Usually a large part of my work is helping clients set achievable and realistic goals whether they are short or long term, I have noticed recently that people are really struggling to set the longer term goals and I think there are few reasons for that. Life is tough right Read more…
I’m not talking about other peoples’ here, I’m talking about our own! We all have those days where we wake up feeling a little grumpy, where we know that we have a short fuse. We find ourselves snapping at the silliest of things – somebody leaves something somewhere they shouldn’t, Read more…
If you think about the word anchor, what does it mean to you? To me an anchor is something that keeps you steady, keeps you in one place, keeps you from floating off into the distance. An anchor is something that keeps you grounded. Do you have things that anchor Read more…
Yes it’s that time of year when those who are parents are having to contend with exam stress. Most of us will have been there, most of us will know what it’s like and remember only too well those horrific feelings of anxiety, of dread of panic and it’s NOT Read more…
This weekend I was lucky enough to go away with one of my dearest friends for an overnight stay shopping, eating, drinking wine, barely taking a breath between conversations and then going to see the wonderful Claudia Winkleman onstage. We had a fabulous time! It also meant that we spent Read more…
So, I want to start this blog with a question – “Is it really possible to be positive all the time?” Maybe it’s an obvious question but it’s another of those things that people seem to strive for – constant upbeat positivity, not allowing themselves to have bad days or Read more…
We all need to feel like we are achieving, even if you are not a competitive person you sometimes feel like you need to have had a “win” and in my experience it’s the little wins that can make a big difference. When we think about winning it can often Read more…
Let’s be honest, nobody really likes to feel out of control and it’s really very easy to have those feelings in this world right now. I hate the word control freak, it’s a really unpleasant expression it’s derogatory and implies that somebody who likes being in control is unusual, freakish Read more…
Oh yes, he’s back! The drama llama has made an appearance again and it made me realise that as much as we like to think we have dealt with things sufficiently, there is every chance we haven’t. There are things that will reappear in our lives at times when we’re Read more…
So, it appears that we have 4-5 weeks left of this school term before the Easter Holidays so I just wanted to flag this up to all parents reading this blog or anyone else associated with schools and colleges. If you are NOT a parent, please don’t dismiss as I Read more…