As humans and as professionals, we all have our own unique combinations of things that count as ‘hell’. We also all have our own combinations of coping strategies that see us through these disaster zones. My own particular version of hell right now is a 4 year old just gone to Big School, a husband […]
It being the last day before The Small Boy starts at Big School brings me to considering how little we sometimes value our ‘present’. Being right here, right now is after all, a gift. We will all have known those who have not had the privilege of making it this far with us. None of […]
Often coaching work involves a ‘permission giving’ role. Usually clients know, deep down, exactly what they wish to do. Once we have excavated to discover what you want and need, then, I can enable you to enable yourself to do that thing….. So today I give you the permission to do just what you need […]
There is always something to be done. If it’s not a the business calling, it’s the four year old, if it’s not the finances spreading themselves over every surface, when I finally sit down on the sofa all I can see is the secondary glazing that needs beginning …. Stop! I honestly believe that it […]
With a sleep deprived night, & a lack of knowledge of where you’re going, & of the technicalities involved in a website build? Can you make it to that meeting? Yes you can! Feel the fear and do it anyway has a lot to say for it, but, the caveat is that you act upon it! […]
So what happens when an introvert (ref MBTI or Eric Berne’s The Process Model), has no ‘Me-Time’? The fall out will inevitably result in stress symptoms. The longer the enforced extroversion, the more acute will be the response. There are over 50s igns of stress (Stress index questionnaire), crossing the landscapes of emotional, psychological, physical and […]
Have you ever noticed how very hard it is to trust that you know what you want? There is good reason for this lack of clarity. If we look at our lives there are lots of different things to take account of. We all live within a multitude of different ‘contexts’ and cultures. We have responsibilities […]
What if we paused? If we stopped for a minute or two to reflect internally? What if we disconnected from the ‘musts’ and the ‘shoulds’ of external demands? What if we took a few moments to shed everything & to connect with our core selves.What if we listened to our inner ‘knowing’, & let our own […]
As my 4 year old and I proved when, having got a bus into the centre of town, I discovered I had no cash, no debit card and absolutely no idea what the PIN numbers were to the other bits of plastic in my wallet. We did have a VERY long walk home, however we […]
Remember, sometimes we need to hit a rock-bottom before we choose to change …. Is it time? To learn more of working with Rebecca click here: The Daemon Career Coach