This week I want to share with you some of my favourite ‘recipes’. I use the word recipe in the loosest sense of the word as these aren’t to eat, they’re to treat your muscles, body and mind. Aches and…
How we CAN ‘have it all’
I was talking to someone the other day about ‘having it all’ and they were saying how ‘having it all’ was impossible and that something always has to give. As someone who spent years running around pretending to be superwoman…
You Get What You Focus On
At work, we all know ‘you get what you measure’. As soon as we measure some kind of output (and maybe incentivise people through rewards or sanctions) we get that outcome. Life is similar What are your goals? What are…
The No: 1 Thing Missing From Your Morning Routine
It’s no secret that some of the most successful people now, and over time, have morning routines they rely on. Anna Wintour gets up early to play tennis. Barack Obama always has breakfast with his family. Steve Jobs looked in…
Is Your Job Ruining Your Goals
One thing that many coaches, diets and lifestyle changes fail to take into account is how different our working lives are and also how tough they can be. Everyone has their own challenges, but when we’re working long hours, unconventional…
My Feet Taught Me 3 Great Lessons
Who would have thought? But my feet really did teach me some great lessons. You see I really struggle with my feet. They are so dry and the skin gets hard easily. Over the years I have learnt a few…
Are You Playing The Hanging On By the Skin of Your Teeth Game?
I see so many women who are desperately trying to keep all of the plates spinning. I know I have. Catching myself saying “I’ll be happy when… …I leave this job” “It’ll be ok once… …this big project is over”…
Why You Have More in Common with your Phone Battery than You May Think
Somehow those of us with Superwoman Complex seem to think we can go, go, go all of the time. We’re hyper effective at work and then when we finally get home after long anti-social hours we so often continue with…
The Waterfall Effect – How Small Changes Give Big Results
So, what is The Waterfall Effect? Have you ever changed one area of your life and found it impact another? This can sometimes feel good and sometimes not so much. For example, once I was struggling with sleep. I’d got…
Go on an adventure…
…I dare you. Seriously though, when was the last time you did something totally unplanned, spontaneous AND different. Has it been a while? I seem to have got into a bad habit of either planning things weeks (months) in advance…