Category Archives for "Quality of life"

Insecurity And Anxiety Get The Better Of You?

Do your insecurities and anxieties seem to creep out and haunt you? Do they jump out and take you unawares? Do they whisper in your ear that you are… … not good enough? … that you’re not doing the right thing? … that if it goes wrong it is all your fault? Does your insecurity […]

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Feeling Caged? You Can Soar In Your Life If You Really Want To

I noticed today that a lot of people are now talking about 2016 and the following trail of thought came to mind… When are you going to start living your life in a way that you truly love? Next year?… Sometime?… When I get time?… When I get round to it?… Never? We think we’ve got ages, right? Infinite time ahead of […]

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Do You Dread Christmas?

I did my first live Periscope broadcast with me speaking to camera yesterday! This was massively outside of my comfort zone. I sat for ages holding my phone, hands shaking, daring myself to press the start button. The ‘scope was about coaching and dreading Christmas. I didn’t realise until recently just how many people dread Christmas. […]

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Laugh Everyday To Increase Happiness

Coming from someone who has spent the last couple of years focusing what feels like almost every waking moment striving for something, it has become clear to me how incredibly important it is to enjoy the now. To relish every moment. To do that I have found having happiness as a daily goal really helpful. It […]

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How to Design a Life You Love – Part 3

Once you have given yourself permission to design a life you love and you have engaged your ‘architect’ (system or framework you will use) you are ready to get designing! Here are some key steps for designing a life you love: Set meaningful and powerful goals: Consider what aspirations you have. Allow yourself to dream big and imagine […]

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My ‘Design a Life You Love’ Story

To give you a little background on it, three years ago my life changed irreversibly when my 15 year relationship with my partner ended. It had perhaps been on the cards for a while, but being an optimist and a very committed person, I didn’t see it coming. So I was completely unprepared for the […]

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How To Design a Life You Love – Part 2

Recently I talked about how the first step to designing a life you love is actually giving yourself permission to do it. (See ‘Part 1’ of this blog here.) The second step is to find an architect. Obviously I’m not meaning a literal architect here, but someone, or something, to give you a structure or framework […]

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Are You So Future Focussed That You’re Missing Out On Now?

I am a fan of the seasons. I love how each one has its own personality. I love the constantly evolving visuals from stark to voluptuous, differing weather, and shifting temperatures and day light timings. I’ve noticed however that a lot of people don’t seem to particularly notice or appreciate this constant opera of nature. I […]

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