It’s nuts isn’t it. We all spend so much time working so hard in our respective careers and businesses… and lives in general… and it’s so rare that we get off the life treadmill and take a breath. Not ideal, but often how it works in our busy lives! One of the things that I always tell clients is that they need to take some time to celebrate their achievements. Not just the big end goals like achieving their job promotion, finding a new role or gaining their degree (though these are all FANTASTIC achievements)… but I am a huge advocate of celebrating the small achievements that lead us to those larger ones. Sticking to a study timetable… diligently researching job opportunities and doing 2 good applications a week… creating a newsletter for your clients – these are all smaller parts of wider goals and I encourage you to jumo off the treadmill – pause – and congratulate yourself on those achievements too. To that end, I too took a step back and compiled some of the lovely feedback I’ve recently received from clients and created a little video which reflect the great experiences they have had with coaching. This video is just a snapshot of some of these testimonials and my way of taking a moment to jump off the ‘to do’ cycle… and realise that the hard work is paying off. Have a look at the new Limitless Coaching testimonials video Thank you for being part of the journey and for continuing to spread the word and for more information about coaching with me, visit the...
Limitless Coaching is happy to confirm the introduction of post-wedding motivation coaching for newlyweds. Following my own royal wedding (my husband and I got married on the same day as William and Kate… in Windsor of all places!) I am absolutely loving life as a newlywed… Post our fantastic, regal wedding celebrations however; I did have a temporary dip in my usual levels of enthusiasm (for everything apart from my husband!) – and it was recognising this unusual slump in my normally enthusiastic, motivated personality that that led me to discuss this ‘inspiration dip’ with other new brides. It quickly became apparent that this post wedding motivation slump is a common phenomenon among newlyweds and it is also undersresourced in terms of published information about it. So where do I come in? In a few ways: Coaching:By applying coaching techniques – I will help you avoid / surpass this feeling through a post wedding motivation strand of Limitless Coaching. If you want to break out of this temporary (and let’s admit… extremely annoying!) slump – this is a great solution for you. Blogging: I am also blogging about finding and harnessing inspiration after your big day… on my own blog, and on the Wedding TV UK website (as one of their wedding experts) Writing a book! I am also currently researching and writing a book on the topic… and am looking for contributors. Follow me on Twitter @bridemotivation and email me on postweddingmotivation@gmail.com to find out more… …and in the above, you can expect to see exclusive previews, including top tips on how to create the next best day...
It may be the case that the long hours you work don’t allow for much TV time (I can relate), but via my husband, I’ve become absorbed in a programme on UK TV channel Watch – Dynamo: Magician Impossible. For those of you based in the UK, you may have also watched in awe while the Bradford-born magician enthralled stars such as Natalie Imbruglia, Trey Songs, Rio Ferdinand, Travis Barker and regular punters… as he disappeared under a solid glass wall, turned plastic butterflies into real ones, stopped his own pulse, inserted a coin into a block of ice (while in his hands), walked on water and more. So how does he do it?! I must admit… I have NO idea. None. I’ve always been a sceptic where magic is concerned but this guy genuinely seems to have a gift. … and while it may not be in as jaw-dropping a way… you do too. Think about it. You’re not [necessarily!] a master of illusion but you’ve had instances where you’ve managed to achieve something you may have once considered impossible. You know someone who surpassed every expectation… and created their own kind of magic by defying the odds to be successful. Before you moved onto your current challenge… you may have had doubts about your ability to complete the last one… but you did. Dynamo is phenomenal. Certainly beyond my understanding… and while I know there must be some kind of inexplicable ‘trick’ / way of creating the illusion – it doesn’t take away from my enjoyment of the spectacle he creates. We can embrace the impossible on...
*Please read this blog bearing in mind the intended respect of the author for all mentioned below* If you, like most of us, often procrastinate… saying that you will achieve your aim on a mythical ‘tomorrow’; start your plan next week or maybe consider doing something next year… this weekend has been a quick, short, sharp and tragic reminder of how short life is. This weekend, we have been rocked by the death of those in Oslo and of the young people on Utøya island, the China rail crash, escalating emergency situation in Somalia… as well as the surprising (yet sadly, not so surprising) death of Amy Winehouse. These incidents were the result of very different factors… yet undoubtedly have a common message… that life is fleeting. So, what does that mean? How will these sad reminders of our mortality affect us? The possibilities are endless: Not at all It may be sad… but what has happened to these people has nothing to with you, or how you live your life Stop for a moment You’ll spend 48-72 hours reeling from this weekend’s news… and get straight back to your daily routine. No one’s claiming there’s anything wrong with your daily routine… but when you think about it, it is amazing how we can often go from being so moved… so affected… yet soon suffer amnesia in respect to why we felt that immediate and powerful reaction A more lasting impact Make a decision to truly live each day to the full. Plan, set goals and act on them… start the process today. This weekend… I choose to take a...
In the past week, for those of us in the UK, it would have taken a miracle to escape the furore over the News of the World phone hacking scandal… which took an exceptionally ugly turn when it became clear that not only celebrities were affected, but much more disturbingly, so were families experiencing tragedy relating to murder cases and acts of terrorism. The UK public is hacked off… and the management decision to close century and a half old newspaper will only displace / create a slight diversion to the problem… not make it go away. From the national news agenda to a much more personal one however… being hacked off – in the annoyed sense of the term – is not something that can be described as unusual. How many of us also recognise that we create a problem distraction… instead of meetng it head on? As varied as all of our lives, jobs and experiences are – in any given week, there is some common ground: The intense dislike of Monday mornings (my mother instilled in me to rarely if ever use the word ‘hate’ but this may be the most appropriate word in some cases!) being annoyed with our boss / the employee / the colleague that ‘floundering’ / slightly lost feeling doubt about whether in the right industry / role motivation depletion: the desire to have more get-up-and-go the internal debate over whether to indulge in that snack the want to change a situation we’re in (i.e. a moment of wondering whether there’s any more than this) the reminder (be it through watching news,...
It’s not only the horrendous UK weather which makes it hard to believe that June is here already… it’s the fact that for many, years seem to be whizzing by faster than ever. Hard to believe then that the 1st of July… 6 months on from the day when many of us would have made our series of New Years Resolutions… is nearly upon us. Finding / changing jobs, losing weight, taking up a course, starting a hobby, spending more time with family, expanding our skill set – there are all sorts of things that we vow to do at the beginning of a year – many of which are still on our list on December 31st. So… I have a suggestion. This season (summer, winter – whatever it may be where you are) 6 months after the start of the New year, i.e. on or by the 1st of July – I’d like you to take 15-30 minutes to do an self-audit. That’s right… kind of like an internal MOT… and here’s how: 1. Look at your list of aims you set for yourself at the beginning of the year. If you didn’t write them down, remember them and do so now. 2. Decide how far you have come along on each of those things. When it comes to your year so far, what are you proud of? What has surprised you? What are you kicking yourself about? What are you going to do about it? 3. Decide if these things are still important to you or if your aims, priorities and circumstances have shifted over the past...
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