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We’ve all been there. Stuck in a rut. Same old routine. Day in day out. Now, whilst some routine is always present, indeed probably welcomed, when your whole life becomes the same, you’ll probably end up feeling quite down and demotivated. It happens to everyone and can happen for many reasons although fear and limiting beliefs are often implicated. Managing limiting beliefs is the subject of another article I’ve written that you’ll find on the Life Coach Directory....

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...

To some people, the idea of getting some coaching seems like the thing to do when you have a specific goal you want to achieve, and you need some strategy or structure to get you there. To others, going for coaching is more about finding that goal in the first place; maybe they are feeling lost and directionless, or even lacking in inspiration. Although a lack of inspiration or a goal to strive for might sound like a bit of a ‘western problem’, it’s a different story when...

How do you deal with it? Head down? Constantly moan to whoever will listen on Facebook? Begrudge anyone who sits next to you and loudly chews? Or do you do it differently? The daily commute can be draining and expensive. According to the BBC, the average UK commute is 54 minutes with Office for National Statistics figures showing 3.7 million workers travelling for two hours or longer. And it’s not just the time. According to a Total Jobs survey, the average UK employee spends £146...

I was recently out with a group of friends and acquaintances when the inevitable question of “What do you do for work?” was asked. When I responded to the group that I am a life coach, I was met with both some nods of appreciation as well as some blank stares. While most have heard of the profession, it was obvious that many still didn’t understand what life coaching is about, and who can blame them?  The term life coach is ambiguous given that life covers, well,...

It's important to show compassion and kindness for others, but how often do we treat ourselves with that same level of compassion or kindness? That inner voice will probably be the most important voice you will ever hear, and it needs to be nice! For some people, adding self-care into a daily regimen can seem inconvenient or time-consuming. You may say “I don’t have time for that”, or “I have too many other things to do”, but repeatedly putting the needs of...

At this time of year, you’ll either hear people tell you about their New Year’s resolution, or they’ll tell you that they don’t make them for fear of failure. Which camp do you fall into? Now, as a coach, you may be forgiven for expecting me to say that this is a good time to reflect on where you are in your life and to start the process of making positive change. After all, the end of a year is a natural time to reflect on where your life is at and to ponder how...