Thirteen years ago I started a relationship with a man who would turn out to be emotionally abusive.Sometimes I wonder if the signs were there before I said yes to dating him.Sometimes I wonder if my intuition was telling me stuff and I was choosing to ignore it.Sometimes I wonder what if my self-worth and … Continue reading You get to “choose” how to experience life
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Three reasons why you keep feeling stuck
Got a goal but feeling stuck? It's normal. It happens to all of us. Here's three main reasons why you feel this way...1) Overwhelm and over thinkingMaybe you don't know what to do, you're worrying about making decisions or maybe you're scared or doubting yourself. When we start over thinking and focusing on lack, negativity, … Continue reading Three reasons why you keep feeling stuck
Five things I learnt from changing my morning routine
A couple of months ago I set myself the challenge to change my morning routine for a week - so instead of sitting in my pjs with a cup of coffee scrolling social media I popped on some clothes, grabbed a coffee and walked down to the beach every morning. I enjoyed it so much … Continue reading Five things I learnt from changing my morning routine
Redundancy isn’t a bad word
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
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