Playing hide-and-seek with your self-belief
Our self-belief can be a fickle friend; showing up late on too many occasions to recount, leaving us unable to make even the most straight-forward decision without questioning and re-questioning ourselves.
Have a (gentle) word with your imposter
Almost all of us will experience imposter syndrome at some time in our lives; whether it’s at school, socializing in large groups, speaking in front of our peers or doing the daily tasks of running a business partnership, it will strike at some point with a voice in our head telling us we don’t deserve…
I’m not good at change – and other myths we tell ourselves
I love Coaching and Mentoring and I have some fabulous clients who put real determination and effort into our work together. I love nothing more than when they say something to me in a session and then as they hear what they’re saying, they see the myths they have been telling themselves for the first…
Compare and you feed your self-doubt
It feels like an inevitable part of living in the ‘developed’ world in this century; comparing ourselves to others, in almost every aspect of our lives. Whether it’s our looks, our age, our accent or even what we wear, we are constantly encouraged (both openly and in less obvious and sometimes less ethical ways) to…
You CAN please everyone – if you want to be average
It is one of the conversations I hear most often as a Mentor; a client is feeling down, their confidence is at an all-time-low and they’ve just admitted that today, someone told them they didn’t like what they do. “They said my style wasn’t right for them”, “She said my product wasn’t as good as…
The Secret is…..
…There is NO secret. Honestly. There is no answer that will be revealed when you’ve learned enough, or suffered enough. There is no Secret to happiness, success or lasting contentment. AND THATS GREAT NEWS! Great news for all of us; there is no secret to any of the things we all strive for – happiness,…
Don’t let a Vocation become your life-sentence
Loving what you do is often considered to be one of the greatest joys in life and many people agree that when they found what they considered to be their vocation, they felt a greater sense of achievement from their daily contribution to society. Indeed, we even see certain roles as vocational choices, which only…
My body and me, a love/hate relationship
my body’s been through a tough time. It’s lived with ehlers danlos syndrome all it’s life, causing dislocations in every joint from hips to fingers, tears in skin from the bottoms of feet to gums, pain from ankles to neck and complications including a ruptured womb and recurrently dislocating neck. In recent years, it’s also…
If the hat fits
When I launched my first business venture in my late 30’s, I wanted to be the best International Event Manager in my field. I wanted to run superb, memorable events that people were clamouring to attend. I was clear about the hat I wanted to wear; I knew it fitted and suited me and that…
What are you talking about?!
How do you talk to yourself? In those conversations you have in your head, the ones you don’t share out-loud. The ones where you tell yourself what you’re capable of and how amazing you are. Or perhaps where you use the kind of language that keeps you small, filled with self-doubt and that is keeping…
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