Happy September Birdies! I hope you are well. After taking three weeks off in August I feel relaxed and rejuvenated. I spent an entire week on my own in sunny Cyprus and then went on a campervan trip with Keivor through France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg. It was just what the doctor ordered. …
Recently we ran a two day perfectionism training session for staff at a hospice in Essex. The session was an opportunity for attendees to explore where perfectionism shows up for them either within the work place or at home. The sessions were great, with attendees exploring ideas and angles on perfectionism they …
In day to day life I hear people talk about what’s ‘normal’ or ‘realistic’. I’ve had conversations like ‘I’d like to leave my job and set up a new venture within the next year, but let’s be realistic that can’t really happen.’ ‘What I’d really like to do is work for two …
Spring is out in the northern hemisphere, how lovely. I’ve spent the past few winter months training for the Brighton marathon, running through snow, wind and rain in order to be ready for the race this Sunday. And I’ve failed, because my body has decided to be injured, and my training plan …
From the moment we are born, layers of identity are placed upon us. Girl, daughter, sister, Brit, northerner… As we grow we begin to develop additional narratives about ourselves, we choose which identities we adopt. Partner, friend, female entrepreneur, runner, green leftie, aunty, traveller, coach, facilitator, Brightonian… We tend to place a …
Recently, I was trying to get to a venue for a course. I couldn’t find where I needed to go, and got myself increasingly wound up, angry and frustrated. I shot off a few emails to those involved in the organisation of the weekend. The emails I sent were laced with pissed-off-ness. …
I hope you are well and have started the new year feeling energised and positive. If, like me, you have started the year with some new strategies you’d like to implement it can be super helpful to create some accountability around making those changes by using an accountability buddy. When I deliver …
I love this quote by Dr Zeus: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”— Dr. Seuss But it’s hard, to turn off the wonderings or concerns about what other people think of you or the choices you’re making. …
