Many years ago, I heard the quote from Tim Harford who said, ‘Every time we say yes to a request, we are also saying no to anything else we might accomplish with the time.’ This really resonated with me. In the past I have been a bit of a people pleaser. I’d often say yes…
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With the huge array of things we have to do in our life, I feel the best approach is to break everything down into bite size pieces. When a project is too big, we’re more likely to feel overwhelmed. Resistance doesn’t need any excuse if it feels we are incapable or incompetent. Breaking tasks into…
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Normalising and understanding that uncertainty is a way of life can help us to find our resolve and strength to cope with what comes our way. When we fight it, we make it more difficult for ourselves so the more we can practice coping with unpredictability the more resilient we will become. Pema Chödrön, the…
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It’s not good giving yourself a hard time at any time, but especially so when you’re feeling stressed. Our critical inner voice can often make us feel ten times worse so it’s important to find ways to quieten the critic and embrace your champion. The stress we’re feeling might just be telling us to slow…
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My goodness it’s the first of November. How time has flown since I last visited your inbox. Can you believe it was July?! So much has happened both personally and in the world at large since then. Chaos and turmoil in our economic and political environments. I’m pleased to say not the same on the…
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