Personal Development
happiness, communication skills, self-awareness, confidence, motivation, change, life planning, resilience
Say More Than Hello and Make a Difference
Mar 26th
This week a person, whilst I was dog walking, asked me “how things were for me”. This was a different “How are you” changed by a couple of words. I was taken aback because I am rarely asked how I am – I normally do the asking. So why did a couple of different words…
Are you “Stroking” anyone today?
Mar 24th
The term “Strokes” originates from the psychological theory of Transactional Analysis created by Eric Berne and others. Transactional Analysis is essentially a theory about communication and relationships. Strokes are a way of describing how we acknowledge people or give feedback which can be in the form of physical strokes, such as a hug, but…
Women Helping Women to Succeed #PressforProgress
Mar 5th
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for progressing gender parity. The theme for International Women’s Day 2018 is #PRESSFORPROGRESS To celebrate this I’d like to offer you this FREE ONLINE COURSE – Women Helping…
10 Year Birthday! Lessons
Jan 26th
I’ve just celebrated my 10 Year Business Birthday! Fanfares, balloons and bubbles all round. What an amazing achievement but is my business what I thought it would be when I was setting out on my entrepreneurial mission back in 2008? Quite simply the answer to this is “No”! Enabling Transitions 2018 is nothing like…
52 Tips for a Happier Life
Dec 31st
Formula for a great year Here are 52 things you can try to have a fantastic year – one a week. How many will you be able to tick off at the end of the year? Just carrying out a few of these will guarantee a happier year. 1. Life is short. Act Now. 2.…
Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Life?
Nov 26th
Often in my coaching sessions people talk about a range of problems be it low confidence, low self-esteem, stress, depression and anxiety etcetera. Often underpinning this is “perfectionism”.People may have seriously high standards, hate failure, self critical and generally giving themselves a hard time if things aren’t just right. This perfectionism can be found at…
How Do You Change Your Life Forever?
Nov 17th
One of the questions I am asked in my coaching sessions is “How do I change my life forever? I’m so fed up. Everything I try fails” You are unhappy. You know you want to change your life however you seem to be on the merry-go-round year in year out. You start out making the…
How Well Do You Know Yourself?
Oct 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…
Can’t See The Wood For The Trees?
Oct 11th
In my coaching sessions I often find coachees in a state of overwhelm and often feeling very negative about life and/or work and don’t know where to start to change it. A phrase often used to describe this is, Can’t see the wood for the trees Is this you? In life and at work you…
Are You Just Being Lazy?
Aug 30th
You can see my dogs Jeffrey and Monty have a hard life being lazy! There are different types of laziness. For instance you could be working hard all week or for a period of time, like during exams and then allow yourself to be lazy at the weekend and have a “duvet day” or watch…