We humans are multifaceted and complex. With the stresses we face in life it is easy to get out of balance. Sometimes it is difficult to tell what the problem is & thus it seems impossible to solve. The most effective diagnostic tool I know of is the wheel of life: The Wheel of Life […]
Whilst it might sound trite I find there is an element of truth in the words: ” We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Abraham Lincoln Humans have difficult days, and receive tragic news or lose loved ones, and yet, whilst we continue our existence on this […]
As a human I confess that I am a natural ‘rescuer’. I always have, and always will, wish to assist in generating positive outcomes for those who are facing challenges. This is not pathological for our society needs its healers. As a professional I have learned to discipline of having boundaries and the ensuing safety. However […]
Sometimes, when you have a deadline (or two!), you just need to get your head down, out of hours, and focus. & It really, REALLY will pay off….. I promise! To learn more of working with Rebecca click here: The Daemon Career Coach
En famille is perhaps the most challenging context to bring a new self to. To reflect rather than react. Old buttons. Ingrained ways of assuming and acting. Not toxic just non-serving. Important to pause, as with a client, check internally, check contextually, check the individual in front of of me….. Not ‘mum’ or ‘step-brother’, but […]
Sounds ‘sacred’ but for the purposes of this blog lies much more in the realms of the profane. When we give, be it gifts on a birthday, or time to a colleague or assistance to a stranger, we generally receive in return. That grin of gratitude, or the sigh of relief or the moment shared […]
:In very hot shop, a carton of apple juice in my hand, running between nursery and provision of supervision, I discovered I had no wallet. Not the end of the world, but, not arriving home with that aforementioned juice would have had consequences further than the realisation of my daft ness in my inability to […]
I have been reminded in the last few days just how important people are to me…. Whilst it ounds obvious, it is easy to forget just how much we need each other as we career chaotically through our busy every day lives, and that we cannot easily do this alone. A Colleague with a cancer […]
It’s easy to notice the irritations of our lives. The small problems that seemingly will not be solved. There’s the colleague who is leaving that piece of work undone, again! there’s child who stubbornly refuses to meet expectations. There is the husband who appears to maliciously (like he has the time to plot against me!), […]
The world is a much nicer place if we can hold it gently and with gratitude. It is also SO much easier for us to do our best for our careers, our families and our Colleagues when we come from a place of appreciation. This was brought to my attention only today, when a distressed […]