I am worthy of self-care because… I am in need of more self-care in my everyday life because… I asked these two questions in the private LinkedIn group the other day and whilst everyone who commented answered the second one ok, only 1 in 3 answered the first. It made me feel really sad that these … Read more
When I did my coaching course with Barefoot Coaching one of the big themes was to stay with the ‘not-knowing’; to stay curious about what we were listening to in order that we might stay focused on the other person. It also helps us to remain open-minded. It’s easy to react to what people are … Read more
The average person has over 60,000 thoughts a day (according to Dr Fred Luskin at Stanford University). Of those 60,000, 90% of them are repetitive – through the day and from previous days! That’s amazing isn’t it? The thoughts we have are a mixture of positive, negative, fearful, guilty, happy, angry, kind…you get the picture. … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot about guilt this week after attending Workfest 2016 a week last Saturday, where, as part of a panel discussion about ‘having it all’ Gaby Hinchcliff mentioned having a ‘guilt threshold’. At the time I thought it was a great phrase and over the week it bounced around in my brain … Read more
The hare and the tortoise fable has featured heavily in my life this week as over the Easter weekend we watched the CBeebies ballet and then through the next few days it kept popping up. Difficult to ignore and really quite apt as I walk along this path towards a new life. But does slow … Read more