Do you spend your time worrying that you’re going to be found out? Do you think you’re not up to much and do you keep telling yourself that other people are so much better than you? These negative thoughts can send us into a downward spiral that make our self-esteem suffer enormously. This is so [...]
Awesome ME! Confidence Club
Coaching // April 30, 2013I just wanted to let you know about a great new service I’m offering, the Awesome ME! Confidence Club. This is a membership service where, for just £9.99 a month, you will receive a weekly email, packed with information and strategies for great self-esteem and confidence, and membership of a closed Facebook group with a [...]
The Quiet One
Coaching, webinars // April 16, 2013It’s the quiet ones you have to watch. Are you someone who likes to stay quiet and do their own thing? Do you run a business or are you in a position of responsibility? This can be difficult when all eyes are on you and you have to self-promote. Whether you are an introvert and [...]
Body Image
Guest post, Life // April 10, 2013This is a guest post from Dominique at Miss Venga - because life’s too short to be shy. It happens every now and again. When it does it takes effort and positive energy to get us back feeling OK. Or an expensive shopping trip! What am I talking about…? Body Image, that’s what. After babies, [...]
Do you feel inferior? The simple truth.
Coaching, Life // April 9, 2013I used to. Constantly. I had this feeling that I was just never good enough, never going to be good enough, and I had a helping hand along the way to keep me in that mind set. I would compare myself to other people, and the helping hand I mentioned? Well, that one told me [...]
Identity and purpose; what my toxic relationship couldn’t crush
Life, Relationships // March 26, 2013Today’s blog is a guest post from my wonderful friend Sarah Clive. It’s not a matter of pride for me that I ever found myself in a toxic relationship. It is however a matter of extreme pride for me that I got out of it, and not only rebuilt my life, but built it into [...]
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I remember, years ago, spending a fairly rotten day waiting to find out if I was going to be made redundant, and ringing the ex at lunch time to talk about it. To say he was dismissive about it would have been an understatement. “What’s your problem? It’s not as is it’s a really good job” was [...]
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