• What symptoms of stress do you experience?

    What Symptoms of stress do you experience? What can you do about it? Life events occur to most of us over a lifetime, and change our lives in some way. The emphasis here is on change – the events themselves can be positive or negative. Too many changes due to events, in a short period, can lead to negative stress and ill health. Do you experience any of the following symptoms of stress? Physical Symptoms: T...
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  • Depression

    “Give me a ring if you want to talk” Why this doesn’t help a person wh...

     Depression is a funny word in that we use it in the wrong way which actually diminishes what depression is. We hear people say they are depressed that day but the reality is they are just having a normal bad day.  So what is depression and how can you help?  So what behaviours do people who are depressed show? People can appear normal – they are often trying to deal with their depression and be stro...
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    Real Confidence - not pretend confidence!

    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 true confidence? Is it the bubbly larger than life personality or the person who can talk to an audience with...
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  • Worried or depressed young hispanic man

    Macho, Manly, Masculine But Not Feeling So Happy?

    Did you know? 1 in 8 men suffer from mental ill health 3 out of 4 suicides are men Suicide is the biggest killer in men under 35 Men are more likely to use and die from drugs or alcohol Men are less likely to seek help That last point is so true, men are less likely to seek help. As a coach I am often approached by women who want to talk about their male family members and friends who they think may...
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  • Procrastination - Quotes

    Procrastination News: Read NOW not tomorrow!

    Are any of you like me? Sometimes I have procrastination under control but it has a sneaky way of creeping up on me? Procrastination: The Cure James Caan (CBE) the successful UK entrepreneur has recently written an article called James Caan - The Cure Of course being a huge procrastinator I eagerly read it. The Cure is a simple one of "motivation" but I was impressed that in recognising this he spends time m...
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Wood for trees

Can’t See The Wood For The Trees?

Oct 11th

Posted by Denise in Personal Development

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…

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Blue Monday Woman

Feeling The Blues?

Jan 14th

Posted by Denise in Mental Health

Monday 15th January 2018 is the most depressing day of the year! Commonly known as Blue Monday in the UK It’s cold! Very cold and dark! + Christmas bills need paying + New Year’s resolutions have failed = Blue Monday!!   It occurs on the third Monday of January. This year it is 15th January.…

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Happy Monday

Happy Monday not Blue Monday!

Jan 14th

Posted by Denise in Mental Health

The third Monday of January in the Northern Hemisphere has been awarded the gloomy title of “Blue Monday” due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid bills. However as we all know “Blue Monday” could be any day of the year for any of us. Very few people…

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tranformation

Have You Lost Your Mojo in January?

Jan 13th

Posted by Denise in Mental Health

January is a strange month, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere First it is cold, dark and gloomy weather-wise. Then we are often dreading the bills after overspending at Christmas. Finally if we have set any New Years’ Resolutions we often find that all our motivation and willpower drains away pretty quick, apparently by mid-January In…

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Seize the PIG

Sep 20th

Posted by Denise in Leadership

Yesterday I was in London delivering a “Seize the PIG” training session. Seize the PIG? I hear you say! This training session was about, leadership, managing people and getting performance improvement. Serious stuff lightened by the PIG analogy. PIG just stands for Performance Improvement Grid. In the PIG there are 4 challenges for business leaders…

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Create bullet-proof goals and get the life you desire

Jan 11th

Posted by Denise in Personal Development

  Do you want to change your life but don’t know where to start? Do you want to make sure you achieve what you want to in life? Do you want more out of your life?     If so then this course called Create bullet-proof goals and get the life you desire is for you and…

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