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Whatever stage you’re at with your life, choosing to see a life coach is a big decision. It can feel like a big investment to make - not only a monetary investment but one that requires your time and effort.

But, once you’ve decided to undertake coaching, how do you choose which professional to go with? There are so many factors that can affect our choice and, in unknown territory, it can feel a little overwhelming.

To help make the process easier, we’ll walk you through how to use...

Did you, like many others, make resolutions as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve or during the “Crimbo limbo” period? Do you think about setting yourself goals or good intentions at the beginning of a new year? Or is it something you may ‘get around to’ at some point. Are you now thinking that there are other ways you want to live your life this year, or anything else you think you need to give up, add or change in your life? There is nothing wrong with...

What would your banner say? I don't know if it is a British thing or not, but we tend to not celebrate our successes or shout about our strengths. As an introvert, I find doing anything that shines the spotlight on me challenging and, at times, uncomfortable. It's not that I can't do it, but it is something which draws upon all my reserves of energy and requires effort, but ultimately the end result is worth it. Sometimes we shy away from attention and make changes quietly so that no one...

If you want to succeed in the most important aspects of your life, in your career and how you feel about yourself, it all comes down to confidence. As children, we are full of confidence. However, over our lifetime we are moulded into something else, someone else. We go on a journey and build a set of beliefs about the world, about ourselves, and create patterns which keep us stuck. We let fear take over and the self-doubt creeps in. I’m here to tell you that life is too short to stay...

Self-confidence is a trait that can feel elusive. Some seem blessed to have it while others, unfortunately, do not. We may often wonder if maybe some lucky people are just born confident. While this may be true for some, the good news is that we can all become self-confident if we are willing to work at it. There is one thing required though... taking action. You must take action to become more confident. It is by taking steps towards your goals, even if they are small steps, that you will...

I wanted to dive into this topic as it is quite common for people to try to apply self-help advise from books or online without success before deciding to reach out and work with a coach to overcome their challenges. Most people are extremely overwhelmed by the amount of self-help advise they are consuming from internet, books or workshops. Often the amount of overwhelm is greater when reading a tonne of advice than the amount of overwhelm generated by the challenge itself. This happens...

If you believe that confidence is an innate quality, think again - study after study has shown that confidence is learned and that confidence levels can be increased. I’ve seen many people overcome social anxiety, low self-esteem and low confidence at work to become assertive and successful.  Confidence is one of those qualities that permeates all the areas of our lives. This means that a confidence increase, however modest, will help you feel good, make decisions that are right for...

The New Year is a time when many people decide that a change of job is in their annual goal plan. As an interviewee, you should never under-estimate the impact of body language in an interview. Body language is non-verbal communication conveyed to another person. Many interviewers make their minds up in the first 30 seconds of meeting someone so it pays to be aware of your body language. You want to appear calm, composed, confident and clear. Having been invited to an interview, it’s...

Have you ever thought that you'd rather die than speak in public? You're not alone, most people don't feel brave enough to show their vulnerability in front of others because they're focusing more on what other people think of them than the message they want to communicate. Wanting validation from others makes us their prisoner, we're using their judgement to determine our worth. But, other people's opinions and thoughts are influenced by what is happening for them in that moment or their...