Redundancy.It's often seen as a dirty word.I've come across a few people over the past few weeks who have been affected in some way by current redundancies - there are A LOT here in New Zealand at the moment.It's very easy to view redundancy as bad and to feel our insecurities around money and the … Continue reading Redundancy isn’t a bad word
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Are you a risk-taker?
Are you a risk taker?My husband was reading a book about a guy who sailed around Great Britain back in the 1860s and he was telling me about one part where the guy had three options.1) sail back the way he had already come2) take the easy and safe route forward3) take the riskier, potentially … Continue reading Are you a risk-taker?
How long will it take to achieve your goals?
“How long will it take to achieve my goals? It feels like I’m not making any progress.” This is a question I’m often asked by my coaching clients when they have a goal or dream – whether it’s finding a job or a partner, dropping a dress size, writing a book, or signing a … Continue reading How long will it take to achieve your goals?
Challenge number 8 – change your morning routine for a week
What's your morning routine?My normal one goes something like this:😴 6:30 wake up, drink coffee and read news updates (in other words on auto-pilot trying to shake the zombie feeling)😴 7am (ish) have breakfast and catch up on social media (generally still feeling like a zombie)😴 8am (ish) jump in shower and feel "rearing" to … Continue reading Challenge number 8 – change your morning routine for a week
Challenge number 7 – try something new
How do you feel with the prospect of doing something new?Do your palms start to sweat? Your stomach curdle?Does your inner chatter start to go crazy? The good news is that's perfectly normal; perfectly human.See our ego mind - what some call the monkey mind - is programmed through evolution to keep us safe so … Continue reading Challenge number 7 – try something new
Challenge number 6 – Give yourself a break
For the past two weeks I have been a snot-filled, coughing monster. 🤧 All thanks to coming off the excitement, adrenalin and cortisol caused by getting married. Having a head cold is no fun at the best of times but when you're a perfectionist, people pleaser, self-doubter and "should-er" like me, having a head cold … Continue reading Challenge number 6 – Give yourself a break
Challenge number 5 – try a food you’ve never tried before
Jackfruit!That was my challenge a few weeks ago (sorry I've been a bit tardy on sharing this - I blame wedding mayhem). The idea is I'm challenging myself to do things that pushes me outside my comfort zone. This is about taking conscious actions to improve awareness of how we talk to ourselves, to challenge … Continue reading Challenge number 5 – try a food you’ve never tried before
Challenge number 4 – write a poem and recite it
Well that was nerve-wracking. It's one thing writing a poem, it's another thing reciting it and putting it out there into the world. I've given myself the challenge of doing something every week that pushes me outside my comfort zone to show how our mind works in trying to hold us back and to show … Continue reading Challenge number 4 – write a poem and recite it
Challenge number 3 – what would you wear if you weren’t afraid?
You know that piece of clothing or piece of jewellery. It's sitting in the back of your wardrobe gathering dust. You really like it - it's why you bought it, right - but you think it's not you, that people will look at you if you wear it and judge you. And so you leave … Continue reading Challenge number 3 – what would you wear if you weren’t afraid?
Challenge number 2 – what are your values?
FREE Values Workbook - download it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGUoNJJxCBI&t=1s What are your values? It's something I've struggled to define for myself for years, something I've avoided looking at for years because of how I have previously tied myself up in knots over it - the background to this in the video 👇 But so often we … Continue reading Challenge number 2 – what are your values?