Personal and career coaching used to be the sole privilege of executives and leaders of large organisations. Now you can’t throw a stone without hitting a life coach, and that is because more and more people are deciding to use them to get themselves unstuck. I love coaching! I love coaching because I love people! […]
Category: Personal
Squaring the Circle
I always hated the phrase ‘squaring the circle’ I think it’s because I heard it a lot when my job had me spend a great deal of time with corporately schooled consultants. We had a rake of them around the place, and I found them to be sort of ‘Stepford Wives’ like in their ways […]
Seville
When we arrived in Seville and stepped off the plane there was a strong wind, you might think the wind would be a blessing in the blistering heat but at 40 degrees it was like stepping into a fan oven. You know when you open the oven door to check on your dinner and get […]
What happens when Attention Deficit Disorder grows up?
I recently took a trip to America, a trip I nearly didn’t take. My mother had just passed away the week before and all of my realities had shifted just a little. I actually went in the end because it was preferable to staying here and walking in a house of echoes. So my husband […]
Mediation – Strike While The Iron Is Hot – But How Hot?
Janice had the birthday card for their manager Jack on her desk. Whenever there was a birthday in the department she was always the one collecting the money and circulating the cards. She had 2 people left to sign this particular card but was stuck on a telephone call with a client, a client determined […]
Stress Awareness Month – You Can’t Find Inner Peace By Shouting About It
The month of April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress means different things to different people; well at least the degrees and duration of stress do, so there is no template for tagging and categorising it. In general, if you are subject to stress, you will not be expecting to feel particularly good either mentally or […]