I guess it’s fair to say that most self-help books almost always offer some fresh insights or angles on things, some inspiration, and hopefully a sense of motivation to actually go do something different as a result of reading them. And sometimes one of those books really knocks your socks off. Get Rich Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield-Thomas is one ... [Read On]
A New Year and Decade but is it Really About Goals?
Every year I spend time on the first of January defining my goals and what’s important to me about the year ahead and mapping out plans, as you do. I really enjoy it and it generally comes quite effortlessly. But not this year. This year had a different flow altogether. I was travelling up north to the beach that day and it was a time of action and ... [Read On]
On Making Time for Transformation – Part Three
If you’ve been following this series of three posts on making time for transformation, you’ll have no doubt in your mind now about how I feel about, well, making time for transformation … I rate it big time. (Read Part One here and Part Two here). But as well as making time for this in our lives, what else do we need to factor in? Here I share some ... [Read On]
On Making Time for Transformation – Part Two
So perhaps you’ve just read Part One of On Making Transformation, and you’re thinking How do I actually start making space for this? I find getting the logistics sorted around having time for yourself can be just as game-changing as getting your head around it! In this instalment: How do you make space? Let's make it okay to ... [Read On]
On Making Time for Transformation – Part One
Whether it's for deep transformation, some stress relief or anything in between, when a client decides to come to coaching or a friend says he’s starting a six week mindfulness course, I always do an internal hop-skip-and-a-jump of celebration. I think, Yay, good on you! How awesome to be taking that time for yourself and to be choosing ... [Read On]
The Surprising Side of Transformational Change
Change can be a funny thing. A few of weeks into coaching with her, a client told me of her experience the weekend before while she was out with family friends: she’d found herself that day feeling so relaxed and happy laughing with them that she thought she must be pretending. She’d been experiencing depression for several years and it had been ... [Read On]
Our Work Journey is Part of Our Spiritual Journey
Aye caramba … are you in the midst of one of those ‘character building’ moments at work or in your business? It reminds me of when I lived in Eastern Europe and was flying to a different city every week, or at least every month - and if anyone had mentioned 'spiritual journey' to me then I would have laughed in their face. (That might sound very ... [Read On]
Letting go to make space for the new
I realised this week how in the midst of the move to my new website I was feeling rather wistful about letting go of the old one; Fresh Ways Forward (aVara came a little later and was more of a brochure website). I wanted to pause and honour FWF and all it stands for. It was as Fresh Ways Forward I established my business just over 10 years ago. It ... [Read On]
Welcome to Start With You
Welcome! I am delighted to announce the official launch of Start With You. This new platform is going to enable us to bring you better Blogs, communicate more easily with you and start bringing more programmes and products. Start Me Up Toolkit If you’re an existing subscriber, you will automatically receive my FREE Start Me Up Toolkit – a ... [Read On]
Why ‘Start With You’?
At the heart of Start With You, is a fundamental belief that whatever we want to achieve, feel or experience in life, it starts from the inside. But more than that, that we each deserve to know how to take care of how we think and feel, and truly be in charge of that. It took me a long time to find out how to do that for myself, and everything I do ... [Read On]