A Touch Of Inspiration

What’s the number one trait women wish they have more of at work? Resilience? Focus? Powers of persuasion? Well, it's actually none of those, I've been a transformational coach running countless workshops with professional women for more than a decade, and the trait...

When we stay too long in our comfort zone we can start to feel frustrated and disillusioned. We have a natural fear of the unknown and change brings the unknown. This is when our inner critic pipes up to keep us safe:- "You can't do that, what if you fail? What will...

Laser focus: that ability to hone in on one thing so intently it is to the exclusion of everything else. It conjures up ideas of a mental super power – cutting through problems with precision and ease. ….or maybe it’s just boring a hole in your thinking? I’d like you...

According to Greek mythology, Narcissus, the son of a god and a nymph, was a man of such beauty that he fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water. Unable to move on, or to obtain what he saw, he wasted away and died there, longing to possess his own image....

You’re having one of those mornings. The children are taking eons to complete the simplest of tasks, your email is pinging with news of crisis upon crisis developing at work, and your first meeting of the day has been moved forward half an hour so you’re already late....

“Poor Laura Linda Tucker! Almost nothing was the way she wanted it to be.” So goes the opening lines of Next Door to Laura Linda – a 1960s children’s book about a girl who is dissatisfied with her life, from the colour of her house, to the sex of her sibling.  ...

The perils of people pleasing – and how you can learn to suit yourself   You’ve selected a new dress, carefully coordinated the shoes and accessories, and taken time to apply your make up just so.   It’s the ‘taa-daa’ moment, but as you descend the stairs...

Why do we find it so darn hard sometimes to get out there and let our light shine? We know at some level that we are magnificent creatures, destined for great things. We’ve had glimpses of it and a part  of us really want’s to step out and shine in our own beautiful...