Tag: being hard on yourself

  • Er, Crazy, Killer, Virus?

    Er, Crazy, Killer, Virus?

    This article is a fictional conversation between a coach and a client. It was first written in May – mid lockdown in the UK, but it’s still just as relevant now. This fictional conversation is an amalgamation of several conversations I had in April, May and beyond. Do you recognise anything in this chat? Client:…

  • Is 70% good enough?

    Is 70% good enough?

    I restarted my morning yoga practice last week (I sleep better when I do yoga)…and I have a 70% success rate. It’s not perfect, it’s not 100%, but frankly, it’s good enough, and it’s certainly better than I was doing before last week. So often when I was younger, I’d commit to something – a…

  • The Process of Life

    I have lost count of how often people have said to me “I’m not there yet” – as in “I’m not Queen of the universe yet”, “I’m not a gazillionaire yet”, “I’m not filling my potential yet”. Who is? Everybody has more they want to achieve, more they want to do, and it often doesn’t…