The Power Within Knowing Your Explanatory Style

The people I work with have a few things in common: they are smart, highly motivated and want to make a difference in the world. A lot of them are also stressed and are on their way to or are recovering from burnout. On the outside, they appear calm and confident. But on the inside,…
Strong Back, Soft Front

Life is challenging for many people at present. Today I wanted to share a beautiful peace of writing by Roshi Joan Halifax that is often referred to as having a strong back, soft front. Strong Back, Soft Front… In her book, Being With Dying Joan Halifax shares – “All too often our so-called strength comes…
I Am In Competition With No One

One thing I keep reminding myself about life is that I am in competition with no-one. My actions and behaviours are driven by my internal purpose, not what someone else things I “should” be. “I am in competition with no one. I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone. I…
What is Group Coaching?

Recently I started running group coaching online, so today on the journal I wanted to explain more about what group coaching is. What is Coaching? The International Coach Federation (ICF) refers to coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” Coaching…
What is Coping and What Are Coping Strategies?

When you experience stress, what do you do? Are you conscious of your coping strategies or not? Today on the journal I wanted to discuss coping and the different strategies and tools we use to adapt to stress and transform the challenges we experience in life. Because, let’s face it we all experience stress throughout…
5 Ways to Start Befriending Your Self and Your Life

A few years back now (22/2/15), I made a promise to learn to become my own best friend. Wow oh wow, I didn’t realise how much of a process that would be or where that adventure would take me! So today, I wanted to share a bit more about befriending your Self. What Does Befriend…
Time to Stop Abandoning Yourself?

You know that moment, when you develop deep insight? As if something within you has shone so deeply that there is no more hiding? For me, I had one of those experiences on the weekend when I was having a conversation with a friend on my birthday. After the conversation, the following quote came across…