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One Easy Tip to Help You Finally Get 'That Thing' Done!

We’ve all had that unpleasant experience of spending an entire day (or weeks or months) thinking about ‘that thing’ we need to do… and...

Check Yourself: Using Ready, Willing and Able Scales for Goal Setting

You wouldn’t necessarily think of Ice Cube for life advice, but he’s got some gems. One of the most famous is: “Check yourself before you...

Mindfulness Breaks For Everyone!

Hands up if you know the value of breaks and often recommend them to others but also struggle to take enough breaks yourself! (Me! You?...

Frustration as Fuel

Blerg! Frustration!! One of everyone’s least favourite emotions (according to me, based on direct observation of myself and others and...

About Asking For (and Receiving) Help from Others

It’s hard to find a consensus about anything these days, but in my experience most people agree that it’s hard to ask someone to help...

Three Steps to Making Better Decisions

Fun Fact About Me: I’m Really Into Making Decisions! I feel grateful that I actually really like decision making. I know from going...

New Habit Incubator: Getting Up Earlier

Getting up earlier is a new habit that many of my clients want to (or have decided to, for reasons of adultivity) tackle. People often...

Why Advice Is Not a Dirty Word

IN THE COACHING WORLD, ADVICE IS A DIRTY WORD. Life Coaches are taught to help people tease out their own answers from their smarty pants...

Shape The Path (Or "How I Broke My Starbucks Addiction")

One of my favourite strategies for change is Shape the Path (from the book Switch by Dan and Chip Heath). Shape the Path means making...

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