Need more than a Cuppa?
We often juggle multiple roles and responsibilities, seeking support wherever we can to navigate the challenges of our personal and professional lives. But where can we turn for support beyond a hot drink?
Minor Holidays, Major Joy!
Towards the end of February 2024, I had a delightful chat with Jane from @careeringintomotherhood about the importance of Nurturing Joy for working moms. I had prepared copious notes, but as often happens in conversation, I managed to say very little of what I planned, and the discussion took on a life of its own. …
Nourish to Flourish
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” Sound familiar? In the whirlwind of client, patient, or people-facing roles, it’s all too easy to feel like you’re pouring from an almost empty cup.
Empower Your Festive Season
During the Festive Season, there is a narrow margin for the magic to turn to mayhem!
Confidence in the Crowd: can you take the leap?
… If we only tell women to try harder, we forget the other side of confidence: a trusty environment that supports these efforts. …
3 steps to manage procrastination
Putting things off can be a working parent’s biggest nightmare! “Putting-a-job-off-until-tomorrow”, or procrastination, is something we all have in common. There are times (and places) in our lives when procrastination causes mere inconvenience. For some of us, it can even be a thrill to beat the deadline at the last minute! But for the working …
STOP: Four steps to mindfully make and manage change
Being mindful of change can help us manage change better. Every September, I watch parents run after excited school children to the pedestrian crossing from my home-office window. Some families cautiously approach the school gates, anticipating the change that awaits after a leisurely summer. Others are buoyant with enthusiasm – ready for change! Occasionally, I …
Find your WHEN
The ever alluding work-life balance is more challenging in some seasons of our life’s than others. To be happy in my career is not as much about finding “my WHY” but instead finding “my WHEN”. In my searches for balance, it was about discovering a place where I was not being stretched too thin. It …
Happy New… February!
Happy New… February! It is February the 1st. Christmas seems such a long way away – and New Year’s Eve and Those Resolutions is for most of us a bit of a vague memory. Or is it? If you have done the following things, you might be one of the few who are feeling rather …
Knowing where you are going with Coaching
Coaching and goal-setting goes hand-in-hand. It is what makes the difference between an aimless wander around various topics of mutual interest to coach and client, versus an intentional journey aimed at reaching a specific pre-agreed goal. Goals can look very differently: defined by the needs of the individual, the company or changing circumstances. Goal-setting in …