I bet you have received feedback or had your thinking challenged at some point in your life. How did it make you feel? I’ve felt shame, defensiveness and fear through to feeling safe, love, and empathy. Some feedback has motivated me to do better and some that’s left me feeling despondent. I know which I … Read more
One of my favourite parts of being a coach is supervision. Supervision is when we, as coaches, get to talk to another coach about something, or we get to practice a new technique or explore a topic. Last night I explored the topic of being vs doing. Paying attention to signs It’s something that’s been … Read more
There are a few themes that come up again and again as I talk to my clients. Perfection is one of them. One question I ask them is how might striving for perfection actually be stalling your career? Perfectionism is the root of the fear of failure, fear of rejection and procrastination. Already, I think … Read more
I downloaded the Calm app this week. In the past, I’ve used Headspace, which I love but one of the things about Calm that intrigued me was the little daily wisdom snippets. Today’s was on cognitive load. I’d never really heard of cognitive load, although when Jay Shetty started talking about it I realised it’s … Read more
I was chatting with a client. They had just pressed send on an application. The job, on paper, seemed perfect for them, met their criteria 100% – a rarity in the job searching world. They were excited, nervous and proud of themselves. They got in touch a few days later full of doubt. As is … Read more