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Top Five Mistakes Wives Make and How to Avoid Them
Without a huge amount of effort, married life can be satisfying. Wives can consider finding ways to avoid behaviour that creates disruptions and rifts in their relationship with their husbands. Fo... Read more

It doesn’t have to be OK
In a recent coaching session my client was worrying about a move she had just made and the disruption it brought to her life. What with getting used to her new environment, the new people she was deal... Read more

Top Five Mistakes Mothers Make and How to Avoid Them
A mother plays a vital role in her child's life. She not only provides her child with love, care and confidence but also encourages him to be successful. Like a life coach she watches over his activit... Read more

The wonky boomerang
How many times have you noticed that when you really want something and put lots of effort in one direction, something strange happens - you get what you want but from somewhere totally different. ... Read more

They’re Showing Me the Money – but Should I Quit Today?
Contracting: it brings in the money, but In some environments it can often be very difficult and unrewarding.  What do you do when you hate going to the office and the people you are accountable to, ... Read more

Top Five Mistakes Managers Make and How to Avoid Them
Managers play the role of business coaches by leading and directing the professional lives of their teams. They assist their employees in gaining self confidence, efficiency and satisfaction. Mana... Read more

Re-package the Pain
When my client used this phrase the other day, I thought it was so great I asked him if it would be OK to share it in a blog. Just like many of us, there’s often some not-so-desirable administrat... Read more

Relationships: You’re Not the Only One
Both men and women come to me with various relationship questions.  This week the issue was that my client was unsure how much longer she should wait for her boyfriend to propose.  It was something ... Read more

Top Five Mistakes CEOs Make and How to Avoid Them
CEOs aim at implementing fresh programmes that can help improve the management of their organisation effectively. Their role as business coaches signifies strong leadership and promotion of fertile de... Read more

Ever Wondered if Rich People are Born with Confidence?
Many of my clients often ask me this question: Were rich and successful people born with self-confidence, or did they have to also work at it? In other words, were they born with self-assurance, po... Read more

The Blackberry!!
The Blackberry!! A typical issue that comes up again and again in sessions with my professional clients is how to manage the Blackberry when going on holiday.  Most often it comes down to the questi... Read more

Top Five Mistakes Boyfriends Make and How to Avoid Them
Often guys make careless blunders in relationships, causing a break up. Some boyfriends need coaching from their more experienced friends or even an external life coach, who can help them to learn to ... Read more

Do you Feel you Lack Self-Confidence?
“Oh my word, I have been lumbered with making a Health and Safety presentation to my department. I’ve never done this before, and I can’t get out of it. Help!� Elaine said anxiously as she too... Read more

Top Five Mistakes Girlfriends Make and How to Avoid Them
There are more single girls than single guys. These girls are charming, eligible and are pursuing careers but one reason behind their remaining single can be the mistakes girls so often make in a rela... Read more

Step up and plan your future with total belief and self-confidence
I just happened to read this whilst on a train the other day; it got me thinking how many of my clients say they can’t plan today, yet alone tomorrow or the future. When I ask them why, the response... Read more

Top Five Mistakes Brothers Make and How to Avoid Them
Sibling rivalry has always been there. Very often children fight and have disputes that are resolved soon after they originate. Working with a life coach can help them learn how to get along better wi... Read more

Take Responsibility for Change
If you manage or supervise others, both in the home as well as in the work environment, you may find the information in this blog useful. Staff can often seem to let you down, behave in ways that a... Read more

Myths of Appraisal Systems
Much has been said and written about performance appraisals, their importance in meeting the company objectives and staying at the cutting edge of competition.  Here are some myths about performance ... Read more

Procrastination, an age old problem!
Again and again, clients come to me with the problem of procrastination in the workplace.  Does this sound familiar?  It may well, for none of us are unique on this one.  For some reason we all ... Read more

Working from home with too much going on to ever get anything done?
A lot of my clients are self-employed and tend to work from home where, as we all know, there are always numerous distractions and therefore lots of reasons why actual work doesn't get actually do... Read more

Is your CV giving away too much too soon?
Typically, clients use life coaching for career changes, and this week my client wanted to use a session to review his CV. Although the first thing I'm usually asked is my opinion on the existing... Read more

Managing Trauma with Life Coaching
Managing Trauma with Life Coaching Surprising numbers of people have the misfortune of experiencing various traumas in their lives.  Why or how this happens is very individual, yet what we all face ... Read more

Life Coach Yourself Back to Work
Life coaching myself back to work after a short break away... Four days ago, at some silly o'clock in the morning, when the sun hadn't shown it's colour in the sky yet, I was met at my front door by ... Read more

Awareness and Beauty Through the Eyes of a Life Coach
Awareness and Beauty Sitting in the back row of one of the smallest aeroplanes I have ever flown in, as the plane took off, blue skies above me and the ground slowly growing smaller beneath me, I was... Read more

Make Your Life Exciting!
Make Your Life Exciting! Ever wake up with that feeling "oh no, another day"  where you know you're just going to be doing the same old thing you've done before and will continue doing again and aga... Read more

Gifts and Lessons in Life
Sometimes life sends us gifts and sometimes it sends us lessons, it's about recognising which you are being sent at any point in time. Some of the greatest gifts in my life are the wonderful people ... Read more

Change that Grey Feeling
Do you ever wake up and feel that your own world seems so grey?  I know how you feel because like many people I’ve had mornings like that too. Yet, I know that thoughts and feelings can change fro... Read more

On a Sunny Day, Delay Your Desk Work
On a sunny day like today, it’s easier to think of ’sunny’ thoughts and generally have a more positive outlook on life and whatever situation you are facing.  Today I made the most of the great... Read more

What Does Your Intuition Tell You?
Again and again we experience a ‘feeling’ inside us that tells us something very different to what we ‘think’.  Yet we don’t follow our intuition and most of us regret it later. How much t... Read more

The Evidence is There But You’re Not, Yet
How often is the evidence for what we need to do right in front of us but we just can’t see it? I was watching an old episode of CSI, New York, when Mac Taylor said to Danny (one of his staff) "T... Read more

My Client Found the Best Solution for Himself
Got a great email from a client I coached recently who was concerned about a client who he thought he was about to lose.   My client used the coaching session to find a way that he felt comfortable w... Read more