maybe you are applying for a…
Still practicing gratitude with your jar?
It has suddenly become very autumnal. All around us the trees are turning, the evenings suddenly are dark early. Hat-boot-jumper season has returned. And inevitably, the shops are not only full of Hallowe-en stuff but also Christmas stuff. [Random side note – one popular budget supermarket that we frequent is selling Christmas puds with a…
Is this mine to do?
Is this mine to do? That has been the phrase in my mind often over these last couple of weeks. In our own particular situation, this relates to our newly empty nest, and one of our fledglings who is in the early stages of settling into new life in halls in a different city. Do…
On emotional reasoning
Last time I was musing about our three centres of intelligence. When we can identify where we primarily operate – our head, heart or gut centre – we are then also empowered to notice where we can get stuck. This awareness allows us to then make different and better choices to recruit the other two…
On ending well
It’s the end of the world as we know it. If you are of a certain age, chances are that that REM song is now running around in your head like the annoying wee ear worm it will turn out to be… Sorry about that. And it’s not the end of the world you’ll be…
Gratitude practice: filling your jar of good things.
Spring is very definitely sprung, and here in Glasgow we have actually enjoyed some warm and sunny days. Hanging washing up on the line outside is one of those small but most precious pleasures that is mindful in the doing and fills me with such smug satisfaction. Wandering around where we live we see folk…
What are you unlearning?
What are you unlearning this week? We are used to the idea of learning and the importance of being open to new ideas and new ways of growing in knowledge. Whole industries have been built around growth mindset, where learning and growth are encouraged through effort, challenge, and being open to making mistakes. Learning is…