pile of rocks balanced

Living an unbalanced life

Balance. There is an interesting word. A simple concept, but like so much of life, much harder to put into practice and live by. Look it up in the dictionary and you get words like equilibrium, harmony, calmness. Does that describe your life? Or does it feel more like you are living an unbalanced life? …

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The 10 Things Challenge

An accessible process for self development

I have been musing over these past couple of weeks about what I have learned and continue to learn after writing, developing and launching The 10 Things Challenge some 8 years ago. The 10 Things Challenge is an accessible process for self development. If that is enough to sell it to you and you want…

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tree rings, progress is not linear

Progress is not linear

Progress is not linear. We know this in theory, but oftentimes, the reality of this can catch us off guard.  It can be too easy to look at what we are wanting to learn, and expect ourselves to learn it once. To then fully absorb and assimilate those learnings, and come out the other end positively…

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A gate opened up to sunshine - benefits of life coaching

What are the benefits of life coaching?

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…

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Field and trees in the distance - perspective and choice

What could life coaching do for you?

If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you do? What is important to you about that? Imagine that you had just 20 seconds of insane courage (more on that here), and decided to take action – before fear, or negativity, or self-doubt kicked in – what would you do? These are questions that are…

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No entry sign - what are you labelling yourself with

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…

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beautiful sunset - there is beauty when we see what is

“Yes but…” – discounting the positive

How often have you replied to a compliment from someone with these words: “Yes but…” Yes but… “…they were only being kind.”    “…she just said it because she felt sorry for me.”       “…it was nothing I did really, lots of other people did far more work than me.”      …

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abstract picture of colours and pattern

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…

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Looking through the eye of a mask. Is this mine to do

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…

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