When things go wrong we have a choice. We can choose to cry or we can choose to laugh. Of course this depends on the severity of the mishap. Nothing life threatening is very funny. But aside from that, most things can be put right or ruptures repaired. I absolutely adore it when I am […]
It doesn’t matter if it’s asking for help from my beloved to take the small boy to school because I have flu. Or if it’s asking for assistance in the editing of some of my research. Why would we not draw on the strengths of those who are more skilled than we are? I have […]
As a coach supervisor, a very large portion of my job is to really understand the culture or context in which my coachee, or my supervisee and their client, live and work. When a client says they feel ‘angry’ about something, it is very unlikely that their ‘angry’ is exactly the same as my ‘angry’. […]
There are broadly two types of people. Those who cannot seem to start and those who refuse to stop. The two personality types, the active and the passive, can drive each other slightly insane when they are in their default setting. This is as true in my marriage as it is in any other partnership […]
Do you ever look at your to-do list and know that, whilst you’re keeping all the small jobs ticking over, there’s a biggie on there that you’re avoiding….. And does avoiding it make it go away? And do you lose the satisfaction of ever getting to the bottom of the list? And does the fear […]
Put simply, self-belief, be it in your personal or your professional life, comes with practise. Somehow it is easier to give way to self-doubt and when we do, our worlds get smaller and more restricted as we allow ourselves to be frightened by the ‘what ifs’. The solution to these ‘what if’s’ that corrode our […]
I feel traumatised by my own to-do list today. It feels like there is just too much to do in this day. Yep, it’s true, I could prioritise. I could begin with the activity that makes me most money. Or I could begin with my favourite client, or I could ignore the lot ….. But, […]
It strikes me that Spring is on the way. What also strikes me is that in nature, by the time we see new growth, much of the hard work has already been done. That whilst appearing dormant, bulbs and plants have been breaking open and putting their roots deep down in the ground. That during […]
In this society we are overly encouraged to ‘buy’ ourselves treats as rewards for success. I believe however that reward comes in many forms…… Yesterday was a huge professional turning point for me, and today I feel depleted. I know that it took a huge push to achieve my goal yesterday. Luckily, what I also […]
Sit and ‘think’ about something for too long and if you’re anything like me, you can talk yourself into doing something and right back out of it again. If you are like me you can do this several times over and perhaps explore a few more options, and, in the end, do none of them. […]