I have had a successful career and am capable of anything I set my mind too, however I often doubt myself and this is because of the imposter that sits on my shoulder and her inner chatter interferes with my normal thinking. My imposter is called Chrissie and I know her well, we have been acquainted for many years. Now
If you switch on the television, read a news article, or even listen to conversations in your local pub or coffee shop you will hear the phrase “mental Health”. I have become aware that an increasing number of sports professionals and celebrities have issued statements saying they are taking time out to concentrate on their own mental health. During my
Recently I seem to have been bombarded with adverts or emails about journaling. This made me think about journaling in more depth and deciding about using this as a tool with my coaching clients. Journaling is simply about writing freely about what is happening to you. As well as the emotions and feelings that manifest from these experiences. To gain
I have been reminded recently that it is very easy to spend most of our time busy. Busy with work, busy with looking after family. Busy with household chores, busy cooking, busy shopping! Stop, when did you last take time for yourself and your own interests or dreams? Many of you may struggle to remember when it was. So I
As I wrote the title to this blog it occurred to me that not everyone will have thought about a life plan. I spent time considering this and concluded that when reading this you may be more familiar with the idea of a vision board. I remember completing my first vision board and I found great pictures to represent the
I have noticed as I have been going around my daily life that there is a lack of real conversation happening. I was sitting in a restaurant recently while on holiday and observed couples and families totally lost in their devices, there was no conversation happening. What are you missing out on when you communicate through your phone, or record
I first me Lauren when I was training as a personal development (life) coach, she had recently discovered that she had type 2 diabetes and had been unwell for several weeks. Lauren’s confidence was low, and she believed that her diagnosis of a long-term health condition had ruined her life and she would have to rethink everything she had dreamed
Do you find that daily you spend your time rushing around and at the end of the day you feel exhausted? You’re not alone feeling like this, there is so much pressure on us to be the perfect employee, wife/husband, parent that we never seem to achieve everything or be as successful as we wish to be. I have talked
Like most people I often lead a hectic life, balancing my work, family, friends, leisure time, learning time and looking after the home can be a daunting experience. In the past I have experienced overwhelm by the number of tasks I needed to get done and this has resulted in me being unhappy, feeling unwell and not having the time
During my childhood I was brought up with certain values; honesty, respect and hard work are just a few of those values that were instilled in me and remain constant in my life today. However, as I grew up, I realised that this went deeper. My values are the things that are the most important to me and those that