Five steps to help your resolution stick
This blog is going to help you identify what motivation means to you and give you the five main steps to make your change stick. We all know the meaning of motivation and we know that without it we won’t get anything done. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether...
Is being busy a badge of honour?
Proud to be busy? If you ask anyone you know ‘how are you?’ I’m willing to bet that 9 times out of 10 people will reply ‘I’m really busy’. Does that sound familiar to you? Now I don’t doubt that they are busy or at least that they feel busy. I just worry that it’s...
5 ways to challenge self-limiting beliefs
Self-limiting beliefs hold us back from doing what we want. Here are 5 ways to challenge them so that they do not get in your way.
My Top Tips on Working from Home and Productivity
Working from home is a skill. Taking short regular breaks will maintain your productivity throughout the day. Don’t feel guilty about not working all through the day. This isn’t good for you and you won’t achieve as much.
Your Rocking Chair Vision
Imagine that you are 90 years old (some time from now) and you are reflecting back on how you spent this extraordinary time during Covid-19 lockdown 2020. What did you change during this time that made you happy?
The Curse of Tolerance – are you just tolerating your work?
Don’t just tolerate your work/life. Find the courage to change. Explore what your dream job could be so that you live your life to the full
I was made redundant in my 50’s. So I went freelance
It’s a fact. We’re all living longer and we can now reasonably expect to live another 30 years or so beyond our 50th birthday. I am 60 in just a few days’ time. Like many women, I have been through major transitions during my life but I think for me the hardest time...
Blind determination – good or bad?
In June I spent a few days walking the north Devon coastal path and on one of my walks I passed through Woody Bay. I became fascinated by the relics of an ill-fated ambition driven by a Colonel Benjamin Greene Lake – a London solicitor and entrepreneur. He had a...
Capturing icebergs
I heard on the radio a few months back, that Nick Sloane, a salvage expert, believes that he has come up with the solution to solve the water crisis in Cape Town. He has proposed to capture icebergs as they float past within 2,700 km south west of the port. He said...
I want my time with you
In this internet age, with everything seemingly just a click away, we’re becoming increasingly impatient. We want to buy objects, book holidays, meet potential dates and send our friends flowers without leaving the house. This is why Tracey Emin’s latest art...