I have been playing with the word craft and the notion of crafting in the past few months, so this week, The Self-Coaching Minute explores our life crafting abilities. Are you a life crafter? * * * * * Crafters have an in-depth knowledge...
A few months back I posted questions to ask yourself in the autumn.January has come, with its cold weather, so here are a few questions for the winter. * * * * *Winter is a season for rest and reflection.A season for appreciation, gratitude, and for...
“It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.” “There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other one is to get it.” “The gold at the bottom of the rainbow is not the point, the rainbow is the point.” Taoism,...
Journaling has been very beneficial to me. It has enabled me to create space. Space to think. Space to be with my myself. Space to exist. Space to learn. Space to create, Space to find courage and energy. Space to grow. * * * * * Journaling is a self-exploration tool, giving a voice to...
Energy has come up a lot recently in coaching conversations, possibly as a result of cold weather and lockdown for some of my clients. Maintaining balance in energy levels, focusing on self-care and restorative activites, brainstorming on how to best use high and low energy to...
One of the 3 words guiding me this year is "conversations". Today in The Self-Coaching Minute, I had a go at questions on just that - conversations. * * * * * We exchange news, ideas, thoughts and feelings through conversations.We use words, facial expressions, body language,...
What is Self-sabotage? Self-sabotage is a set of behaviours and habits that we engage in unconsciously and that prevent us from achieving something we have set out to do. For example: Not preparing properly for an interview or an important presentation, Not following up on your ideas...
Entering a new season provides us with an opportunity to take a step back and reflect on our lives, thoughts, emotions and journey of change through various colour filters. This month, the Auto-coaching Minute proposes a set of questions and prompts inspired by this transition...
Are you a never-enough thinker? Do you find it difficult to celebrate a promotion for more than 10 minutes? Do you worry about the future even when a dream comes true? Are you looking for a partner but always feeling that something is ‘missing’? While we might...
Displaying our feathers is at times a way to celebrate our little steps and our small victories. Or our big ones! Becoming aware of our progress and success has several benefits: Identifying and recognising the strategies that are working for us, and that we might be able...
