Jan 6, 2020 | choice, coaching, Motivation, self esteem
I hear people saying “I will do anything to feel better” in reference to their mental health challenges. Yes, I truly believe that they think this is the case. However there are often self imposed limitations and restrictions. Some are obvious, however...
Dec 30, 2019 | anxiety, choice, coaching, Depression, Motivation
Some people want a quick fix for their poor mental health. But there is no quick fix, unfortunately. It takes hard work. A commitment to yourself and your wellbeing and a long term maintenance strategy.Becoming well is the second step after seeking the right help....
Dec 18, 2019 | fear, Motivation, support
And…. feel the relief! Presentation complete, paper confirmed as submitted. Challenge accepted and hopefully conquered. I originally said no more learning after my PGCE. Then I met a lovely lady offering a funded Masters and I thought one more learning...
Dec 12, 2019 | anxiety, Bullying, children, coaching, Depression, fear, mental health, self esteem, sports, support, teamwork, workplace
Here is another opportunity to join myself Paul Rees, Christian Roberts and Gorseinon Rugby club at the next ‘Helping Athletes Succeed’ Workshop for coaches, parents and athletes. During this workshop, we will cover: How to get the best out of athletes...
Dec 12, 2019 | boundaries, choice, coaching, resilient, teamwork
I’m Hayley and I have a super hero complex. A super hero complex is the uncontrollable urge to help, support, bend over backwards to save them. You take responsibility for other people’s lives, emotions and decisions, fighting to make them happy daily....
Dec 11, 2019 | anxiety, coaching, Depression, mental health, support
We are taught to work hard at school, work, sports, etc but no one tells us how important it is to work hard on ourselves. So many clients think initially that my programme is a quick fix. Six sessions plus the introduction, and quite often they think that the end of...
Dec 5, 2019 | choice, coaching, Motivation, resilient, self esteem
Our focus on learning is often centered on academic subjects. Maths, english science – All valuable knowledge for the workplace. These ideas are formed when we are children. But outside of that, so is learning about ourselves. Knowing who we are, what we like,...
Dec 4, 2019 | choice, coaching, Emotions, fear, mental health, self esteem, support
I wanted to share some feedback from a coaching client. She was amazing in her self development journey. I worked with this lady with various challenges during the coaching sessions. Even when it got tough, she met her challenges face on. “Looking back now, I...
Nov 27, 2019 | coaching, leader, sports, teamwork, workplace
My first workshop about implementing coaching and training in the workplace on behalf of the local college went really well. In the short workshop, we talked about the difficulties of clear definitions of coaching and training, when coaching or training is the...
Nov 25, 2019 | boundaries, choice, resilient, workplace
Can we predict the things that will take us ‘over the edge’? Busy week last week; in a positive way mostly but then a few hurdles towards the end. I had a surge of energy brought on by excitement of some new developments. I felt as if I was running around like a...
