How to build resilience, deal with challenges and manage emotional capacity
I’ve had a number of challenges over the last few days that have left my emotional capacity in pieces. It’s not necessary to name them - some personal, some technical, some emotional.
When our capacity is challenged - how do we build resilience, deal with and prepare for this? What happens when we are not showing up as our brilliant selves and how can we get back there swiftly?
Why celebrating wins is crucial to success and why it's so hard to do
Celebrating our wins is a practice that is scientifically proven to accelerate success - so how do you do it and why don't we do it more?
Inspirations: easy self care for the festive season
Inspirations: easy self care for the festive season!
Here are 8 areas of self care with lots of ideas on how you can nurture your wellbeing during the festive season.
Christmas manifesto
I’ve been working with the idea of manifesto for many years, probably since the early days of art college in the 90s and use the idea with clients too. I also use it in my personal life and one area it has worked with great success is the Christmas season and holidays in general.
Dollops of gratitude
We know that a practice of gratitude has a positive effect on our wellbeing - there’s a tonne of scientific studies to evidence the effect. And having used myself as a Guinea pig to test the impact of gratitude a few years ago I was surprised at how my perspective changed and as a person I felt lighter and happier.
Living in existential angst. War vs comedy.
How do we exist in the day to day, grappling over the Small Things of life when there is global atrocity, war, climate crisis happening?
What does it feel like to perform at your best?
Performance for employees is measured by the bottom line, the company’s output. If a company is performing well profits are good.
But for employees performance can come in a variety of outfits and baggage. What does performance look like to you?
How to realign after giving all your capacity to work
I often see clients who are paying the consequences of giving work projects too much capacity. I am also prone to this so I know what it feels like first hand.
Here’s some ideas on how to reset and come back into alignment with who you are and where you want to be.
Flourishing under pressure at work and at home
How we lead affects both our professional and home life. How do we manage the considerable pressures of work during busy times, while still managing ‘life’ alongside it? How do we remain sane and keep on top of our self leadership? How do we prioritise work demands? And how do we flourish? 3 lessons and tools to keep you on track.
3 top tips for thriving in a toxic work environment
What do you do when your work environment becomes unmanageable and you recognise that you are suffering from other’s toxicity?
Here are three starting points to help you deal with the toxic work environment that will give you a better standing to handle the stress.
Flow, Faff or Burnout?
This visual thought bubble, noted down based on my recent experiences and exploration of where the Flow state lies, is a work in progress. Self motivation is different for all of us - we all have our own personal drivers, values and motivators - and we all have our own environmental factors to consider. And I am keen to hear your experiences.
Reflections on current projects
As many of you know I wear a few different hats, which makes my coaching space all the more juicy and interesting! So here’s a little update of some of the projects I’ve been working on lately.
How to live with joy and energy
If you’ve ever felt yourself NOT living your best imagined life, slipping in the chaos of work and family, finding health lagging in your priorities or downright drowning in overwhelm and burnout, then you know how far away ‘energy and joy’ can feel.
It’s in moments like these we think - How did I get here? What happened to even get to this point? What the heck has gone wrong?
Living with energy and joy - and linked to this, clarity and control - are some of the most frequent aspirations of my 121 clients, who often come verging on the edges of burnout, or ‘wellbeing deprivation’.
Transitioning to a place of joy is not a quick fix - coaching journeys and personal / professional development worth investing in take time. And input. But boy is it worth it to create lasting results.
How can you make that transition?
What’s in your personal & professional ‘brilliance’ kit bag
What’s in your personal & professional ‘brilliance’ kit bag?
What are your go-to methods of getting back on track when you start to feel the mental and physical strain of life? How do you keep being your best? Here are my non-negotiable activities that I know get me to feeling back to chirpy, upbeat self.
How do we retain logic in crisis
When crisis is all around, How can you take a small step to positively influence and make a small impact that can then grow? What seed can you plant?
Excellent leadership starts with awareness
We don’t have a lot of time on this planet, so it’s a given that we want to spend it being the best version of ourselves that we can, right?
Do you have a word for the year?
Do you have a word for the year?
Quite a number of annual reflective practices include this idea. Used well it can help to focus on the ‘Why’ beyond our daily to-do list and bring together goals and KPIs under one intention and can have a deeper resonance.