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Who is Travelling With You on Your Life Journey?
This weekend I’ve watched the film Couples Retreat. It was very light weight and got me to thinking about the characteristics of different partnerships. Then on the way back from visiting friends yesterday my mind was wandering as Mike did the driving and I realised that it’s important to know who is travelling your life…
Loneliness
I’ve just finished reading a really interesting article about loneliness on the BBC website . It raises interesting points about the way that our lifestyles have changed and how that may have led to more and more people categorising themselves as being lonely. As someone who enjoys spending time alone as much as spending time with friends and…
From dream board to drive
Have you heard about vision boards and dream boards? No, well the idea is to make up a board with pictures to represent what you want. The idea is that you put this board some where you can see it every day and it helps you to focus on achieving the things on the board….
Life coaching – the slower option?
I think that many people think of coaching as being a slow option and this causes a bit of a problem for us coaches. After all we live in a society where immediate gratification is the in thing right now and that really isn’t what coaching is about, even though it could be the result…
Little Gestures
I’m in a reflective mood this morning. Funerals tend to do that to you don’t they. Especially when they are for someone who passed away too quickly. I’ve changed my profile picture on facebook to remind me of the last time I saw Angie. She’d been in hospital after weeks of pain and discovered she…
Confidence – Why do we want it ?
Confidence – what is it? No really what is it?! The other thing I don’t really understand is why do we think it is so valuable? Let me explain. Over the years I’ve heard lots of views on confidence and the more I hear the more I question. It seems to me that we are…
Relationships
The posts here on my blog are normally my own but this morning I have been struck by this beautiful piece on facebook and I think it’s worth sharing as much as possible. I found it particularly poignant as my own wedding is later this year following nearly 12 years together and many of the…
What is Life Coaching? Mr Benn to the rescue
After years of being asked “what is life coaching?” , a trip down memory lane has provided me with a good answer. Now I’m not sure everyone reading this will remember Mr Benn so just in case you aren’t as old as me, here’s a YouTube link. In each episode Mr Benn tries on a new…
Change – Part 2
Today I’m following on with the theme of change and words that inspire action. Music to inspire change “I’m starting with the man in the mirror I’m asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you want to make the world a better place Take a look at…
Change – Part 1
Be the change you want to see in the world. The other day I was musing about the world of politics. I’d cast my vote but was wondering what it would really take for me to be able to vote with confidence. What would I need to know about the candidates? At that point one…