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Imagine that this fear comes from a belief that you are really bad at public speaking. You’ve managed to avoid it until now but your...
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I adore social media - initially Twitter, eventually Facebook, now Instagram and YouTube. I post for work and for my personal life. Some IRL (in real...
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If you’ve ever worked with the Law of Attraction or made a vision board, you’ve probably added an ‘or better’ to whatever it is you’ve...
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Even though I teach yoga and mindfulness alongside my coaching and therapies, I have to be careful about overextending myself. Since I was ten, teachers...
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When I first heard about affirmations, I liked the idea but the reality, for me, was always challenging. It tapped into my then default self-loathing...
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Busyness is the great affliction of life today. We constantly enquire of others, ‘Are you busy?’ There is the practical busyness of trawling through a...
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We all know the Confucius quote ‘Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work another day in your life.’ Like all clichés...
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We go to conferences and workshops to learn and to network, but to maximise the experience we have to find a way to move through...
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Some dreams are pure escapism where you’re lying on a beach, cocktail in hand, kissing a lottery ticket. Other dreams, the ones we often bury...
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To bring your values into awareness hone in on the specific area where you are feeling trapped. Let’s take career as an example. You can...
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In the last few years with the evolution of smartphones and iPads, work is no longer confined to the office. Apps such as Facebook, Twitter,...
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Do people really fear public speaking more than death? We’ve heard that quote many times, but does it really mean that at a funeral, more...
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Goal-setting is the concept at the heart of all personal development work. We will use a range of phrases to describe the process including: ‘starting...
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I have always been a big fan of the Olympics and Paralympics, the spectacular ceremonies, the inspiring stories and of course the edge of your seat...
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As humans we are hot-wired to grow. We want to evolve into something more than we currently are. Some people crave more money or status,...
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Traditionally, the word 'success' has been associated with the trappings of financial wealth - expensive cars, designer clothes...
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Peace has been a big priority of mine for as long as I can remember. Purpose, joy and love also help me navigate my daily...
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I recently read that Leonardo DiCaprio, in preparing for his role as obsessive compulsive disorder suffering millionaire Howard Hughes for The Aviator, became so adept at...
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Having read hundreds of feminist books and articles over the years I was delighted to read about a new study from Pennsylvania State University, led...
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If someone were to ask you, ‘How are you doing?’ would your answer be something like: ‘Busy busy busy!’? Many people I know have little...
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