The no-resolution revolution

the no resolution revolution your time to grow blog coaching new year

Have you got all of your New Year’s resolutions sorted? Raring to go? Or are you procrastinating on what you want to do? For many people, the New Year involves making a list of all the things we want to do over the coming 12 months. Many people choose to stop a certain (usually ‘bad’) activity, some start … Read more

This Christmas I give the gift of presence

this christmas I give the gift of presence your time to grow blog kindness coaching

This quote popped up in my Facebook feed recently. It is something I (try to) adopt with the people I care about all through the year although particularly at this time of year when it is easy to go overboard with the presents. Of course, I can apply this to my coaching practice too. One … Read more

Give yourself the gift of kindness this Christmas

What gift will you give yourself? blog post your time to grow

Christmas – for some a wonderful time of celebration and gathering together. For others a difficult time of melancholy or sadness. For most a time of self-imposed and unnecessary stress. It can seem like there are so many things to do – planning Christmas Day, writing Christmas cards, watching nativity plays, buying presents, doing the … Read more

shhhh, can you keep a secret?

I wrote last week that carrying out acts of kindness gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling but we often feel the need to tell someone or be acknowledged in some way, but what if we didn’t? What if we kept it secret? What if we didn’t see the effect we had (e.g. leaving change … Read more

Why kindness matters to me

why kindness matters to me coaching your time to grow blog post kindness

I have always been of kind disposition but I never really noted its importance until I had my daughter(s). It was when saying things such as ‘let’s use gentle hands’ or ‘that’s kind’ that it dawned upon me. I needed to actively be more kind. Consciously kind if you will. I implemented specific activities at Christmas via the Kindness … Read more