It’s likely you are familiar with the idea that the people we surround ourselves with, matters. Our identities and our lives are 🔸hugely socially influenced🔸and shaped.  💡Most of this is not conscious to us 🧠 We are wired for connection and for safety – so it’s easy and comfortable to

Like change, challenges in life are inevitable. Storms to weather. Rollercoasters to ride. Merry go-rounds that quite literally put us in a spin. Sometimes it’s an accumulation of small things. The feeling of a million papercuts… Wearing us down over time. These challenges are most often outwith our control. So,

Ever get those days where you wish instead of doubting yourself, you could just back yourself and get on with things? When self doubt becomes the default daily operating mode, it can make it very difficult to take healthy actions in our lives. For example, when feeling lost, lacking insight

I know I certainly wasn’t. Until I started attending life coaching sessions in 2004, I really had no idea. Our thoughts are incredibly powerful🧠 They have the ability to affect our mood, behaviour and overall outlook on life. They also have the power to overrule it. Most people are completely unaware of the power of

Do you know this about you? I know, I was born on a Tuesday. 🤓And for whatever reason I seem to be most productive and/or just generally enjoy Tuesdays more than other days of the week. So ahead of time, I have decided that Tuesdays are good. 🧐Do you do

If you are struggling with a sense of direction, perhaps start by reading this. 💛As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”. 🧡As I began to love

Pay attention to the things you tell yourself on a daily basis. 🔸Are they positive, negative or neutral? 🔹Do you dwell on your problems, or do you focus on solutions? 🔸Do you see the world as a friendly place or a hostile place? The quality of your thoughts have a

In my life this seemingly insignificant action has shown itself to be mighty powerful. Take for example, juggling worklife demands:➡ A constant flow of interruptions competing for our attention➡ When thrown ball after ball, we feel overwhelmed and exhausted.➡Combined with existing priorities, our attention feels scattered with stress and lack

Leading ourselves effectively is supported by having resilience. The good news is we can build up our resilience reserves.  👀Check out the slider for reminders on how to strengthen your resilience in these areas:🥷Physical🤓Mental💚Emotional🫂Social🌟Check out the bonus slide at the end 🔸What has helped you overcome obstacles and bumps in

Often when I have, the phrases that have come to mind are, “What if…? or “What about…?” It can feel like an undercurrent, always there, in the background, feeding our unhelpful inner chatter. An inner running commentary that feels like kryptonite.😖 Self doubt can pop up when we least expect