Which of your existing habits are life-affirming and which habits get in the way of you achieving your current goals? Atomic Habits, by James Clear, is an awesome book that explains how to develop small healthy habits, to help you … Continue reading Cultivating atomic habits
Do you often feel fully rested? …relaxed? …rejuvenated? Or do you believe you don’t have time to rest? …or do you think: “Rest is for lazy people” That’s what my mother told me once as a throwaway comment. But, because … Continue reading Just say “YES” to REST!
For several years now, apart from Samhuin, December has been the month when my family sits down together to reflect on the past year and we take time to define our goals for the year ahead. We do this reflective … Continue reading Year compass
I don’t make promises. I’ve watched too many films where promises were broken and so were hearts. But, Nancy Kline discusses one particular promise in her latest book that I am devouring: I love her books because they are both … Continue reading Promise and Place
(7 minute read) I have a quote on my fridge as a reminder that everything we think, say and do today affects tomorrow: Do something today your future self will thank you for. ~ Sean Patrick Flanery (apparently, or an … Continue reading Your future self
(6 minute read) I recently completed a 5 week coming to calm course by the lovely Tamsin Hartley (author of The Listening Space, which is a useful model to work with metaphor and clean questions in a coaching session. See … Continue reading Coming to calm
(6 minute read) Search no more. I devoured Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning in one day. I highly recommend this book to anyone, but especially if you are finding this dystopian existence disheartening. Therein lies a message of hope that … Continue reading Search for Meaning
(6 minute read) Cartesian questions are accredited to Descartes, who was the “I think, therefore I am” chappy. He was also a notable polymath (can’t relate) and had a wide knowledge and expertise of soooo many subjects. He must have … Continue reading Cartesian questions
(6 minute read) Growth is not always easy. Actually, plants make it look easy. But, personal development for us complex human creatures can sometimes be tricky. Well, we make it tricky. There were many times I chose to stay in … Continue reading How do we GROW?
(6 minute read) Well, that’s an interesting question that has no simple answer. There is no standardised definition of coaching and it has myriad approaches and applications. From sports, business, health, life, grief…you name it, you can pretty much coach … Continue reading What is coaching?
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