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When I started my personal development journey, I wanted big long-lasting change and I wanted it now. Except I was sporadic with my efforts. I’d always been all or nothing. I’d throw myself into the latest solution that was going to fix everything, but usually the 'solution' wasn’t sustainable, and eventually, I’d give up or lose my way, unable to maintain the momentum consistently and long-term. I’d half-heartedly try to change things and then get p****d off when...

Are you in midlife? No longer loving your job? Feeling a lack of energy and drive? You’re not alone. It’s not unusual for people in the middle stages of life to feel less engaged with careers or current jobs. I experienced it in my corporate life and over time transitioned to a more meaningful and rewarding career coaching others who are experiencing the same. What is midlife? The psychologist Erik Erikson referred to midlife as aged 40-65. His research suggested that in...

February is the month of love, and many of us start focusing on our romantic relationships and how satisfied we are at this time.So how we can have deeper more meaningful connections? Whether you are newly in a relationship, have been with your partner or married for some time, or even if you have yet to find that special person, speaking with a coach can be an enlightening process as you delve deeper into what you want from your relationship and what it's currently providing. It is likely...

It’s hard to deny: we’re all (well, most of us) a bit overly attached to our phones. Can you remember the last time you went somewhere without yours? I can’t. On average, we each check our phones more than 85 times across the day (with some studies putting that number as high as 150 times across the day for us millennials).

Have you ever stopped to consider why you’re constantly checking your phone? Is it for work, to keep up with friends and family? Maybe it’s just boredom or the fear...

Before exploring different aspects of personal values, let’s have a deeper look at what personal values really are. What are personal values? Often times when we think about personal values, our mind might make up a meaning such as, 'my values are equal with how much I’m worth as a person'. Since the world in which we are living is mainly material, we might even come up with a specific measuring unit such as money to attach to our worth. Values have very little to do with money or...

Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a networking event for consultants on the subject of planning and achieving your goals. It made me appreciate how closely linked these two things are. “If you have a vision but no plan, then you have a pipe dream” – Brian P Moran, The 12 Week Year 6 simple steps to plan and achieve your goals 1. Complete a Wheel of Life When I start my planning, I always being with completing a 'Wheel of Life' (you can easily find samples on...

We are all aware of how stress can impact our health and our bodies, leading to heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. But I think sometimes we forget how much it also impacts our daily lives and moods. I recently did a survey asking what the impact of stress and tension was on people's lives and here’s what I heard back: 

‘Headaches, fatigue, low mood’ ‘Anxious thoughts, disturbed sleep, eating too much!’ ‘Makes me ratty towards...

How long did your New Year's resolutions last? You took a break to spend time with family and friends over the winter holiday. You were away from work with time to spare and made some big plans for the coming year. Then January came crashing in with dark days and cold weather, and it's a struggle just to get to work, let alone make grand life changes. It's no surprise that many of us have given up on New Years Resolutions by mid-February, but don’t write those plans off yet....

It’s hard to deny; for those of us working a typical nine to five or freelancing full-time, we spend an extortionate part of our day sitting at our desks. An astonishing 81% of us spend up to nine hours each day at our desks, with 64% of us admitting our office environment has had a negative impact on our health.

With the average British working week lasting anywhere between 37 to 42 hours, we spend a lot of time at our desks throughout our working lives. While some researchers have...