Anyone who has known me for any length of time will know I like a plan and I can be quite fixed to a plan. In the past I would have laughed if anyone had described me as being spontaneous. In fact, I once received some coaching on this as I wanted to be a […]
Recently I was chatting to one of my coaches about the fact I’d like to look forward to the future more than I worry about it. I love the idea of enjoying my future before it’s happened, yet it sort of seems bonkers. But worrying about my future before it’s happened, that seems normal. Isn’t […]
One of the things I know I’ve struggled with recently, and have had a number of conversations with family, friends and coaching clients is how we can continue to plan ahead in the current climate where we don’t know when we’ll be able to do some of the things we’d normally plan. I’d planned to […]
Something I’ve been pondering recently and has come up in a few of my coaching sessions has been the ideal balance between planning and doing, and how we can ensure we get the balance right. Sometimes we might find ourselves spending so long planning something that we don’t get enough time to actually do it. […]
I’ve always been a natural reflector, and feel best when I’ve had the opportunity to spend time reflecting on (and celebrating!) what I’ve done and choosing what I want to do next. My reflecting and planning time is really important to me, yet it’s something that I can let slip (especially when I’m feeling overwhelmed […]
As it’s the first working day of 2014, I’m taking the opportunity to review how I did against my 2013 resolutions. They were: To write (and hopefully publish) a paper for a peer-reviewed journal Unfortunately this still hasn’t happened – it’s been on my resolutions for a while now, but the opportunity still hasn’t yet […]