Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One By Joe Dispenza It was while listening to Joe Dispenza recently in an interview say that over 90% of the thoughts we think are the same thoughts as the day before that I sat up and paid attention in a new way. It hit me between the eyes. How outrageous is that? ... [Read On]
Summer Book Reviews – Sacred Rest by Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith
Sacred Rest By Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith It was during an online conference on sleep that I first encountered Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith’s work and her book, Sacred Rest. It came as an enlightening surprise to when she illuminated the importance of seven types of rest – of which sleep and the physical act of resting is just one. It piqued my ... [Read On]
3 MORE ways to put your mind in service to your happiness
But wait, there’s more! Following on from my earlier article about putting your mind in service to your happiness, here are three more tips to help you cultivate a mindset that supports a positive mood and a great life. Focus the mind on what you want Even with all the experience and skills and tools I have as a coach and as someone ... [Read On]
Could you be getting caught up in “I’ll try” thinking?
How easy is it to get caught up in “I’ll try” thinking ?? Do you hear yourself say it to people? “I’ll try and get that to you by this time.” “I’ll try and be there.” “I’ll try and do it.” “I’ll try” can mean I’m going to do this, but really I’m not that keen or enthusiastic. Or it feels too much on top of what I’m already doing. Or I’m ... [Read On]
Worn Out? Stressed? It Could be Covid Stress.
If you’ve not been feeling quite yourself lately, feeling low, stuck in a lot of stress, or have lost your motivation or mojo, welcome to humanity. You’re not alone. And it could be Covid stress or some form of the ‘Covid blues’. We’re in a pandemic. Life has changed. And it’s affecting people in many different ways. Numerous people I’ve spoken ... [Read On]
Resetting After Lockdown – Free Online Class
Exhausted after lockdown? Lost your mojo or drive? Want to fill your tank again? Catch my free online masterclass to help you get back on track. SIGN UP NOW ▲ If your motivation or energy levels are dwindling, or if you feel like crawling under a rock at the moment, you are not alone - this is happening for many people right now, ... [Read On]
Your Intuition is The Flow of Life
You know that moment when you’re getting into your car to leave for work and you suddenly remember your laptop bag is still sitting on the dining room table? Or your gym bag is sitting on the bedroom floor? So you nip back inside, grab what you need and then head off to work. Have you ever wondered where that little message came from? Was it your ... [Read On]
Where Our Brilliant Ideas Come From
This morning as I was waking up and on that lovely edge of wakefulness and sleep, my mind was quite quiet and I just let myself lie there for a bit, snuggling into my duvet a bit more, on what was a cold frosty morning here. Then I had one of those sneaky little a-ha moments where suddenly the way to open a team-working workshop next week came into ... [Read On]
Giving feedback and understanding performance
Giving feedback: the task of a manager that most managers most detest! Oh, how easy it is to put it off and never quite get around to it (even though we all know that one of the golden rules of giving feedback is to make it timely). It doesn’t have to be that way. The trick is to be clear about what you want the conversation to achieve and to know ... [Read On]
Do your people get out of bed to do a shitty job?
Do your people really get out of bed to do a shitty job at work? Employee performance is something that has interested me for over 20 years and this is a conversation I’ve had hundreds of times over the years with managers at all levels and across numerous industries. What is going on when someone isn’t performing? When they’re not stepping up, ... [Read On]