In Watch Out! Don’t Burn Out Part 1 I mentioned some of the signs that say you might be burning out. Today I’m going to help you with some ways to prevent you moving into total burnout. When we hit the slippery slope into burnout the first two things we do are: work harder and […]
Watch Out! Don’t Burn Out
Unfortunately, we live in a world of chronic overload. We’re bombarded constantly by advertising – everywhere we look. We never get a moment of actual quiet. And we often jam a sh*tload of activity into the time we have free. As humans, we’re made to loaf about and do bugger all much more often than […]
The Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. You’re thinking about what you want to change for the new year. The things you want to do differently. The activities you want to engage in or stop – lose weight, stop drinking so much etc, etc, etc. Most people – it’s estimated at 92% – will fail at […]
How to Make the Right Decision
How often have you agonised over a decision? You want to make the ‘right’ decision but no matter how you try, you can’t seem to figure out what that is. Friends tell you either “go with your gut” or “think about this rationally”. So how are you supposed to make the best decision – head […]
Are You a People Pleaser?
So many of us are trained to be people pleasers from a very early age. We have a critical parent we keep trying, but failing to please. We have a naughty sibling who causes so much trouble we decide to be as good as possible. Or maybe we have a parent we admire that sacrifices […]
Trust and The Marble Jar
Trust is an important thing for every relationship – family, friendships, romantic relationships. And it’s amazing how easily it can be damaged and how much time it can take to rebuild. Trust is built, over time, with small gestures. Think of building trust as being like a Marble Jar. Each small gesture puts a marble […]
Could Your Physical Health be Affecting Your Mental Health?
I don’t know how many times people have come to me feeling down and anxious, with little enthusiasm for life and it turns out they have Adrenal Fatigue or Pyrole Disorder or something equally unheard of by your regular GP’s. There’s also a whole heap of research coming out about the microbiome – the universe […]
Brain Hacks for Change
When you think about how much our brains hate change it’s amazing that we get around to it at all. And being able to initiate and sustain change is really important when you’re coming for coaching or psychology. We have a lot of things working against us when we’re faced with change. We have a […]
3 Reasons it Can Be Sooooo Hard to Reach Your Goals
You know what it’s like – you tell yourself you want to achieve this. This ideal weight, this financial milestone, this change in behaviour. For a while we do really well moving towards this. And then something happens. We lose interest. This seems too hard or too boring. We get side-tracked by another bright shiny […]
How Do You Want to Feel Next Year?
I don’t know how many times I’ve set goals for the new year that are a bit like a To-Do list. Which all adds up to…… boring! It’s no good having a sense of achievement for things that don’t excite you or don’t make you feel the way you want to. This year, rather than […]
Introducing the M-Minutes
Hello my friends and welcome to the M-Minutes. In less than a minute I’ll tell you about what the M-Minutes include. Hope you like them
The Importance of Progress over Goals
I asked my partner this morning, “what should I write about in my blog?”. Surprisingly he came up with a good idea: the importance of progress over goals. Sorry darling – you always come up with good ideas 😉 Even though Jon is a Business Coach and was talking about goals like “I want to […]
What’s Wrong With Me? Lower Your Expectations and Raise Your Performance
“I keep yelling at my children. What’s wrong with me?” “I seem to fight with my partner all the time. What’s wrong with me?” “I’m always so tired and cranky. What’s wrong with me?” Sound like you? I bet I know exactly what’s wrong with you. Every day people ask me these same questions. And […]
Is the Past Affecting Your Relationships?
Every couple I see tends to underestimate the amount of influence their past has on their current relationship. I even see it in my relationship. And I also see how much pain and confusion past ‘stuff’ causes. It makes sense that you would feel doubt and insecurity if a past partner had cheated on you. […]
How to Release Negative Thoughts Quick
The other day I read that most people only read 20 – 25% of blogs. So should I stop here? Maybe not but I will be very brief today. Let me know if it works better for you. Let’s face it, we all have negative thoughts at one time or another. This last month has […]
