Are you wasting time and energy focussing on the wrong things
Oct 11th
In my coaching sessions I often find coaches in a state of overwhelm and often feeling very negative about life and/or work. Is this you? In life and at work you can often end up in a trap focussing on the problems and difficulties and this can lead to overwhelm, stress and depression. It can…
Solve Problems by Wearing Hats
Sep 17th
Six Thinking Hats (de Bono, Edward (1985). Six Thinking Hats: An Essential Approach to Business Management) is a great process to explore problems or issues either as a team or alone. We all have preferences in the way we think but exploring other styles of thinking…
The Quick and Easy Way to be a Great Manager and Get Things Done
Jul 27th
Do you want to be a good manager? Do you want to get things done at work? Do you want to have a motivated and engaged team? I imagine the answer to these questions are a big resounding “Yes” So what can you do to achieve this? Because I have been a manager and also…
Finished not Perfect – Deal With Perfectionism
Apr 26th
Often in my coaching sessions people talk about a range of problems be it low confidence, low self-esteem, stress, depression and anxiety amongst other issues. Often underpinning this is Perfectionism. People may have seriously high standards, hate failure, full of negative self-talk, beating themselves up leading to overworking, under-producing and feeling overwhelmed. Perfectionism is…
Tips to Deal With The Stress of Life
Apr 24th
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Silencing Your Negative Inner Voice
Apr 24th
When you listen to your inner voice, do you hear words of encouragement and praise or condescending remarks and put-downs? More often than not, our inner voice is not very kind, and sometimes it is downright mean. It’s the voice that says that we can’t do something or that we’re not good enough, smart…
How I have a mindful day
Apr 23rd
If you are having a bad time and there seems to be nothing you can do to change it being Mindful can get you through the day. What is Mindfulness? I like this quote from Christopher Bergland – https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201303/mindfulness-made-simple? Mindfulness is simply about being mindful of what you’re thinking and deciding where you choose…
Dealing with Emotional Vampires
Apr 23rd
Emotional vampires are the sort of people who suck the life and mood out of you. Five minutes with them and you can stop smiling, lose your motivation and energy and they can end up spoiling your day. Sometimes you don’t even notice these people dragging you down. So who are they? 1. The person…
How Well Do You Know Yourself?
Apr 21st
Self –awareness is all about knowing yourself and knowing how you impact on others. There are so many people who are not self-aware…you may know people who have no idea about themselves and how they come across to others. Also it is difficult sometimes to reflect and be honest about ourselves. But knowing yourself is…
Real Confidence – not pretend confidence!
Apr 20th
I often meet people who appear very confident but tell me that their confidence is something they have learnt to do…..a bit like putting a mask on or an overcoat. I also meet people who have learnt to act confident but are fed up of acting and want to be authentically confident. So what is…