I used to hate the thought of making New Year’s Resolutions. I was completely disconnected from my own life and I found myself stuck when needing to come up with reasonable and acceptable things that I wanted to be doing. When travel was in my plans, I would always follow the advice of others and my [...]
As a child you were told magical stories called fairy tales. They were full of wonder – a way for you to connect with love, magic, courage and the endless possibilities available to you in the world. You took the stories that meant the most to you and wove their magic into your play, creating your [...]
… so you can relax, recharge and renew. The silly season is upon us once again. Every year it seems to arrive in a rush, almost like we’ve blinked and missed the previous 11 months of the year. With it comes the unseen stressors that cause us to unconsciously hold our breath. Time seems to [...]
… but it won’t work unless you do this first! Since the beginning of time, humans have been obsessed with an ideal of being ‘better’ than they currently are. Whether it’s through trying to improve your body or your mind, you actively participate in this obsession any time you try to do anything to ‘better’ yourself, [...]
… and now use everyday as part of a rewarding and healthy lifestyle With the rise of stress and the physical and psychological impact that it is having globally, it is also now becoming more likely that more people will experience some form of mental health issue. Having experienced burnout – and a complete mental [...]
Sometimes, the best thing you can do is rest … especially when you find yourself stuck in your life. Do you remember what it felt like to have your life under control? It wouldn’t be unsual for you to find it hard to remember what happened last week, let alone a few years ago. Life [...]
... so the grass is always greener on your side. Sometimes it’s hard to remember why you started your own business, but I’ll bet it was because you needed something from the world that wasn’t available through existing channels. Often, this can mean stepping out of one industry and into a completely different one – simply [...]
Burnout. The World Health Organisation has now formally declared that it exists – but what does that actually mean for you? The only thing that’s really changed is that it should now be easier for a doctor to provide you with a diagnosis, should you ever experience burnout. The fact is, burnout exists and it’s become [...]
... focus on these three things instead. Stress and burnout are on the rise and are starting to significantly affect what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. At different times you’re stretched in different ways, trying to find the balance between the demands on your people, the equipment you need to be able to provide [...]
... and you ignore it at your peril! Resilience. It’s now a word that is followed by an eye roll; it’s one of those things that you’re told you ‘should’ be doing to look after yourself, but somehow you seem to find a million other things that are far more interesting. Because it’s become a ‘buzz [...]
