Personal Development is one of those buzz phrases that gets thrown around but have you ever stopped to wonder why it’s important? As a self confessed personal development aficionado I am a true convert to the transformational power of investing time and energy into my personal growth and development. I have seen it work within … Continue reading Why do we need to work with our personal development?
At the beginning of 2019 I was inspired by Gretchin Rubin’s book “The Happiness Project” to create my own Happiness project for the year. I promised to update you as I followed it … And then promptly forgot as I took on more than I could chew throughout the year. However I did not give … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – A year of Happiness – review of my Happiness Project 2019
The holidays are drawing to a close and the new year is about to start. That great feeling of anything is achievable that January brings is inspiring. However, when it comes to setting our new year’s resolutions the stats say that only 8% of people will have actually stuck to them by December next year! … Continue reading Make New’s Resolutions that are achievable – a step by step guide
The holiday fun and games are over and soon it will be time to get back into your normal day to day routine. And of course we are all thinking of the new year to come. But before you step into the anything is possible January dawn it can be a wise and enriching activity … Continue reading #lifelessons101 – Evaluate your Year- Get Ready for 2020
One of my favourite scenes from Harry Potter is when Harry and Co go to St Mungo’s on Christmas day. Where the welcome witch was trying to sort out all patients who had a magical injury due to a family Christmas day dispute! It seems in the magical world as well as our own not … Continue reading How to survive the family Christmas!
There is no nice way to put it- this time of year sucks when you are alone. To be honest feeling lonely sucks at any time of the year but at Yule it particularly sucks. Loneliness is becoming something of an epidemic. According to a 2018 survey from The Economist and the Kaiser Family Foundation … Continue reading How to have an amazing Yule alone!
The holidays are coming! Yep this week we hit December and the build up begins in earnest. (No matter how hard the shops have been plugging it since pre halloween.) And no matter how organised you are in life this month is always a hectic one because you have so much extra to do. It’s … Continue reading A December free of Stress – Yuletide time management to take your cares away
This week I experienced one of the most amazing things that can ever happen to anybody. I achieved a life dream. I finally heard on Tuesday that my first book will be published in March (yes you heard it here first folks!) It is the most wonderful feeling in the world. But surprisingly quickly I … Continue reading #Lifelessons101 – What to do when you achieve a life dream? 5 steps to finding what is next
With every new skill we learn life there is a pattern to our development. Just think about when you learnt to ride a bike or an education. It is the same with your Personal Development Journey. Working on yourself is a journey of evolution. In some respects its a never ending journey, or at least … Continue reading 5 stages of Personal Development and Transforming your Life
Dreams beget reality is something I have always believed. But sometimes the road to our dreams becoming a reality is a long and hard one. Especially when you hit a bump in the road. Energetically it can feel like you are never going to get to where you want to be. So how do you … Continue reading #lifelessons101- How to keep on going when you hit a bump in the road and it feels like you are getting nowhere