For me, being underwater is my happy place, the place where the cares of the world fall from my shoulders and instead...
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Be kinder to yourself
As we near the end of February I wonder how many of you kept your New Year’s Resolutions successfully. Did you...
Why do New Year’s Resolutions Fail?
It is early December and my thoughts have already drifted to the New Year as I sit in the sunshine over an early...
Does being kind increase happiness?
There is an old joke that money can’t make you happy, but it does let you be miserable in more comfort. But is...
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What Happens in an Explore Coaching Session?
Some of the questions I was asked recently at a networking meeting were: What happens when I book an exploratory call with a coach? Will I be sold to? Is there a minimum number of sessions I need to book? Is it like therapy where once you start,...
I do not do New Year’s Resolutions.
It’s not because I am lazy, but as a Coaching Psychologist, I know that they are statistically likely to fail within a few weeks. Statistics on this vary from 8% success to around 50% success, however the data collection is varied in its accuracy and...
A Focus on Strengths
Working with your strengths and encouraging clients to identify and utilise their strengths well lies at the heart of positive psychology coaching. The last two years have been tough years for most people, and I have felt my personal resilience slip a little as...
Overcoming a Mental Block
Looking through the blog posts on my website and you may be forgiven for thinking i took time out. In a way that was true. The website i had created several years ago had been allowed to go to seed... a lack of updates and a complete focus on firstly completing my...
Humility: How much does it feature in your leadership practice? If I was to ask you what you thought the key leadership strengths are for our current and post-pandemic world are, I don’t suppose humility would feature very highly. If I was to say that it was a key...