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    Developing a Positive Body Image

    28th February 2020 / Comments Off on Developing a Positive Body Image

    Reflections on the Body Positivity Workshop, hosted by Tanya Sturges, Adonis Blue Coaching and Michael Mclaren, Personal Trainer and Coach. Having attended a couple of Tanya Sturges’ events this one particularly caught my attention since, for pretty much as long as I can remember, I have not been 100% comfortable in my own skin and have developed a bad habit of comparing myself to others.  Like all people, I’ve seen my body go through some major changes, childbearing and ageing being probably the most difficult experiences for me so far, what with the appearance of stretch marks, wobbly bits, fine lines, etc. (showing that I too have absorbed messages that…

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  • Personal Development,  Wellbeing

    Body confidence, working smarter, showing compassion and the importance of self-belief – Key takeaways from the Life Lessons Festival

    17th February 2020 / Comments Off on Body confidence, working smarter, showing compassion and the importance of self-belief – Key takeaways from the Life Lessons Festival

    The Barbican Centre, London – 15-16 February 2020 It was the first time that I had ventured to a festival dedicated solely to the topic of wellbeing and I was bubbling with excitement at the prospect of listening to, and learning from, the array of high-profile speakers that were listed on the Life Lessons Festival programme. Before the start of my sessions I took the opportunity to head over to the Waterstones pop up shop where I picked up my free copy of Philippa Perry’s The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will be Glad That You Did). Being a bit of a bookworm it was…

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  • Career Development,  Coaching Skills,  Personal Development

    Beat procrastination and start accomplishing your goals

    6th February 2020 / Comments Off on Beat procrastination and start accomplishing your goals

    Just a few thoughts that run through my mind when I am tackling my task list for the week: I don’t mean to boast but I have become quite skilful in the art of putting things off! At times my goals just don’t seem like a big enough priority (I just know I want to achieve them someday…) or they are taking me out of my comfort zone, requiring that extra bit of effort and confidence on my part.  If you can relate to this then read on to discover what I found out when I attended a session on ‘How to overcome procrastination and boost productivity in order to…

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    Finding Purpose, Achieving Clarity and Exploring Opportunities

    31st January 2020 / 2 Comments

    My day at a Possibility Retreat Note: This post contains no sponsored material or affiliate links and is based on my own opinions, views and experiences of carrying out the personal development activity described below.  Ever since I had heard about Pete Mosley’s work as a writer, speaker and coach who champions introverts I was intrigued to find out what kind of guidance he could provide to me, a self-confessed introvert, who, as far back as I can remember, has always struggled to be heard and has found self-promotion and networking all very daunting.  When Pete announced that he was delivering a Possibility Retreat in Manchester I did not hesitate…

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  • Coaching Skills

    Ten Tips For Maintaining Progress Towards Your Goals

    24th January 2020 / Comments Off on Ten Tips For Maintaining Progress Towards Your Goals

    The beginning of a new year is typically a time when we start setting out our very best intentions for the year ahead (and beyond).  You may have even set some challenging, life altering goals and are on your journey to accomplishing them.  You really want to keep up the good work but then…life happens! Those routine tasks or chores get in the way, other things seem to take a greater priority or, at the end of a hard day’s graft, you just want to put your feet up and lose yourself in a bingeing session of TV and tasty snacks (you are only human after all and those TV…

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    Keeping track of your goals: A step by step plan

    17th January 2020 / Comments Off on Keeping track of your goals: A step by step plan

    Hands up if you ever made a meticulous and well-thought-out list of goals or a personal development plan that you really really wanted to pursue and then months (or even years) down the line you come across it again having not done very much at all…hopefully this is not just me?! Note: This post contains no sponsored material or affiliate links and is based on my own opinions, views and experiences of carrying out the personal development activities described below.  Unfortunately, this was a pattern I fell into all too easily: producing wonderful plans at the end of various development activities I had undertaken and then putting the plans away…

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    Career Development

    (Re)Discovering Core Values

    9th January 2020 / Comments Off on (Re)Discovering Core Values

    At the end of July last year, as my fixed-term contract drew to a close, I made a bold decision to leap off the hamster wheel of working life and take some time out to reassess the direction that my career was heading in. I wanted to see if I could finally find some answers to those tricky questions that many of us grapple with: Early in my career I had gone from job to job not really giving these questions much thought (just being grateful for a monthly wage that paid the bills!) However, I found that I did keep gravitating back to them.  Trawling through copious amounts of…

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