If your business was a person…

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curious_toddler

If your business was a person, what kind of person would it be? Is it a newborn baby that demands your attention every single second of the day Or an awkward teenager that shows a lot of potential, but constantly challenges your control, patience and expectations An old dotty aunt, who doesn’t know whether she’s coming or going A wayward cousin, always escaping ruin by the skin of his teeth A champion athlete, out there breaking records, winning medals and preparing for the next big challenge. Or a distinguished old gentleman, relaxing with a pipe in one hand, a twinkle [...] Continue reading »

Categories: Business Life

Laugh out Loud

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For those of you who signed up to my e-course From Burnout to Brilliant when it was first launched, it's all about Fun and Laughter this week. If you've come on board more recently and have a bit further to go, look out for Step 9, but don't feel you have to wait – there's always a good time for fun. When writing this module a phrase came to mind – Bare-Arsed Fun, which I believe I first came across thanks to Marion Ryan (coach, mentor, friend and plenty more besides) so I decided to do some surfing on her [...] Continue reading »

Categories: Happiness

Why it’s good to talk

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We’ve all heard the clichés about talk being cheap, all talk and no action, if you haven’t got anything useful to say… Children often get told off for talking too much, but rarely for talking too little (with the exception perhaps of teenagers). But I maintain it’s good to talk. My husband would say it’s because I’m a woman, but here are three of my reasons: Continue reading »

Categories: Business Life, Happiness, Personal Productivity

Something I’d like to share

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A funny thing happens sometimes when I’m networking, someone I’m talking to will lower their voice as they refer to another coach, and ask "So are they your competition then?" While I’m well aware of the benefits that can come from a bit of healthy competition, I just don’t buy into the whole idea that it’s a dog eat dog world out there, and that the only way to survive is to be better than everybody else in the room by prickling, backbiting and muscling into the limelight. It’s just so exhausting and quite frankly limiting. All it does is [...] Continue reading »

Categories: Business Life

Releasing pressure when times are tough

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Every now and again, whether down to luck or something else, things can be plain sailing. You make some plans, you take action and hey presto, you get the desired outcome. Other times, life happens, throwing you a curve ball, or several, knocking you off balance. A good friend of mine was hit with a major blow at about 00:03 on New Year’s Day and before she had the chance to fully recover, another big problem landed on her plate, averaging once a month so far. Not surprisingly she’s just been diagnosed with stress. Recently I found myself buckling under [...] Continue reading »

Categories: Happiness

What if you do nothing?

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I’ve noticed recently that a lot of the things we procrastinate on fall into one of two categories – huge or tiny. Tiny, trivial stuff seems to fall through the net, not important (or in truth not interesting) enough to warrant attention. Not until it starts to build up and becomes more difficult to ignore. The thing is, once we’ve decided to avoid something, our mind seems to take that decision and run away with it. The more noticeable it becomes, the more we go out of our way to avoid it. Continue reading »

Categories: Personal Productivity

Celebrating Mothers

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butterfly

Flowers, chocolates, cards, cooking dinner… whatever we choose to give our mothers today it’s the thought behind it that counts. Mums do and look after so much, yes we do deserve to be treated. But I know what makes me happier than any treat in itself, is the appreciation and recognition behind the gift… On a good day, mums are our superheroes. They can do everything – juggle nappies, lunchboxes, bank accounts, utility bills, bottles, remote controls, vacuum cleaners, paintbrushes and emails while phoning the plumber, turning junk into money on ebay, separating the baby’s pudding from his hair, scoring [...] Continue reading »

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