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One thought can change everything
A few weeks ago, I shared some thoughts on managing my inner critic — and how the noise in your head can feel a bit like a house party.
When your mind goes blank
You’re about to present in a meeting with important stakeholders. You start to feel anxious, tense, hot. Maybe you’ve got a dry mouth.
What I’m learning about managing my inner critic
Six months ago, I hired a coach to help me thrive in my life and work. A big part of my work with her has been dealing with thoughts and beliefs that hold me back.
From stress to calm : How to lead at your best
How’s 2025 going so far for you? If you’re anything like my coaching clients, who are juggling demanding leadership roles, you may well be feeling the pressure of competing priorities and pressing deadlines.
Befriend the unknown
Val*, an Operations Director, felt out of control. She and her team had been through a challenging time and she was anxious about what was going to happen next.
Are you present or preoccupied?
I read an article over the weekend by a journalist who had taken her husband and teenagers on a digital detox break.
Drop the baggage
Are you an overpacker or an underpacker? My other half and I often go on UK-based self-catering holidays, our baggage limited only by what we can fit in our car.
When you can’t seem to stop
If you read my blog, Being busy is overrated, a couple of weeks ago, you may have thought, “Well that’s all well and good, but I can I stop being busy?”
Being busy is overrated
In her book “The Art of Rest”, author Claudia Hammond shares a super piece of research from Columbia Business School.
Meant to move
When I first started working with Jess*, we discovered that she could get to 3pm without leaving her desk – and without realising it. Sound familiar?