Helping you to be your best
Anxious thoughts can take over and I am learning new ways of moving through them. Moving, taking tiny action steps, talking to myself rationally, and using breath to calm me are some of the tools that I use. What about for you? What helps you?
I am the perfect example of somebody who regularly thinks about how I would like to do certain things differently (including procrastination and self doubt) – and then all far too easily revert to the patterns of life that are so familiar and easy (even if unhelpful). In those moments I do wonder whether […]
You are so able to adopt new habits that are really great one’s! Just keep pushing on. You’ve got this …
Challenge your assumptions and ‘you be you’!
Despite it being the month of May, today has been a day of ‘April showers’: warm sunshine, dark clouds, winds and then utter stillness. Not unlike our thoughts I think! Currently there is a bit of a common denominator with a group of students that I am meeting with and it is in all […]
I have met many young people over the years as they prepare for their interviews. My joy is when I see their faces light up as they begin to think upon what fires them up. As we start talking about the things that they really care about and what they love to do, then the […]
Our 21 year old undergraduate son just sighed in frustration after reading a newspaper article yesterday that was reflecting on the current job market for newly qualified graduates. The head line was enough to put anyone into a pit of despair. Luckily, however, there was hope within the fine print – phew! In summary, […]
So many of the questions that I am asked by Graduates start with that sneaky phrase, “ should I …?”. And my answer, more often than not, is “absolutely YES”! Should I write to such and such company?; should I call so and so?; should I forward my CV to this person?; should I try […]
I started off well today – motivated about my ‘what I am planning to accomplish’ list! But I am only half way through this day and I have slumped. The energy and enthusiasm has waned. It is frustrating, as the temptation to procrastinate is so very there. My mind is full of wonderful excuses […]
England, 8th March 2021 – Lockdown is Lifting I wonder … With pupils returning to school today, another new phase has started and it is one that I have been thinking about for some time but have not really prepared myself for in the way that I would have liked. It has arrived though […]
