I came to life coaching because I had been through the process and loved it. If you are interested in coaching either as a talking therapy to help you or someone you love, or as a career, hop over to Wellness Professionals at Work. I’ve written a piece: What is Life Coaching and Why Have […]
The YE 2022 Annual Reflection has arrived. A helpful tool with which to step into 2023 fortified for the year ahead. I never cease to be amazed how taking stock of what happened in the year that has just passed can distil so much. I’ve updated the format of the Annual Review this year and […]
Who can’t be a fan of the Action for Happiness movement? Below is a recent talk hosted by Action for Happiness with Prof. Richard Layard. Professor Layard is an Economist who has spent a lot of time looking at the wider non-fiscal aspects of economics under the banner of Happiness Economics. Happiness Economics looks at […]
If you are like me and not the biggest fan of Black Friday, here are some positive things you can do instead. Positive News Seven Things To Do Instead of Buying Stuff
In this month’s Mindful magazine there is a very helpful article about losing sense of purpose and the loss of self worth as a result of that. Given what’s been going on around us, this is not an unusual thing to hear recently. What stood out in the article for me was how to create […]
We’ve all been marked and stretched by the events of 2020. I feel that it would be better if we didn’t rush to live as we did before. It won’t fit and it will feel strange if we do. Covid-19 and 2020 are more than a once in a lifetime wake up call. I’d really […]
When I originally wrote “Resilience and Endurance | What are they?” on 2nd March 2020, little did any of us know how quickly the world would change because of Coronavirus. There is absolutely no doubt that this sudden disruption will have an effect on every aspect of life. The last week has shown shock, disbelief and responses by […]
IKIGAI is the Japanese concept of finding purpose. It’s likely you will have seen an illustration similar to this before. WHY I LIKE THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE CONCEPT Ikigai is often simply illustrated with a Venn-style diagram.Venn diagrams have a way of visualising segmentation and cross-over elegantly. Ikigai, or purpose, is positioned at […]
The clocks have no gone back an hour. The days are shorter and nippier. The nights are longer and colder. If you think we’re heading toward the end of the year, perhaps this may help you to think again. In the Celtic Calendar this time of year is considered the beginning of the year and night as the beginning […]
This week the Office for National Statistics published the latest data on personal well-being for the UK. The data measures the reported level of well-being at national and local levels. There’s nothing like a little comparison to gauge our own levels, right? The data focuses on several areas: Life Satisfaction – overall Worthwhileness – things […]