This Christmas I give the gift of presence

this christmas I give the gift of presence your time to grow blog kindness coaching

This quote popped up in my Facebook feed recently. It is something I (try to) adopt with the people I care about all through the year although particularly at this time of year when it is easy to go overboard with the presents. Of course, I can apply this to my coaching practice too. One … Read more

Give yourself the gift of kindness this Christmas

What gift will you give yourself? blog post your time to grow

Christmas – for some a wonderful time of celebration and gathering together. For others a difficult time of melancholy or sadness. For most a time of self-imposed and unnecessary stress. It can seem like there are so many things to do – planning Christmas Day, writing Christmas cards, watching nativity plays, buying presents, doing the … Read more

shhhh, can you keep a secret?

I wrote last week that carrying out acts of kindness gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling but we often feel the need to tell someone or be acknowledged in some way, but what if we didn’t? What if we kept it secret? What if we didn’t see the effect we had (e.g. leaving change … Read more

Why kindness matters to me

why kindness matters to me coaching your time to grow blog post kindness

I have always been of kind disposition but I never really noted its importance until I had my daughter(s). It was when saying things such as ‘let’s use gentle hands’ or ‘that’s kind’ that it dawned upon me. I needed to actively be more kind. Consciously kind if you will. I implemented specific activities at Christmas via the Kindness … Read more

What I’ve learned from being grateful

what I have learned from being grateful your time to grow blog post gratitude coaching

I’m grateful. Generally, sporadically, genuinely grateful. I’ve been practising gratitude a while, particularly in the last 28 days as I challenged you all to join me. Even as a happy-go-lucky, hopeless optimist I’ve learnt some things on this journey and I wanted to share them with you. I hope to inspire you to consider putting … Read more