“I hate asking for help” – so many people tell me this whether it’s clients or friends, it seems that the concept of asking for help is still something people struggle to get their heads around. Asking for help isn’t failing. When I’ve talked with clients about this, they talk Read more…
Your flexible friend… No, I am not talking about your credit card here. I’m talking about the friend that appears to be happy to change their plans, travel to see their friends and just generally work around other’s arrangements. Avoid resentment. Now, the reason I say “appears to be” is Read more…
Imagine you’re having a conversation with someone close to you. They share their hopes and dreams for the future. How would you typically react? The Enthusiast Are you the enthusiastic one, who looks to encourage them even if sometimes the dreams seem a little far-fetched or unachievable? The Realist Perhaps Read more…
Forget the glossy magazine notion of a ‘tribe’. I’m talking about the real deal – the ones or one, who weave through the tapestry of your everyday life. They’re the laughter that erupts when you need it most, the ears that absorb your woes without judgment, the hands that extend Read more…
What is unsolicited advice? Simply put, it is advice we either give or receive that hasn’t actually been asked for. Did you ask for advice? Have you found yourself in a situation where you are with a friend or colleague having a conversation and you happen to mention an issue Read more…
A couple of weekends ago, I was invited out for an evening of live music watching a local band that I love. It meant a 40-minute drive and a bit of dubious parking once I returned home (once our parking spaces have gone you have to park elsewhere in the Read more…
Do you feel appreciated? Do you have conversations with people about NOT feeling appreciated? For you to feel appreciated, what must happen? I talk a lot about gratitude and being grateful for things/people in our lives as do many others, but there doesn’t seem to be much discussion about appreciation Read more…
Small was feeling grim and dark Playing toss and fling and bang and crash, Break and snap and bash and batter…. “Good Grief” said Large, “What is the matter?” Small said “I’m grim and grumpy Little Small And nobody loves me at all. “Oh Small” said Large, “Grumpy or Read more…
As if Christmas wasn’t stressful enough, we then insist on catching up with friends and relatives that we haven’t seen for ages, cramming them into a relatively short holiday period whilst also trying to enjoy some time off at the end of an exhausting year! So, what can we do Read more…
I love reading! It’s my “go to thing” at times of stress, when I want to escape, I read before I go to bed, I read in the evenings, I read whenever I get a spare five minutes – it takes me somewhere else, I switch off and relax even Read more…