how to get fulfillment out of life

Fulfillment

I trained with the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI) and one of their core principles is fulfilment. They believe that we all have a yearning for something deeper – a fulfilling life with meaning, purpose and satisfaction. How does that sound to you? Possible? Far-off? Does this apply to what you are doing with your life? ...

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how to handle midlife crisis

Waking Up

I think it’s time to rebrand the ‘midlife crisis’. I like to call it ‘waking up’, and I see this as a completely positive life stage to go through. Or rather it can be. If you know what’s going on under the surface. If you use this time in your life to question, re-evaluate, and ...

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how to deal with internal conflict

The Conflict

Most of my clients talk to me about one or more of the feelings outlined below. They are trapped in their own heads, bound up by fear, overburdened with responsibility, and feeling guilty and frustrated for not being able to think and plan their own way out of their current situation. They never feel present ...

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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence Soft skills aren’t fluffy. The cost of underdeveloped people skills is wastefulness and lost productivity. Conversely, the upside is boosted productivity, engagement and often satisfaction. Are you as productive as you could be? Do you know the capabilities of your emotional intelligence? Read on to find out the importance of ...

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is this all there is to life

Is This All There Is?

IS THIS ALL THERE IS TO LIFE? It’s natural and normal to reflect on your life, and sometimes big life events such as key birthdays or milestones make you do this more, encouraging you to question what you’re doing and why. Hopefully, you feel pretty content and happy with where you are and where you’re ...

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how to treat imposter syndrome

Busting Imposter Syndrome

Are you someone who wants to be out there doing things, making a difference? Do you want to start stepping out of your comfort zone? Is abject fear holding you back? Perhaps you feel like a fraud, like you are about to get found out. This article will explore what imposter syndrome is, what it ...

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why is it important to take breaks

Why is it important to take breaks

So you know the phrase work hard, play hard? Well, if that means anything to you and it certainly does to me then you might want to know what the scientists have discovered and have to say about that. Studies have shown that when you are constantly working, when you constantly have your head down ...

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How to manage emotions at work

How to manage emotions at work This subject just keeps coming up with my clients! Whether it’s in the guise of how to manage anger at work (a big one for female leaders)… how to manage anxiety at work (and all of the ways it leaks out of us if we don’t), or managing conflict ...

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discover your values

What’s really important to you?

Discover your values Hi What’s really important to you? Seriously, just stop and think for a moment because most of the time we’re just so busy getting through our day. We’re all so busy rushing through all of the things that need to be solved….. All of our problems. The problems of our teams. Other ...

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that back to school feeling

Talk Radio Clip Penny Smith

Recently I was interviewed by Penny Smith for Talk Radio. Here is what we said. Penny: Well, it is almost September, lots of schools going back on Tuesday. Parliament’s back on Tuesday. Why do we still get that back to school feeling as adults? That is a question that we’re going to address now and ...

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back to school syndrome

Do you have back-to-school Syndrome?

Back to school syndrome You’re feeling a nervous, jittery anticipation of something – you just don’t know what…you have an urge to change something, your appearance, your job – just something. But hold fire – if you’re not careful you could be unwittingly about to make a very big, very expensive, mistake. I’ve seen it ...

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back to school syndrome

BBC Radio Guernsey Clip

Dave: Talking about this back to school syndrome. I don’t know about you. I’m just feeling a bit. I just felt it the last week, like this nervous anticipation of something, and I’m looking in the diary and there’s nothing. I mean, it’s just, you know what I mean? But after years spent in the ...

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