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Dealing with other people’s frustrations

Dealing with other people’s frustrations

I had a client recently who was upset. She had got to breaking point at work with a colleague who had been undermining her and had expressed her frustration to her partner at home. His solution was to tell her what she should do, which had made her even more upset.  Another was confused as […]

Making space for thought

Making space for thought

It was an interesting day for me yesterday. No coaching clients, but two interviews instead. In one I was the interviewer talking to a young, fearless entrepreneur about her business, her mindset and values for a podcast series I will be starting soon. In the second I was the interviewee. The benefit of having space […]

Reaching for the sky

Reaching for the sky

I had a lovely day today as I had meetings with two very strong ladies to talk about a collaborative project I have in planning. The conversations we had were amazing and inspiring.  One was a working mother who was diagnosed with a life altering condition about 18 months ago. Having undertaken quite aggressive treatment […]

Joyful June

Joyful June

  As an expat, June has always been a bittersweet month, looking forward to the summer holidays and seeing family, but also saying goodbye to friends who you have been close to and shared your life in your country of choice. June is that time of year when families start moving, exams finished, school year […]

Anchoring your Attention

Anchoring your Attention

  The last couple of weeks I have been guilty of procrastination. There have been too many things on my list of tasks and too many choices of exciting new projects in front of me. So what have I done? Binged on Netflicks… that haven for procrastinators and sloth. But this morning is different. I […]