Category: Articles
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Don’t Rush The River
I’ve had a weird year energetically. Everytime I want to be flying forwards with a project, something slows it down. Whether it’s proof copies of books getting lost in the post and delaying book 2 release day by 2 months, or hot weather making me disinclined to create and crack on with writing book 3.…
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Get Rid of Botherations
Let’s talk botherations – things that bother you. I first learnt this concept from a coach about 15 years ago…he called them ‘tolerations’, but that word always bothered me! And I’ve been trying to find a better (to me) way to say it since then. In a session with a client last week, I finally…
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Is 2018 on course?
Half the year is gone already…can you believe it?! Yeah, sorry to remind you. Don’t worry, I’m not going to ask you to do a half-year appraisal. I thought about it though (and if you do, make it a self-loving one that looks at what you have done right and enjoyed and been on track…
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When was the last time you said “well done” to yourself?
When was the last time you gave yourself a big pat on the back? When was the last time you acknowledged all the good things you’ve done lately? When was the last time you gave yourself some kudos and appreciation and said “well done” to yourself? Let me change up the question. When was the…
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Reflections on Joy Challenge
Joy challenge 2018 is over. 🙁 If you don’t know about Joy Challenge, it’s run by a lovely lady called Amina Makhdoom Lynch every April (this was year 3 and my 2nd Joy Challenge). As the name suggests, it’s a challenge to bring more joy into your life throughout the month of April. It’s wonderful…
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Why is it so hard to embrace joy and self-care?
I’m part of 2 challenges this month – in my own group “Fall in Love With Life” our daily practice for April is Self-care, and in Amina Makhdoom Lynch’s Joy Challenge, the theme is of course joy. And so many people in both challenges are bumping up against their comfort zone in terms of taking…
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When Life Gets in the Way of Self-Care
So in my new group (Fall in Love With Life) we’re talking about self-care for the month of April, and I did a little poll to ask what got in the way of people’s self-care. By far the most popular answer was “life gets in the way”. It does. I get that. We forget. We…
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What to do for self-care
So a couple of weeks ago I talked about self-care – how to check on how cared for you feel and why it’s important…but what do you do for your self-care? Because it’s more than just massages (which are awesome) and eating the right food (which is good for you). It’s everything that makes you…
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Does your head rule your heart?
Does your head rule your heart? Do you find yourself talking yourself out of doing things you want to do? Do you weigh up the pros and cons of every decision? Do you think about it, deciding in a sensible way whether to do what your heart wants or not? I was talking about this…