#lifelessons101 – Tell me something good – How the power of a good story can turn your day around

Yesterday my work life just went FUBAR (And for those you not in the know that means Fucked up beyond all recognition.) Needless to say it was a bad day. It has been a long time since I cried solidly for an hour. However despite how I was feeling I still had a job to … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – Tell me something good – How the power of a good story can turn your day around

How to Declutter your life – Starting with the art of decluttering your time

In 2010 Francine Jay's "The Joy of Less" was published and slowly but surely ‘Decluttering’ has become a thing. As Maureen O’Connor said “Decluttering is the new Juice cleanse”. We all love the idea of a minimalist home. A minimalist lifestyle and potential minimal stress the lifestyle promises. However, only a few of us actually … Continue reading How to Declutter your life – Starting with the art of decluttering your time

How to recover from a verbal attack and turn the pain into wisdom

We have all experienced the feeling of being insulted or verbally attacked. Whether the playground jibes, a  loved one lashing out. And often is can be easy to forgive and forget. However some insults, some exchanges affect us so deeply that weeks later we are still feeling the insult and the consequent pain. In these … Continue reading How to recover from a verbal attack and turn the pain into wisdom

#lifelessons101 – Get more time in your day by simplifying your eating routine (3 min read)

Recently I gave a workshop about habit forming and how forming a routine in life can both give you more time and lessen the effects of decision fatigue. (Mental fatigue from having to make too many decisions). Now as this workshop progressed I noticed something. No matter how much I encouraged or suggested different ways … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – Get more time in your day by simplifying your eating routine (3 min read)

Why when things are going well do we focus on the bad stuff?  (And how to stop doing it!)

Last week was actually amazing, all things considering. I had 10 amazing success stories from my clients that I am working with. I ran a brilliant training. My Hedwig arrived in the post. Lead some powerful workshops and a few new exciting business opportunities are opening up for me. And yet here I am sitting … Continue reading Why when things are going well do we focus on the bad stuff?  (And how to stop doing it!)