Make up musings

I've just had a really interesting interaction on LinkedIn regarding make up and the implications of wearing it vs not wearing it. Anyone who I've met in person probably knows I don't wear make up, those I've met virtually may or may

Back to the Future

Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of going back in time. Not literally, I'm not Doctor Who, although I would love a TARDIS! Instead, last night I had the great pleasure of coaching a rugby skills session again for the first time in four years. This time, it

Accidental Hiatus

Hello Dear Reader, How are you doing? It's been a little while since I posted, sorry about that! My website broke, and so did my brain. Well, not broke, but wouldn't work the way I wanted / needed it to. The newsletter function of my website has

Self worth

You is Important

Hello Dear Reader, it's been a little while since my last post because my website is undergoing a transformation. Short post this week, the reason why will become obvious very quickly! I had a big plan to be productive this week: ✅ Getting ready for a new contract starting

Feelings

Course Correcting

Hello Dear Reader, how was your week? I wasn't actually going to write a blog post this week, I wrote a post on LinkedIn instead and then realised that there's no reason I can't copy it to here in my personal space for my

Driving Miss Daphne

Hello Dear Reader, how has your week been? In this week's blog, I want to tell you a story. This story is about my client Daphne (name changed). Daphne, or D as I will refer to her at times, came to me because she was exhausted. She loved

Feelings

We're not so different you and I

Hello Dear Reader, what have you been up to this week? I had the pleasure of using a Christmas present this week and having my colours done. It was a very entertaining morning, learning about which colours do and don't suit different people, the psychology behind how people

Feelings

Celebrate good times, come on!

Hello Dear Reader, how was your week? My week was surprisingly grown up, I made some business decisions, went to a networking meeting and signed up some new clients! All very grown up, all very exciting. So exciting that I responded by eating sweets, having a dance party and starting

Limiting beliefs

New year, new me?

Hello Dear Reader, how are you doing? Getting back into the swing of things? With January well underway, I've noticed this year how many people seem to have freed themselves of the usual January "New year, new me" mentality, and instead seem to be embracing the

News

Ready... Steady... GO!

And we're off! Hello Dear Reader, it is 2025! The year is starting, some people are going back to work today having worked over Christmas and not really seeing what the fuss is about. Other people have been off since mid to late December, don't return

Imposter syndrome

Getting over yourself

Hello Dear Reader, nice to see you again. It's been a week of getting over things. Limiting beliefs, expectations of other people, systems and emails and all those things which we let live rent free in our brains at times. For the first time, I told someone other

Feelings

And just like that, It's nearly Christmas!

So, Dear Reader, you may have noticed a distinct lack of blog posts this year... sorry about that. 2024 has been a big year for a lot of reasons. I have completed One of many's Coaching Certification, I have run the London Marathon, I have helped to completed

Feelings

Happy New Year

Hello Dear Reader, it's been a while since my last post. In truth, I got a bit bored with writing, I couldn't see the point in it anymore. Towards the back end of 2023 I was tired, fed up and I stopped looking after myself. Fortunately,

Difficult conversations

Hello Dear Reader, how are you keeping? This week has been a week of difficult decisions and resulted in the need for difficult conversations. No one likes or looks forward to a difficult conversation. The natural thing to do is hide from it or put it off. Unfortunately, all that

Feelings

Feeling Stuck

Hello Dear Reader, it's been a bit longer than planned since I last wrote a blog post! In fairness, it's been a busy few weeks. I've had a week in Stratford at an intensive training course for my coaching qualification. Straight afterwards was a

Imposter syndrome

Look how far we've come!

Hello Dear Reader, how are you doing? As I write this I'm sitting in a hotel room in Stratford, ready for the next stage of my coaching course which is being held this week. It's given me an opportunity to reflect on the changes that have

Limiting beliefs

Had a week off and went for a long run

Hello Dear Reader, you may have noticed that I had a week off from writing last week. Instead I ran my second ever half marathon and learned a few things. The first thing I learned was, I run completely differently in organised events than I do when my partner and

Self esteem

Weird week

I have spent a good portion of this week thinking I'm going to quit my job. It's been two months, I'm still in my probation period and I'm questioning whether this is a good fit. I could use the probation to say,

Limiting beliefs

Running a long way hurts

News that will surprise no one, if you start running and then start to increase the distance you run, eventually it will start to hurt as your body says "this is enough now thanks!" With our running training, my partner is encouraging me to run further sooner so

Feelings

Knowing what you need

Need is an interesting word. A lot of people think they NEED chocolate or NEED a the latest phone or NEED to drink alcohol to have a good time. Very rarely would any of those things be a need. Instead, they are a want. You can live without things that

Imposter syndrome

You never know what might show up

"Well hello there Imposter Syndrome, it's been a while" I thought as an epiphany erupted. It's been a long week. Lot's of meetings and workshops and facilitating and going over the same things multiple times. Then it was time to do my

News

And we're off!

Hello again Dear Reader, I hope you've had a good week! I have had a mixed week but it finished well. I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago that my partner was hoping to get a charity place for the London Marathon to run with me.

Self esteem

Curb your enthusiasm

Hello Dear Reader, how are you today? My guess is that you may be confused by the title of this post, well strap in and all will be revealed! This post does contain swearing so if you don't like that then this post may not be for you.

Self worth

Communication is key

Most arguments or disagreements can be traced back to misunderstandings or miscommunication. When this happens its really easy to feel hurt or ignored or annoyed, especially if you usually communicate well with the person and you're on the same wavelength. Communication is a funny thing, we talk with

News

Big News!

I've had a week or two off writing as you may have noticed. Things got a bit hectic in the last couple of weeks including a flying visit to Germany with about 4 days notice. Anyway, that's not important, because I have news! In April, on