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Your mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy July 10, 2014 – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

Karen* came to me last year as she was at a crossroads in her life. She’d fallen into an unfulfilling career after university, and then had her children who were now all at school. Quite tearfully, she explained to me that the thought of returning to her former career filled her with dread but she had no idea what else she could do. She wanted to find her passion in life but didn’t know where…

Going with the flow July 1, 2014 – Posted in: Spirituality

Recently, I’ve been mulling what it means to ‘go with the flow.’ Why? Because I’m learning that when I do manage to let go of trying to control outcomes I have much more peace and things seem to just fall into place. So, how do I reconcile this with being a coach and helping people reach their goals…? A friend once complimented me on my work by saying it was, ‘self help without the wiff…

Doing the next right thing… June 11, 2014 – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

Are you someone who worries about the future and spends time fretting about the past? Most of us can relate to this state of mind and we all know it gets us nowhere. For some of us, this way of thinking becomes entrenched and consumes the majority of our thought-life, meaning we can never enjoy the moment. I know because I used to live this way myself.

What you resist persists February 25, 2014 – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

If there’s one thing unhappy people have in common it’s their resistance to life, as it is, right now. Those who are unhappy usually idolise the past, bemoan the present and fear the future. In fact, one of the greatest forms of personal pain is a lack of acceptance because it actually keeps us locked into the very thing that’s hurting us. Resisting something just makes it bigger and more powerful. Ask any surfer who…

Nothing stays the same (something else is also true…) January 15, 2014 – Posted in: Confidence, Personal Development

Recently, I met a woman with a story that’s remarkable both for its sorrow and its joy. She and I were chatting as we helped our little daughters change for their swimming lessons, and she mentioned that she’d previously had another daughter who’d died as an infant. If that wasn’t enough, her marriage then floundered leaving her both childless and single. I remarked that she must have been devastated when this had happened to which…

Change your life with positive thinking October 1, 2013 – Posted in: Personal Development, Uncategorized

Did you know that your entire life is the product of your thoughts? What I mean by this is that we create our own reality based on our paradigms and beliefs about life. Let me give you an example…