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The Problem with Positive Thinking

9/7/2020

 
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Positive thinking is often presented as a panacea for all that is wrong with your life. If only you can think positively hard enough all good things will come to you. Now, I don’t think it’s as simple as that. How many of your dreams have come true and how many have never materialised?

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4 Things I Will Keep From Lockdown

29/6/2020

 
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Tomorrow marks 100 days of lockdown in the UK and while restrictions are starting to lift, it still feels like we are a long way from normal.
 
I want to try and pull out some positives and things that I will continue to do differently, while in no way trivialising how devastating this time has been for so many of us personally, financially, emotionally.


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Four Ways to Manage Feelings of Overwhelm

25/6/2020

 
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How are things this week? Have you been constructive and calm or have you had moments that have threatened to overwhelm you?

​While it’s perfectly normal to feel overwhelmed, it’s not fun and it’s something we could all do without, but often don’t know where or how to start. 


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Beating the January Blues

13/1/2020

 
The festivities are well and truly over, new year’s resolutions have been made (and may or may not still be being stuck to), the weather is pretty miserable and for many people it’s a time when they feel a bit down. What can you do to beat the January Blues?

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Three Steps to Freeing Up Time

23/9/2019

 
Life seems to run at a frenetic pace these days, and it is little surprise that many people can feel overwhelmed. However, it is possible to regain more control over what is happening by making a few small changes to free up more time.

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Five Steps to Increase Confidence

9/9/2019

 
​Confidence is an elusive trait. It can seem that some people are born confident, while you yourself struggle with seemingly simple situations. You’ve all heard of faking it until you make it, but what other steps can you do to build confidence?

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Where do you want to be?

24/6/2019

 
​Maybe you want to make changes to your life, but you are not sure where to start. First of all, ask yourself where you want to be. Think big. What have you always wanted to do? 

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Making your to-do list work for you

4/2/2019

 
Many of us exist in a near-constant state of overwhelm, where we feel unable to separate what needs to be done now from what needs to be done at some point – or not at all. Here are a few tips to help you make a to do list that will actually work for you:

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How to Make and Stick to Resolutions

1/1/2019

 
Have you made resolutions for 2019? If so, how much do you want them to come true and how likely do you think it is that you will keep to them? It’s a dilemma that most of us face when it comes to making changes. Here are my top tips for making resolutions that you can stick to:

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Feeling stuck?

9/4/2018

 
Do you feel your life is stuck in a rut and you don’t know how to move forward?
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For many people this dilemma can be what brings them to coaching. How can you ‘unstick’? How can coaching help?

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    I'm a Personal Coach who loves finding out about what makes people tick and helping them to make the changes necessary to get to where they want to go so they can thrive.

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