Tag: personal development

What might feel like vulnerability on the side looks like courage on the outside

Vulnerability and courage

During my coaching recently, the topic of vulnerability has raised its head several times. You know the feeling when your negative self-talk is speaking up so loudly about what you can’t do and how you’ll be perceived if you get it wrong or ask for help. The interesting thing is that all these people are…
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Spreading happiness

If you haven’t watched Shawn Achor’s TED talk on ‘happiness’, I really recommend that you do. It will set you up for the day 🙂 It still makes me laugh out loud even though I’ve watched it many times. But it also makes you think about what you’re achieving because of your belief systems, and…
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Imagination

Imagination plays a powerful role in helping us achieve our goals. It allows us to visualise possibilities, anticipate challenges, and mentally rehearse success. I always think of the Disney saying, ‘If you can dream it, you can do it!’ When we tap into our imagination, I believe we can:​ ​ ✨ Visualise success: Mentally create…
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We do not remember days; we remember moments. Quote by Cesare Pavese

Techniques to help us remember things

Recently, I decided to try something new and I was asking the lady a few questions about it. She started to laugh nervously and said, “You know, I’ve learnt all this information so many times before and it just won’t stick. Why can’t I remember it?” ​ Memory’s a wild thing and unique to us all. The way…
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An image showing a stick person rising up to the top, one step at a time. The wording alongside the image is 'I had the belief, one step at a time'

One step at a time

It became very apparent how much athletes use this way of thinking when I was watching Wimbledon earlier in the year. Many a time a player was interviewed who had come back from the jaws of defeat to win the game. When asked how they’d done it, they said it was about focusing in the…
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