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Reboot & (re)write your story.
Learnings, tips & tricks for anyone to reference to during difficult times, stressful days or when you feel the need to reframe.
Conquer your week: a guide to sustainable weekly planning.
Let's face it, Sunday night scaries are a real thing. That looming to-do list can feel like a mountain ready to avalanche your Monday morning. But there's a powerful tool to combat the overwhelm and set yourself up for a successful week. Think of it like prepping for a week-long adventure. You wouldn't just wing it, would you? You'd plan your route, pack essentials, and maybe schedule some pitstops for some scenic …
From frantic to festive: ditch the holiday overwhelm.
While twinkling lights and cheerful carols bring a wave of anticipation and excitement, the festive season is often accompanied by a surge of stress. Despite the challenges, there are practical strategies …
Embracing Kintsugi: A guide to overcome Perfectionism.
We don’t have to be perfect to be successful or beautiful. In fact, Kintsugi or ‘golden joinery’ teaches us that if we choose to embrace our struggles, treat our ‘breakages’ as …
It’s for Charity!
Change your life and the life of a woman facing extreme poverty, all for just £25! As a business coach, it's an immense privilege to extend my support to entrepreneurial women in Africa and to participate in the WLA Coachathon 2022 with the …
I’ll sleep when I’m dead!
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead!”. This is what I used to say until my body told me the only way it could that I was pushing it too hard, and I burnt out... twice! […] Here is how I now prepare myself (and my business) before some well-deserved resting time…
A good night’s sleep.
On World Sleep Day and before the weekend, I am sharing a few simple tips to improve your sleep and make you feel more energetic and productive during the day.
Thinking of hiring a coach?
Since it’s hard to explain what coaching is and how you can benefit, this post summarises the benefits of being coached.
Check Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology often depicted as a five-tier model of human needs within a pyramid. Maslow stated that …
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…
On motherhood and business.
I am a mum of 3. I have 3 wonderful kids, my eldest son is 21, my daughter 19 and my youngest is 13. Lots of people have commented that I look too young to have adult children, but I started my family rather early. In fact…
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?
Me, my stress and I.
I know first-hand the ravages that too much stress can do to our body and mind if not kept under watch. About a decade ago, I suffered from burnout which heightened my anxiety and led to depression.
International Day of Happiness.
Today is the UN International Day of Happiness and the theme for this year: Keep calm. Stay wise. Be kind. With our world facing unprecedented challenges, wellbeing matters more than ever indeed so find out the few things I do to become happier.
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.
Tip 10 - Take the pressure off.
Today my 10-week series ends with a final tips to get you through these challenging times.
Tip 9 - Build a self-care plan.
This week’s post (the penultimate in my “Rise and Grow in Uncertain Times’ series) helps you build a wellness plan.
Not everyone is a fan of routine, and I am not suggesting that you join the ‘5am Club’, but in times of uncertainty, creating some structure from the things we can control can provide some stability and peace of mind.
Tip 8 - Practice gratitude.
I know it’s hard to be positive about our lives right now while in the middle of lockdown 2.0, and that it is easier to focus on the things we have lost or can’t do right now, but research suggests that counting our blessings is a good way to maintain our wellbeing.
This week’s “Rise and Grow in Uncertain Times’ post looks at ways to cultivate a sense of appreciation to reduce stress.
Tough times don’t last, tough people do.
Thought I would share this article which explores what brings us resilience (in the context of the pandemic) and how to cultivate it.
Tip 7 - Embrace the perfectly imperfect.
Is your best never good enough? Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself?
A lot of us are striving for perfection and putting the bar so high that it can drain the joy out of life and considerably increase our stress levels.So, is it time to say, ‘good enough is good enough’? – my motto for 2020 by the way as I am a ‘recovering perfectionist’.
This week’s “Rise and Grow in Uncertain Times’ post helps us give ourselves a break.
Tip 6 - Change your mindset.
Last week, we saw that learning to worry less could positively impact our stress levels, but another way to address our stress is to change the way we think about it.
This week in the “Rise and Grow in Uncertain Times’ series we think of ways to help change our mindset.
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