A really great article that sums up burn out came up in the Harvard Business Review. The author, Monique Valcour gives a clear and robust overview of what burn out is, and how we can build resilience to combat it. Valcour advises prioritising taking care of yourself to replenish personal resources, and …
I am a creature of habit, I go running twice a week and every time I take the same route. It’s a beautiful route, right along the coast, it’s nice and flat and often quiet apart from a few dogs and walkers. It’s great in so many ways, last night the tide …
I’ve noticed that a default place for me to go to if I’m feeling overwhelmed or anxious, is my phone. I’ll catch myself looking at the news, or facebook or refreshing emails like they are a safe space to hang out when things in real life feel full on. I don’t actually …
If I get fixated on a specific outcome, fixated on unhelpful gremlin chatter, or fixated on the idea that something else ‘out there’ will make me feel good I get all tied up mentally and emotionally. I feel as if I’m wound up in a mass of gnarly ropes, and life starts …
I’ve noticed that often I will fail to ask for what I want for fear of coming across as arrogant, dominant or insensitive. A core value of mine is compassion and respect for others, but I am learning that this sometimes gets in the way of actually articulating what I want. But …
I’ve been feeling frustrated with the world, disheartened by what I’m seeing in the news, and I’ve been asking myself what I can do to change things for the better. I feel frustrated about the same old approach to violence. As someone who has studied Peace Studies, Mediation and Conflict Resolution, spoken to …
Self-development is like doing exercise, it’s a life long habit that has to be maintained in order to feel physically (or in this case emotionally, mentally, spiritually) fit. You can’t expect to stay fit for your whole life by going to the gym for three months and then stopping all physical activity. …
Liz Gilbert (author of Eat Pray Love) made this brilliant podcast with a guy called Jonathan Fields, their conversation is number 16 on this list, and it is incredible. One of the (many brilliant) things Liz Gilbert talks about is curiosity. When we fail at something new, it can be tempting to …
Step 1 – Become aware. Step 2 – Give yourself permission to make change. Step 1 – Become aware In coaching we use the ‘wheel of life’ where clients rate out of ten how fulfilled they feel in the following areas: Career. Money. Significant other. Friends and family. Personal growth. Physical environment. …
