The Busy Syndrome
How do you stay grounded and create value in a world that is so busy and impatient? For many of us, our daily agenda is filled with so many tasks that we feel victorious if we can simply stay on top of it. ...
When your work keeps you awake at night
She was tired. She'd been managing a position that put her in charge of the health and well-being of hundreds of patients each week for several years. With a new role on the horizon she finally felt like she could open...
3 Reasons Why You Might Still Be Struggling With Your Work-Life Balance
“I am stretched so thin – I do not have time to think what I need or what I want” From time to time, we go back to our client’s to arrange focus groups and interviews to understand what are the challenges women face as...
3 Toxic Ways You Might be Comparing Yourself With Others
Last weekend I had the pleasure to attend a mini piano concert, where 9 children aged 8 to 11 showed what they have learned in the last academic year. We entered the room with a beautiful black grand piano. Excitement...
How to return to work or find a new job in 2021?
Are you ready to return to work after a break or to find yourself a new exciting role? Are you wondering what level you can return to, apply for? Are well-meaning friends telling you not to get your hopes too high? To...
Insecure Overachievers
Are you an Insecure Overachiever? You can be recognized by your need to please, achieve and deliver outstanding results. And you trip yourself up by pushing yourself to work overtime, constantly doubting...
They don’t like me!
''I constantly worry they don't like me.'' During a recent intake session one of our clients shared her biggest concern at work. The kind of thing that keeps her awake at night and makes her feel like armouring...
We are missing half of the story!
I’ve recently read the book Cassandra Speaks by Elisabeth Lesser. In her introduction she writes: Humans love stories. We always have. We write them and read them, tell them and show them, learn from them and...
How do I become who I long to be?
Have you ever read a quote or a book that transformed your life? If you have you know that some transformations can happen in an instant. Old neural pathways can turn from three lane motorways into overgrown forgotten...
Do I have to lower my standards?
This is one of the questions our clients with a tendency for perfectionism usually ask us before signing up to coaching or our Gentle Ambition programme. Having built whole careers and lives on the ability to create...