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Learnings, tips & tricks for anyone to reference to during difficult times, stressful days or when you feel the need to reframe.
Think you are not enough?!
“You don’t have to be anything more than you already are in order to be enough.” I could write this on my forehead and on post-its around the house!! I wish that growing up, and then later…
Lonely and ashamed…
I have had my fair share of battles with mental ill health from depression to anxiety and burnout, but something that I perhaps talk less about is LONELINESS. After the break-up of my marriage, my life situation changed radically…
My values - #6 Joie de vivre.
Core values act as a GPS system for our life, supporting our decision-making process, and allowing us to distinguish wrong from right. Previously I have talked about …
My values - #5 Integrity.
As I continue sharing with you my core values, this week I focus on Integrity. Integrity can mean a lot of things to various people but for me it means two things. The first one is …
My values - #4 Autonomy.
Over the last few weeks, I have shared with you my values of authenticity, kindness, and growth. This week I am focusing on my next core value: Autonomy.
My values - #3 Growth.
As I continue sharing with you my core values, this week we are focusing on Personal Growth also known as self-improvement or self-actualisation. Over the years…
Start a journaling practice.
Journaling is a written record of our thoughts & feelings, a way of figuring out what’s going on in our life (or in our business – more on this in a later post). It is recommended to journal every day, but I haven’t mastered that practice (yet!) and…
My values - #2 Kindness.
Growing up, my mum used to say “If you’ve got nothing nice to say, say nothing” – she is one of the nicest persons I know. This has rubbed on me and Kindness is…
My values - #1 Authenticity.
Values are principles or beliefs that guide us through everything we do and inform our decisions, attitudes, or actions. They help us to determine what is important to us... A value is neither morally good nor bad, it is not something to be …
How NOT to return to ’normal’.
Now that restrictions have been eased and that we are starting to socialise and, for some of us, to return to the office, how about we DON’T return to the normal we know? If I am perfectly honest, there are quite a few …
Comparisonitis.
A totally unhelpful activity that leaves you feeling inadequate, and with your confidence and self-worth in tatters. Once you’ve caught yourself doing it, here are a few tips to stop you in your tracks…
Who are you?
Are you clear on who you are, on how you want to show up in your life, as a partner, a parent, a son/daughter, a sibling, or a friend? What about in your work life?
Self-awareness.
My journey with self development started about 15 years ago when I attended a course to become more assertive at work (back then I was struggling with boundaries and saying no, but that’s for another post).
Since then my self awareness has grown from strength to strength and on most days I am ‘present’ enough to…
Name it, tame it.
‘There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing.’
Languishing or feeling a sense of emptiness and stagnation. Have you felt it? I have. In fact, I have been feeling it for weeks but until today I was unable to really put my finger on it…
Uni Mental Health Day.
With two kids at uni, I know first-hand how tough it has been these past 12 months for students to cope with e-learning and maintaining a mental and physical wellbeing while being socially distanced.
So here is a reminder of what we can all do to support our wellbeing.
Mindful March.
Research shows that an 8-week mindfulness meditation class can lead to structural brain changes in areas known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.
Here are few tips to get your practice started.
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