I used to think I was stupid. I used to think that I was dumb. I thought I was stupid and unintelligent for many, many years. But how could this be? It was what I was focusing on for too long. During my schooling,  a few teachers would say that I was stupid or ‘that … [Read more…]

So you know that feeling that something is missing? Like you have lost something? That nagging feeling that something has gone? Over the last few days I have been having similar conversations around this theme, and I really believe that if I am having these conversations…its also what is happening for me. So maybe if … [Read more…]

  What have you forgotten? I know you can forget car keys and shit like that… but at least you can re-trace your steps and go looking for them yes? But what if you have forgotten YOU? Who you are? Your identity? Confused yet? If you are, we are going well…. Our identities get mixed … [Read more…]

Have you noticed that coffee shops are just everywhere? Its not overly hard to find a coffee in most places nowadays and it just seems to be getting easier. Although I am a bit of a coffee snob and will sometimes not drink a coffee brand if its not to MY standard…I am allowed to … [Read more…]

Freedom. What image does this encapsulate for you? I know that when I think of it… I see Mel Gibson in Braveheart. FREEDOM! Remember that film? So what does it mean to YOU? What is freedom? Is it financial? Is it freedom from your job/relationship/insert thing here. Is it having the freedom to ‘think’ or … [Read more…]

I hear ‘I am tired’ so much. Do you say it? Its a strategy. Did you know that? We have strategies for EVERYTHING. True dat. We have strategies for shopping, eating, brushing your teeth…you name it. We do it. Sometimes we have strategies for things and they don’t even work. Yet we still do them. … [Read more…]

Not only am I a coach, but I am also fascinated by people at why they do what they do/say the things they say. So I do LISTEN a lot. I LISTEN to what people say about themselves, situations and others. Have you really LISTENED before? Not interrupting, no judgement and sometimes in secret… yes … [Read more…]

So I had a client recently that said she didn’t ‘like’ me initially. That my posts were ‘too positive’ and overall I was a bit brash for chucking in an F word here and there. But what happened on one of my posts, she realised that I was calling her out on her BS. She … [Read more…]

Today’s blog has no format. This blog has no real outcome. But if I waited everyday for the perfect thing to talk about, I would be still waiting. Still procrastinating. Still trying to write something that ‘means’ something. Am I trying to impress anyone? I’ll say not, because  – but I do try to impress … [Read more…]

Patterns. People doing the same thing, over and over again…. and expecting different results. Einstein said this was the definition of insanity. I’ll agree with him on that one. Coaching so many people over the years has meant that I have noticed patterns in peoples behavior. We are essentially ALL THE SAME. There isn’t a … [Read more…]