I’d love to come, I just don’t have the time…. Things aren’t great, but I’ve got too much going on to deal with it right now…. I’ll do it one day… I’ll sit down when I’m finished… My time will come later…. How often have you said these words? How many times have you put off doing […]
Are you leading your life or wasting your time?
In the last three years I’ve been making some life changing decisions, and I believe the best is yet to come. Whether it was selling our successful business after 23 years, backing myself to start a Life Coaching practice or changing the kid’s school, as a family we’ve been riding a rollercoaster of change. I’m often […]
Feeling stuck? Try this to get moving
I didn’t think I had anything to write today. I was stuck in my worry cycle… The what will I say, will it be good enough, will anyone read it, will they like it kind of worries that jam me up. This sort of thinking gets me nowhere and achieves zip. And you know what, […]
Why do we avoid joy and all that other good stuff
What would feel like an absolute pleasure right now? My client squirmed and whispered. “Pleasure? Me? Uuuugghhhh! I dunno”. I persisted, (because that’s what a coach does.) What do you crave, yearn for or secretly desire? More of the same… “I don’t really think about feelings like that.” “Okay then…. How about we make a […]
Why the discomfort of growth is no reason to quit.
I am the first to say if it doesn’t feel good then don’t do it, but don’t mistake the discomfort of growth as a reason to quit. I’ve just spent 2 days at a marketing workshop feeling completely overwhelmed and out of my depth. I arrived on day one all chipper, dandy and ready to learn. […]
How to recover from overwhelm (5 easy tips that’ll also turn your day around)
I took three deep breaths, summoning up all my compassion before opening the door. On the other side was the consultant I had booked to measure and quote for new blinds. She was 40 minutes late and had messaged me twice, once to let me know she would be late and again because she was lost. I was […]
Are you too busy to stop, enjoy and have more fun?
When you’re busy it’s easy for moments to slip by unnoticed. To lose hours and even days to the busyness as you work tirelessly from sun up to sunset, giving your attention to who and what screams loudest. To give up on ever having any time for yourself, as you flop into bed most nights exhausted and preparing […]
